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Inuktitut Root Definition



siqquq   ᓯᖅᑯᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /shoot s.t. with a gun or rifle
  • with transitive ending:
    • to shoot it with a gun or rifle
    • ex.: siqquqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to shoot s.t. (-mik) with a gun or rifle
    • ex.: siqquqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to shoot itself with a gun or rifle
    • ex.: siqquqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be shot with a gun or rifle
    • ex.: siqquqtuq

*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: siqquqsijuq

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