Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)
Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)
Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)
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maamak<br />
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maamak (also amaamak) mother<br />
maamakhaq (also amaamakhaq, arnakhaq) stepmother<br />
maamaktuq (also amaamaktuq) nurses; sucks milk<br />
maamaun/maamaut/maamauti (also amaamaun) ba<strong>by</strong> bottle<br />
mahak melting snow<br />
mahaktuq snow is melting<br />
mahik gills of a fish<br />
mahuk/mahu edible root<br />
majuaqtuq (also majuraqtuq) climbs up; goes uphill;<br />
goes upriver<br />
majuqqaq side of a mountain<br />
majuraqtuq (also majuaqtuq) climbs up; goes uphill;<br />
goes upriver<br />
majurautaq/majuraun (see tunmiraq) ladder<br />
majurautit (see tunmiraq) stairs<br />
makanngittuq misses the target when shooting<br />
makaqhuqtuq is good at shooting; is good at hitting the<br />
target<br />
makaqtaa shoots it/him/her; gets it <strong>by</strong> shooting<br />
makitaa sets it upright; stands it up<br />
makittuq gets up from a prone or sitting position;<br />
stands up from prone or sitting position<br />
makkaq diaper<br />
makpiraaq book; magazine<br />
makpiraaqarvik library<br />
makpiraq page<br />
makpiraqtuq turns the page<br />
maktaq muktuk (edible part of whale skin; not<br />
blubber)<br />
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