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Inuktitut Root Definition



saqqik   ᓴᖅᑭᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /make s.t. appear or show to view
  • with transitive ending:
    • to make it appear or show to view
    • ex.: saqqiktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to make s.t. (-mik) appear or show to view
    • ex.: saqqiijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to make appear or show to view
    • ex.: saqqiktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be made appear or show to view
    • ex.: saqqiktuq

*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 i1vv si1vv: saqqiijuq saqqiksijuq

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