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Inuktitut Root Definition



tilliq   ᑎᓪᓕᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to expect s.t.
    • ex.: tilliqtuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • to expect s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: tilliqtuq
  • with transitive ending*:
    • to expect it
    • ex.: tillirijara

*Transitivity suffixes

  • when used with transitive suffixes or verb endings, this verb root must be followed by the suffix of transitivity gi4vv: tillirivanga

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