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Inuktitut Root Definition



tallik   ᑕᓪᓕᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /scratch or /scrape s.o. accidentally
  • with transitive ending:
    • to scratch or scrape him/her accidentally
    • ex.: talliktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to scratch or scrape s.o. (-mik) accidentally
    • ex.: talliijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to scratch or scrape oneself accidentally
    • ex.: talliktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be scratched or be scraped accidentally
    • ex.: talliktuq

*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: talliijuq talliksijuq

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