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Inuktitut Root Definition



tukiq   ᑐᑭᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to break its shell by kicking with one's feet - said of a bird
    • ex.: tukiqtuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.
  • with transitive ending*:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.

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