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Inuktitut Root Definition

uaq ᐅᐊᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:

with intransitive ending and no object:
- to be amazed, astonished by something
- ex.: uarusuktuq
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 gusuk_1vv: uarusuktuq
when used with transitive suffixes or verb endings, this verb root must be followed by the suffix of transitivity gi_4vv: uarivanga

Source(s)

Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.

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