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Inuktitut Root Definition



ulit   ᐅᓕᑦ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /turn s.t. inside out
  • with transitive ending:
    • to turn it inside out
    • ex.: ulittara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to turn s.t. (-mik) inside out
    • ex.: ulitsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to turn itself inside out
    • ex.: ulittuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be turned inside out
    • ex.: ulittuq

*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: ulitsijuq

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