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Inuktitut Root Definition



tunnga   ᑐᙵ

Type: intransitive verb root

Alternative form: tunga

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to be at home, at ease with one's surroundings
    • ex.: tunngasuktuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.
  • with transitive ending*:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.

*Transitivity suffixes

  • when used with intransitive suffixes or verb endings, this verb root must be followed by the suffix of intransitivity suk1vv: tunngasuktuq

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