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Inuktitut Root Definition
qanak
ᖃᓇᒃ
Type: transitive verb root
Meaning:
[-R]to /raise s.t. (a tent) with an upright or pole
[-R]to /raise s.t. (a tent) with an upright or pole
- with transitive ending:
- to raise it (a tent) with an upright or pole
- ex.: qanaktara
- with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
- to raise s.t. (-mik) (a tent) with an upright or pole
- ex.: qanaksijuq
- with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
- to be raised (a tent) with an upright or pole
- ex.: qanaktuq
*Antipassive suffix
- when used with intransitive suffixes or verb endings and an object, in order for the verb NOT to be interpreted passively or reflexively, this verb root must be followed by one of the antipassive suffixes si1vv i1vv: qanaksijuq qanaijuq
Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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