Cooking & Markets

1. ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.

   Ni-qi-li-ur-ni-aq-tu-nga.

   I will make food.

   Usage

   Says that you are about to make a meal. Niqi is "food"

   Grammar Note

   The infix -niaq- means "later today". -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq

2. ᓂᖅᑎᐅᖅᑐᖓ.

   Niq-ti-uq-tu-nga.

   I'm cooking.

   Usage

   What you say when you are cooking

   Grammar Note

   Niqtiuqtuq means "cooks". -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᐆᔪᓕᐅᖅᑐᖓ.

   Uu-ju-li-uq-tu-nga.

   I'm making uujuq (boiled meat in broth).

   Usage

   What you say when you are making uujuq, boiled meat served with its broth

   Grammar Note

   The infix -liuq- means "make ...". -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᐃᖃᓗᒥᓂᓕᐅᖅᑐᖓ.

   I-qa-lu-mi-ni-li-uq-tu-nga.

   I'm preparing fish to eat.

   Usage

   What you say when you are preparing fish for a meal

   Grammar Note

   Iqaluminiq is fish meant for eating. -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᑳᐱᓕᐅᖅᑐᖓ.

   Kaa-pi-li-uq-tu-nga.

   I'm making coffee.

   Usage

   What you say when you are making coffee. Kaapi comes from English "coffee"

   Grammar Note

   Kaapiliuqtuq means "makes coffee". -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃ

   Uk-ku-sik

   Cooking pot

   Usage

   A word for a pot used for cooking

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

7. ᐃᒐ

   I-ga

   Stove

   Usage

   A word for the cooking stove

   Grammar Note

   A plain noun. Inside a sentence its ending changes with case and number

8. ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ

   Kaa-pi-li-u-rut

   Coffee maker

   Usage

   A word for a coffee pot or coffee maker

   Grammar Note

   It is built from kaapi ("coffee"), -liuq- ("make") and -ut ("tool")

9. ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ

   Tii-li-u-rut

   Teapot

   Usage

   A word for the pot used to make tea. Tii is "tea"

   Grammar Note

   It is built from tii ("tea"), -liuq- ("make") and -ut ("tool")

10. ᐆᓯᒪᔪᑦ

    Uu-si-ma-jut

    Cooked food

    Usage

    A word for food that has been cooked. Raw meat is mikigaq

    Grammar Note

    A plural form meaning "things that have been cooked"

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