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Inuktitut Root Definition



tigu   ᑎᒍ

Type: transitive verb root

Alternative form: tiguk

Meaning:
to /grip or /grasp s.t.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to grip or grasp it
    • ex.: tigujara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to grip or grasp s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: tigusijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to grip or grasp itself
    • ex.: tigujuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be gripped or be grasped
    • ex.: tigujuq

*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: tigusijuq

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