Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

For example,
Base ending in Realized Action Unrealized Action
a, i, u -pluni -luni
-t(i) t-luni l-luni
-k k-huni g-uni
-q q-huni à-uni
Action realized:
Tuqâulgiññiàaat aäun animaruaq ayauäapluni.
Once again, they called the man who had been born blind.
Tautuäniàaa Putu nalaruaq uunnaqâuktitluni.
He saw Putu lying [in bed] and having a fever.
Siqiñiq nipianikhuni.
When the sun had already set or, after the sun had set.
Tigliäniaqti tikitchaqtuq tigligiaqhuni.
The thief always comes in order to steal.
Action unrealized:
Agaayulusri ataramik.
Pray at all times.
Kiñapayaaq isrumaniàumi makitaniáuni payaäaiááuni, …
If anyone thinks that he is standing unshakably, …
Quviasrugusri takku piqaqtusri niàiukkamik.
Be happy because you have hope.
Aggiäitchuq savautipkaàiaàuni, aglaan savautrityaqhuni.
He didn’t come to be served, but to serve.
In addition to the function above, there is a so-called ‘impersonal’ in 3.sg, meaning ‘one doing ...’
The form is ‘-tuni’ usually, following vowel-final stems this changes to ‘–runi’.
Alianniuqtuni Agaayyutikun…
Sorrowing in God … or if one sorrows in God…
Maliàutaksrakuaànaqtuq ikayuiruni.
It is according to the law that someone help or When one helps, one follows the law.
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