Inuktut Glossary

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igaaq
cooked food
igalauraq
window
Igalauraq agmagaa.
closes the window (he/she...)
Igalauraq agmauŋ.
Open the window. (command)
Igalauraq agmaŋaruq.
open (the window is...)
Igalauraq umiguŋ.
Close the window. (command)
Igalauraq umiktuq.
closed (the window is...)
Igaruq.
cooking (he/she is...)
iggavik; kukiuvik
kitchen
Iggaviŋmiittuŋa.
kitchen (I'm in the...)
iġġi
mountain
iġġit
mountains
iġġuġvik
sink
igitchivik
trashcan
Iglaqtuq.
laughs (he/she...)
Iglaŋaruq.
smiles (he/she...)
igliġaq
krill, small shrimp
iglu
house
Iglum iḷuaniittuq.
inside the house (it's…)
Iglum saniġaaniittuq.
beside the house (it's...)
igluqpak
building
Igluqpaurat
Browerville
igḷua
other one of a pair (the...)
igḷugiik
matching pair
igniġvik
stove
Igniġvik qamiŋaruq.
off (the stove is...)
iġñiq
son
igniqutit
outboard motor
Iġñivik
June (lit. "time when caribou give birth"
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yes
iiraġaq
pill (or liquid medicine)
iiraġaqaġvik
pharmacy
ikarraq
hour
Ikayuqtuq.
helps (he/she...)
ikiq
narrow passage; strait
Ikirruŋ.
Turn it on (command).
ikkun
ticket; fare; stock
ikpaksratqik
yesterday (the day before...)
Ikumaruq.
on (it is turned...)
ikusik
elbow
ikutit
matches
Iḷisaqtuq.
studying (he/she is...)
ilivisik
you (2)
ilivsi
you (3+)
ilivsigniñ
from your (2)
iliŋit
them (plural)
iliŋniñ
from you (1)
ilviñ
you (1)
iḷaanni
sometimes
Iḷaannigulu.
See you sometime.
iḷagiit
family
iḷaptiŋni
at our relatives' place
iḷatka
family (my...)
Iḷauruq.
included, is a member (he/she is…)
iḷisaġvik
school; classroom
Iḷisaġviŋmi savaktuŋa.
work at the school (I...)
Iḷisaġviŋmuktuq.
goes to the school (he/she...)
iḷisaksraq
lesson
Iḷisaqtuq.
learns (he/she...)
iḷisaurri
teacher
Iḷisimaruq.
knows (she/he...)
Iḷisimaviuŋ?
Do you know him/her/it?
iḷuani
inside
Imaiqsuq.
tide ebbs; low tide.
imaiyaun
towel
imaniq
clam
imaq
liquid; fluid; non-potable water; lake; sea; ocean; lagoon
imġun
glass (for drinking)
imiġaaq
pop (soda)
Imiġukpiñ?
water (would you like...?)
Imiġuŋitchuŋa.
water (I don't want ...)
imiq
water (for drinking)
Imiqtuq.
drinking water (he/she is...)
Immaktuq.
infected (it is...)
immami
in the water
immiaq
beer
Immugukpiñ?
Do you take milk?
Immuguktuŋa.
I take milk.
Immuguŋitchuŋa.
I do not take milk.
immuk
milk
imnaq
cliff
imuniq
young ice which has been crushed by moving ice
ini
place
Iniksraqsiuġaa.
appointment (He makes an ... for him).
Iniksraqsiuqtuq.
appointment (he/she makes an...)
Iññaqtuq.
bed (he goes to...)
Iñugiaktut.
There are many.
iñuiññaq
twenty
iñuit
people (3 or more)
Iñuit Uvluat
Inuit Day (November 7th)
Iñukkuksaivik
July (lit. "time for raising the young")
Iñupiuraallaruŋa.
Iñupiaq (I can speak…)
Iñupiuraallaviñ?
Iñupiaq (can you speak?)
Iñuqaqtuŋa.
visitors (I have...)
iñuuniaġvik
lands where one lives and subsists
Iñuuvik
Inuvik, Canada
ipiġaqtuun
whip (dog team)
Ipiqtusuktuq.
sad (he/she is...)
Iqalliqiruq.
fishing (he/she is going...)
iqalluk
two fish
iqaluaqpak
lake trout
iqaluk
fish
iqaqsrivik
washing machine
Iqaumaviñ?
remember (Do you ...?)
iqquk
buttock
Iqsigigaaŋa.
afraid of her (he is...)
Iqsiruŋa.
afraid (I am...)
iqsraq
cheek
Irakitchuq.
narrow (it is...)
iri
eye
Irukkaqtuq.
falls from a high place (s/he…)
Isagutiruq.
starts (he/she...)
isigak
foot
isiġvik
parka ruff
Isiqattaaqtuq.
visits (he/she...)
Isiqtuq.
enters (he/she...)
isivġiqsivik
courtroom, courthouse
isuani
at the end of
Isumaruŋa.
think (I ...)
Itchaksriġñiq
Saturday
Itiqtuq.
waking up (he/she is...)
Itqaumaruq.
remembers (he/she...)
Itqaumaŋitkiga.
remember (I don't...)
ivalu
thread
ivvaġvik
bathtub
Ivvaqtuq.
showers (he/she...)
iŋaalugaaluk
seaweed
iŋaġiq
guillemot
iŋiulik
wave or swell on ocean