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Inuktitut Root Definition
qikuq
ᕿᑯᖅ
Type: transitive verb root
Meaning:
[-R]to /stick s.t. in place or /plaster s.t. in place
[-R]to /stick s.t. in place or /plaster s.t. in place
- with transitive ending:
- to stick it in place or plaster s.t. in place
- ex.: qikuqtara
- with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
- to stick s.t. (-mik) in place or plaster s.t. in place
- ex.: qikuqsijuq
- with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
- to be stuck in place or be plastered s.t. in place
- ex.: qikuqtuq
*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: qikuqsijuq qikuijuq
Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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