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Inuktitut Root Definition



qilu   ᕿᓗ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /spread s.t. out
  • with transitive ending:
    • to spread it out
    • ex.: qilujara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to spread s.t. (-mik) out
    • ex.: qiluijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to spread itself out
    • ex.: qilujuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be spread out
    • ex.: qilujuq

*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 the antipassive suffix i1vv: qiluijuq

Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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