Local Drinks

1. ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ

   Tii-li-u-rut

   Teapot

   Usage

   The name of the pot used to make tea; it comes up when tea is being served

   Grammar Note

   Built from tii ("tea") + -liuq ("make") + -rut ("tool"): a tool for making tea

2. ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ

   Kaa-pi-li-u-rut

   Coffee pot

   Usage

   The word for a coffee pot or coffee maker

   Grammar Note

   Built from kaapi ("coffee") + -liuq ("make") + -rut ("tool"), the same pattern as the tea pot word

3. ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ

   Kaa-pi-tur-vik

   Coffee shop

   Usage

   A place to drink coffee. Combine it with a "where" question to ask for directions

   Grammar Note

   Built from kaapi ("coffee") + -tuq ("drink") + -vik ("place"): a place to drink coffee

4. ᑳᐱᑐᖅᑐᖓ.

   Kaa-pi-tuq-tu-nga.

   I am drinking coffee.

   Usage

   Says you are drinking coffee right now, handy as a reply when asked what you are doing

   Grammar Note

   Kaapituqtuq means "he or she is drinking coffee". -tunga means "I". For "you" use -tutit. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᑏᓕᐅᖅᑐᖓ.

   Tii-li-uq-tu-nga.

   I am making tea.

   Usage

   Says you are making tea, a natural thing to say when serving a guest

   Grammar Note

   Tiiliuqtuq means "he or she makes tea". -tunga means "I". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ᐃᒥᐅᑦ

   I-mi-ut

   Glass (for drinking)

   Usage

   A drinking glass

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun, related to imiq ("drinking water")

7. ᐃᕐᖑᓯᖅ

   Ir-ngu-siq

   Cup or mug

   Usage

   A cup or mug for tea or coffee

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun

8. ᐱᐊ

   Pi-a

   Beer

   Usage

   A loan word for beer. Many Nunavut communities regulate the sale and import of alcohol

   Grammar Note

   A borrowed word written in syllabics

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