Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-naaq- -niaq-
Nuurviämuäniqsuq. Putu headed toward
Noorvik. Putu mauäatmuktuq. Putu is
heading here. Putu agaayyuvitmuktuq. Putu
-naaq- der.af. excessive: too much (amount), too big
(dimension). Reversal: excessive: too much, too
big. Putum aliq aäinaaqsimagaa. Putu made
the rope too big. Aliq takinaaqtuq. The rope
has been made too long. [Gram: v-v]
-naàiaq- der.af. early, ahead of time. Reversal:
early. Putu aullaànaàiaqtuq ikpaksraq. Putu
left earlier yesterday. Miiyuk niàiñaàiaqtuq
uvlaavak. Miiyuk ate ahead of time this
morning. Itiànaàianàitchuäa uvluvak. I didn't
wake up early today. [Gram: v-v]
-nait- der.af. impossible. Reversal: impossible.
Miluktinnaàuminaitchuq. There was no
possibility of nursing (a baby). Iáaalugruich
kutchuqtuànaitchut agaayuviämi. Children
are not allowed to chew gum in church. Apqun
tasamuäa qaàanaitchuq. The way to there is
not easy. See: -it. [Gram: v-v]
-naq- der.af. enabler, agent (impersonal passive).
Reversal: enabler (impersonal passive).
Taamna-uvva tuqunaq. This here [is] poison.
Taamna-uvva siñiänauruq. This here is a
sleeping pill. Putu siñgutnaqaqtuq. Putu has
pajamas. [Gram: v-n]
-naq- der.af. possibility: could, can, possible, -able.
Reversal: possibility: could, can, possible, -able.
Uqautiginaqtuq. It could be said/it is possible
to say it. Kuuk ikaaànaqtuq. It is possible to
cross the river/the river is crossable. Qiruk
qupinaqtuq. The wood is splittable/could be
split. [Gram: v-v]
-naqsi- der.af. ready to (do s.t.); it is time (for s.t. to
happen). Reversal: ready to ; time for. Putu
makinnaqsiruq. Putu is ready to get up.
Ukiaksrami qiunaqsiruq. In the autumn it is
time for it to get cold. [Gram: v-v]
-nayaq- der.af. See: -ayaq. [Gram: v-v]
-nàiq- der.af. to do s.t. not anymore, no more.
Reversal: no more, to do s.t. ~. Uvluvak Putu
aullaàunàiqsuq. Today Putu doesn't want to
leave anymore. Uqaàikkapsigun
suksraunàiqsaugisirusi. By your own words
you will be condemned. Aasiiñ
uunaqâunàiqsiqhuni. And right she was feverfree.
[Gram: v-v]
-nàit- der.af. not. Reversal: not. Putu
tupiàmiinàitchuq. Putu is not inside the house.
N - n
is going in the direction of the church. Variant:
-muaq. [Gram: v-v]
Anayaktuaqtauäunàitchutin aäun. You are
not a man who shows concern. Putu
tigliñàisiàluqtuq. I am glad Putu did not steal.
Iáisimagaluaqtutin kiprisuutilaamnik
nautchiiàviginàisamniñ. You say you knew
that I harvest where I did not plant.
Kiñapayaaq maliàuaqtigiyumiñaitchiga
suksraanàisuaqpan iämiñik. Nobody can be
my follower if he does not forsake himself.
Putu uqavigaaäitchuq (C). Putu
uqavigaanàitchuq. Putu doesn't brag. See: -it.
Variant: -äit. [Gram: n-v]
-ni- der.af. complementizer: that; reported speech.
Reversal: complementizer: that ; reported
speech. Uqautigiga Putu
nakuqsiáaaànipáutin. I told Putu that you were
getting better. Putum Miiyuk nakuaàinigaa.
Putu said that he loves Miiyuk. Putum
siqiññaaàikkisiñiyaa uvlaakun. Putu thinks
the weather will be good tomorrow. [Gram: v-v]
-niala- der.af. to attempt s.t. (persevering). Reversal:
attempt, to ~. Putu aqpaqsruànialaruq. Putu
is trying to run. Miiyuum aniqammiurani
miluktinnialagaa (C). Miiyuum
miàaruurani miluktinnialagaa (K). Miiyuk
is wanting to nurse her newborn baby. [Gram:
v-v]
-niaq der.af. poor, unfortunate (s.o. deserving of
sympathy). Reversal: poor ; unfortunate.
Panikniaàa! O, my unfortunate daughter!
Tupiqniaäa! O no, his poor house! [Gram: nn]
-niaq- der.af. inceptive: is going to do something.
Reversal: inceptive. Putu tuppiñiaqtuq. Putu
is going to build a house. Miiyuk
nallaàniaqtuq. Miiyuk is going to go to bed.
Qatuk savaänialgitchuq uvlaakun. Qatuk is
going to work again tomorrow. Putum
immiàñiaàaa! Putu filled it up! Putu
imiàniaqtuq uvlaakun. Putu is going to drink
(alcohol) tomorrow. [Gram: v-v]
-niaq- der.af. to try; to hunt, to fish, to gather.
Reversal: try, to ~ ; hunt, to ~ ; fish, to ~ ;
gather, to ~. Putu uqaqsiàiaàniaàaluaqtuq.
Putu tried to behave. Putu killaiyaàniallaktuq
ikpaksraq. Putu tried to sew yesterday. Putu
amaàuàniaqtuq. Putu is striving to get a wolf.
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