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Inuktitut Root Definition



sipi   ᓯᐱ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /rip s.t. clear through or right in half
  • with transitive ending:
    • to rip it clear through or right in half
    • ex.: sipijara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to rip s.t. (-mik) clear through or right in half
    • ex.: sipisijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to rip itself clear through or right in half
    • ex.: sipijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be ripped clear through or right in half
    • ex.: sipijuq

*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: sipisijuq

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