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Inuktitut Root Definition



simik   ᓯᒥᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /stopper, /plug or /cork s.t.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to stopper, plug or cork it
    • ex.: simiktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to stopper, plug or cork s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: simiksijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to stopper, plug or cork itself
    • ex.: simiktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be stoppered, be plugged or be corked
    • ex.: simiktuq

*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 si1vv: simiksijuq

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