Beach & Activities

1. ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᓛᖅᑐᖓ.

   U-mi-aq-tu-laaq-tu-nga.

   I'm going boating (tomorrow).

   Usage

   Says you will go out in a boat tomorrow or later. Umiaq is the word for a boat

   Grammar Note

   The infix -laaq- is the future from tomorrow on. Use -niaq- for later today and -lauq- for yesterday or earlier

2. ᖃᔭᖅᑐᓛᖅᑐᖓ.

   Qa-jaq-tu-laaq-tu-nga.

   I'm going kayaking (tomorrow).

   Usage

   Qajaq is the traditional Inuit kayak. It follows the same pattern as umiaqtulaaqtunga

   Grammar Note

   A noun turned into a verb with an ending, built like umiaqtulaaqtunga. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᓛᕈᒪᔪᖓ.

   I-qal-li-a-laa-ru-ma-ju-nga.

   I want to go fishing.

   Usage

   Says you want to go fishing on a lake or the sea. Iqaluk means "fish"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajunga means "I want to". It is the same pattern as imirumajunga ("I'd like water")

4. ᖃᖓ ᑎᓂᙵᓛᖅᑲ?

   Qa-nga ti-ni-nnga-laaq-ka?

   When is low tide?

   Usage

   Asks about the tide before digging clams or launching a boat. For high tide, say ulinngajuq

   Grammar Note

   Qanga ("when") comes first. Tininngajuq ("low tide") takes the future -laaq- and the third-person question ending -qqa (syllabics ᖅᑲ, transcribed q-ka in this app). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᐊᒻᒨᒪᔾᔨᐊᓛᖅᑭᓯ ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ?

   Am-muu-maj-ji-a-laaq-ki-si qa-up-pat?

   Are you (three or more) going clam digging tomorrow?

   Usage

   An invitation to dig clams on the shore at low tide. Ammuumajuq means "clam"

   Grammar Note

   The ending -qqisi (syllabics ᖅᑭᓯ, transcribed q-ki-si in this app) asks three or more people; -qqit is for one person and -qqisik for two. This sentence is for three or more

6. ᐅᖅᓱᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

   Uq-su-aq-tuq.

   The sea is calm.

   Usage

   Describes the sea before going out in a boat. For rough water say malliqtuq

   Grammar Note

   The ending -tuq means "it is ...". No subject word is needed

7. ᒪᓪᓕᖅᑐᖅ.

   Mal-liq-tuq.

   The water is rough.

   Usage

   Says that the water is wavy and rough. Useful when checking before a boat trip

   Grammar Note

   It works as the opposite of uqsuaqtuq ("calm")

8. ᐃᒪᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᓇᖅᑐᖅ.

   I-maq nil-li-naq-tuq.

   The water is cool.

   Usage

   Describes the temperature of the sea or a lake. Imaq is a body of water

   Grammar Note

   Drinking water is imiq. Imaq and imiq are different words and cannot be swapped. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᓯᓈ

   I-ma-up si-naa

   The seashore

   Usage

   Names the place at the edge of the sea. The literal meaning is "the edge of the sea"

   Grammar Note

   It joins imaup, the possessed form of imaq ("water"), with sinaa ("edge"). Sinaa is also used for the floe edge

10. ᐱᖃᓗᔭᖅ

    Pi-qa-lu-jaq

    Iceberg

    Usage

    Names an iceberg floating in the sea

    Grammar Note

    A noun that works alone. Ice itself is siku

11. ᓯᑯ

    Si-ku

    Ice

    Usage

    Names the ice on the sea or a lake. Sikuvalliajuq means that ice is forming

    Grammar Note

    A noun that works alone

12. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖅ

    Qi-kiq-taq

    Island

    Usage

    Names an island. The place name Qikiqtarjuaq means "big island"

    Grammar Note

    A noun that works alone. Qikiqtaaluk, the Baffin region, shares the root

13. ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ

    Aq-sar-niit

    Northern lights

    Usage

    Names the lights in the night sky; a good topic for a night on the coast

    Grammar Note

    A plural noun that names the phenomenon as a whole

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