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Inuktitut Root Definition



tuniq   ᑐᓂᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /keep promise to s.o.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to keep promise to him/her
    • ex.: tuniqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to keep promise to s.o. (-mik)
    • ex.: tuniqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to keep promise to oneself
    • ex.: tuniqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be kept promise to
    • ex.: tuniqtuq

*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: tuniqsijuq

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