Inuktut Glossary

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tasiq
lagoon, inlet, bay
iqaluaqpak
lake trout
naniq
lamp
nuna
land
Tulaktuq.
lands a boat (he/she...)
iñuuniaġvik
lands where one lives and subsists
aqulliq
last (the...)
tatqimi aqulliġmi
last month
aqulliqsaaq
last one (the very...)
aqulliġmi savaiñŋaiñŋaisa
last week
unnuksraaq
late afternoon, early evening
Iglaqtuq.
laughs (he/she...)
Saavittuq.
launches a boat (he/she...)
pitquraq
law
pitquraliqiri
lawyer
Pitquraliqirauruŋa.
lawyer (I am a…)
sivulliuqti
lead dog (dog team)
Iḷisaqtuq.
learns (he/she...)
Aniruq.
leaves; goes out (he/she...)
saumik
left
niu
leg
aviŋŋaq
lemming
iḷisaksraq
lesson
Uqautilagu.
Let me speak to him.
maqpiġaaq
letter; document
Nallaqtuq.
lies down (she...)
Kiviksiruq.
lifts something (she/he...)
Qaumaruq.
light (it gives off...)
Uqitchuq.
light (it is not heavy)
nannit
lights
Nakuaġigiga.
like it (I...)
Nakuaqsraqtuŋa
like something (I...)
Tusiattuŋa.
limping (I am...)
qaqłu
lip (lower)
imaq
liquid; fluid; non-potable water; lake; sea; ocean; lagoon
mikiruuramik
little bit (a...)
aŋayuqaksraatchiaq
little old man
aaquaksraatchiaq
little, old lady
kanani
located down there, on or near the ocean, downriver, or by the door (restricted and visible)
takiruaq
long hand (clock)
malġi
loon (black throated)
Piqpagigiga.
love him/her/it dearly (I…)
Naqitchuq.
low to the ground (it is..)
puvak
lung