Colors

1. ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ.

   A-u-paq-tuq.

   It is red.

   Usage

   Says that something is red. For "a red …" as an object use aupaqtumik

   Grammar Note

   Colour words are verb forms meaning "is …-coloured" (-qtuq). For "a … -coloured thing" as an object add -mik, as in aupaqtumik

2. ᖁᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ.

   Quq-suq-tuq.

   It is yellow.

   Usage

   Says that something is yellow

   Grammar Note

   Colour words are verb forms meaning "is …-coloured" (-qtuq). For "a … -coloured thing" as an object add -mik, as in aupaqtumik

3. ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑐᖅ.

   Tu-ngu-juq-tuq.

   It is blue.

   Usage

   Says that something is blue. Some speakers do not always separate blue from green

   Grammar Note

   Colour words are verb forms meaning "is …-coloured" (-qtuq). For "a … -coloured thing" as an object add -mik, as in aupaqtumik

4. ᖃᑯᖅᑐᖅ.

   Qa-kuq-tuq.

   It is white.

   Usage

   Says that something is white

   Grammar Note

   Colour words are verb forms meaning "is …-coloured" (-qtuq). For "a … -coloured thing" as an object add -mik, as in aupaqtumik

5. ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ.

   Qir-niq-tuq.

   It is black.

   Usage

   Says that something is black

   Grammar Note

   Colour words are verb forms meaning "is …-coloured" (-qtuq). For "a … -coloured thing" as an object add -mik, as in aupaqtumik

6. ᑲᔪᖅ

   Ka-juq

   Brown

   Usage

   A reddish brown. The same word also names the red fox

   Grammar Note

   The same word is a colour name and an animal name

7. ᐊᐅᐸᔮᑦᑐᖅ.

   A-u-pa-jaat-tuq.

   It is pink.

   Usage

   Says that something is pink

   Grammar Note

   A word related to aupaqtuq (red) that names a reddish, lighter colour. Mind the ending -ttuq

8. ᐅᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᕙ?

   U-na qa-nu-it-tuu-va?

   What colour is this?

   Usage

   Asks the colour of something you point at. The answer is a colour word such as aupaqtuq ("it is red")

   Grammar Note

   Una means "this" for something nearby

9. ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑭᑦ?

   A-u-paq-tu-mik ti-ti-ra-u-ti-qaq-kit?

   Do you have a red pen?

   Usage

   Asks whether someone has something of a given colour. Answer ii ("yes") or aagga ("no")

   Grammar Note

   The ending -mik marks the thing asked about. -qqit? (syllabics ᖅᑭᑦ, transcribed q-kit in this app) is the question ending for one person

10. ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ.

    Tu-ngu-juq-ta-mik ti-ti-ra-u-ti-qaq-tu-nga.

    I have a blue pen.

    Usage

    Says that you have something of a given colour

    Grammar Note

    -tunga means "I". The colour word takes its noun form, tungujuqtaq, before -mik

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