Inuktut Glossary

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Quunniqsuq.
calm, smooth, and glassy (the water is…)
Aullaaġviqaqtuq.
camp (he/she has a...)
niġliq
Canada goose
patquraq
candle
qamun
car
Piannaqtuq.
cards (he/she plays...)
Tuttutpa?
caribou (Did he/she get a ...?)
Tuttuttuq.
caribou (he/she caught a...)
kaŋiġaq
caribou blind
Tuttuliaqtuq.
caribou hunting (he/she has gone...)
Tuttuliaqpa?
caribou hunting (Is he/she out ...?)
tuttumiñiq
caribou meat
Qiḷalugaqtuq.
caught a beluga (he/she…)
Natchiqsuq.
caught a ringed seal (he/she...)
uqautitautiuraq
cell phone; mobile phone
aquppiutaq
chair
Akiitchuq.
cheap (it is...)
iqsraq
cheek
satqaq
chest
qitunġaq
child (refers only to someone's own child)
Naliġaktuq.
chooses; elects (he/she)
Naliġaŋnaqtuq.
chosen; elected (he/she is...)
Kuraisimaġvik
Christmas
aŋaiyyuvik
church
sigaat
cigarettes
imaniq
clam
Salummaksaqtuq.
cleans (he/she...)
imnaq
cliff
siqiñġuraq
clock
Qanittuq.
close by (it is...)
Igalauraq umiguŋ.
Close the window. (command)
Upkuaqtuq.
closed (it is...)
Tauqsiġñiaġvik umiktuq.
closed (The store is...)
Igalauraq umiktuq.
closed (the window is...)
Igalauraq agmagaa.
closes the window (he/she...)
nuviya
cloud
aqpik
cloudberry
Nuviyaliqsuq.
cloudy (it is...)
aŋalatchiri
co-ordinator
uugaq
cod
kuuppiaq
coffee
Kuuppiaqtuġuŋitchuŋa.
coffee (I don't want...)
Kuuppiaqtuġuktuŋa.
coffee (I would like...)
Kuuppiaqtuġukpiñ?
coffee (Would you like...?)
kuuppialiuġun
coffee pot; coffee maker
kuuppiaqtuġvik
coffee shop
Qiiyaviñ?
cold (Are you ...?)
Qiiyaŋitchuŋa.
cold (I am not...)
Qiiyaruŋa.
cold (I am...)
Nuvaksiruŋa.
cold (I have a...)
Siḷa qiiyanaqtuq.
cold (the weather is...)
siġḷuaq
cold storage cellar
Kuukpik
Colville River
Kiika!
Come on!; Let's go!; Go ahead.
Qaiñ!
Come! (command)
Aŋaiyyuviŋmiñŋiaqtuq.
comes from church (he/she...)
nunaaqqiq
community
taktuksiun
compass
Anaktaġiaqtuq.
compete (he/she goes somewhere to...)
qaqasauraq
computer
Qaqasauraġaqtuq.
computer (he/she is using the...)
Alapittuŋa.
confused (I am...)
igaaq
cooked food
qaqqalauraq
cookie
Igaruq.
cooking (he/she is...)
utkusik
cooking pot
Nigliñaqtuq.
cool (liquid).
Niglaqtuq.
cool (weather or beverage (it is becoming…)
tauqsiġñiaġviuraq
corner store
sargiġruaq
cotton wormwood, stinkweed
Quiqsuqtuq.
coughs (he/she...)
Taitqikkumiñaqpiuŋ?
Could you repeat that?
Kisitchiruq.
counts (he/she...)
isivġiqsivik
courtroom, courthouse
kimmigñaq
cranberry
kuugaluk
creek
Qiaruq.
cries (he/she..)
napu
cross bar of sled
kivluun
cross-cut saw
paunġaq
crowberry
kavraq
crown of head, top of skull