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Essential Inuktitut vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| inuk | person / human being | I-nuk |
| arnaq | woman | AR-naq |
| nutaraq | child / baby | nu-TA-raq |
| iglu | house / snow house | IG-lu |
| imaq | water / sea | I-maq |
| niqit | meat / food | NI-qit |
| nuna | land / earth | NU-na |
| siku | ice | SI-ku |
| aput | snow on the ground | A-put |
| sila | air / weather / intelligence | SI-la |
| anuri | wind | a-NU-ri |
| uvanga | I / myself | u-VAN-ga |
| nanuq | polar bear | NA-nuq |
| qimmiq | dog | QIM-miq |
| isuraq | caribou / deer | i-SU-raq |
| tarriasuk | shadow / spirit | tar-RI-a-suk |
| inuit | the People (plural) | I-nu-it |
| qallunaat | non-Inuit / southerners | qal-lu-NAT |
| uqaq | tongue / language | U-qaq |
| saimaqatigiingniq | reconciliation / peace | sai-ma-qa-ti-GIN-niq |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| aullaq | to leave / depart | AUL-laq |
| tikittuq | to arrive | ti-KIT-tuq |
| niqituq | to eat | ni-QI-tuq |
| imminiq | to drink | im-MI-niq |
| siniliqtuq | to sleep | si-ni-LIQ-tuq |
| takujuq | to see | ta-KU-juq |
| tusaajuq | to hear | tu-SA-juq |
| uqaqtuq | to speak / talk | u-QAQ-tuq |
| ilisaqtuq | to learn / know | i-li-SAQ-tuq |
| nagligijara | I love it / him / her | nag-li-GI-ja-ra |
| sulijuq | to work | su-LI-juq |
| tunnijuq | to give | tun-NI-juq |
| tigumiijuq | to hold / take | ti-gu-MII-juq |
| pisuqtuq | to walk | pi-SUQ-tuq |
| nalungirsimajuq | to know / understand | na-lun-gir-si-MA-juq |
| isumajuq | to think | i-SU-ma-juq |
| nuijuq | to go out / exit | NUI-juq |
| itertuq | to enter / come in | i-TER-tuq |
| uqirsijuq | to return / go back | u-qir-SI-juq |
| anijuq | to go outside | a-NI-juq |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| angijuq | big / large | an-GI-juq |
| mikijuq | small / little | mi-KI-juq |
| piujuq | good | piu-JUQ |
| ajurnarmat | bad / it can't be helped | a-jur-NAR-mat |
| nutaaq | new | nu-TAQ |
| qanuq | how / what kind | QA-nuq |
| qakuq | white | QA-kuq |
| tungujuq | blue | tun-GU-juq |
| aupajuq | red | au-PA-juq |
| silaqi | clear / good weather | si-LA-qi |
| ikpik | cold (to the touch) | IK-pik |
| uqumaijuq | warm / hot | u-qu-MAI-juq |
| naligiijuq | equal / same | na-li-GII-juq |
| taiguatijuq | heavy | tai-gua-TI-juq |
| angiruq | large / wide | an-GI-ruq |
| kiinguijuq | strong / capable | kin-GUI-juq |
| apiqsuijuq | asking / curious | a-piq-SUI-juq |
| naittuq | short | NAIT-tuq |
| takijuq | long / tall | ta-KI-juq |
| atuinnaq | only / alone / just | a-TUI-nnaq |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| maanna | now | MAN-na |
| ikkaaqtainnaq | always | ik-KAQ-tain-naq |
| ubluq | today / day | UB-luq |
| aqiaqtuq | tomorrow | a-qi-AQ-tuq |
| ippassaq | yesterday | ip-PAS-saq |
| una | this (here) | U-na |
| manna | here | MAN-na |
| taanna | that (there) | TAN-na |
| ii | yes | II |
| aagga | no | AG-ga |
| ilagi | also / together | i-LA-gi |
| taimanittaq | truly / indeed | tai-ma-NIT-taq |
| nalinginnaasumik | usually / normally | na-lin-gin-NA-su-mik |
| tamarmik | all / everything | ta-MAR-mik |
| aviktuq | separately / apart | a-VIK-tuq |
| silatunngissusiq | ignorantly / foolishly | si-la-tun-ngis-SU-siq |
| qanurli | how are things / what's up | qa-NUR-li |
| atausirmik | once / one time | a-tau-SIR-mik |
| kingornussaq | in the future | kin-gor-NUS-saq |
| sivulliqpaamik | first of all / originally | si-vul-liq-PA-mik |