Fashion & Clothing

1. ᐅᓇ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

   U-na a-ngi-lu-aq-tuq.

   This is too big.

   Usage

   Says that clothes or shoes do not fit because they are too big

   Grammar Note

   Built from angijuq "big" plus -luaq- "too much". Una points to one thing, "this". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. ᐅᓇ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

   U-na mi-ki-lu-aq-tuq.

   This is too small.

   Usage

   Says that clothes or shoes do not fit because they are too small

   Grammar Note

   Built from mikijuq "small" plus -luaq- "too much". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. ᐅᓇ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ.

   U-na na-it-tuq.

   This is short.

   Usage

   Comments on the length of an item. The opposite is takijuq ("long")

   Grammar Note

   Naittuq is an adjective for the shortness of a person or thing. The ending -tuq means "he, she or it". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᐅᓇ ᑕᑭᔪᖅ.

   U-na ta-ki-juq.

   This is long.

   Usage

   Comments on the length of an item. Takijuq means both "long" and "tall"

   Grammar Note

   Takijuq means "long". The opposite is naittuq ("short"). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᐅᓇ ᖃᑦᓯᕋᓛᖅᐸ?

   U-na qat-si-ra-laaq-pa?

   How much will this be?

   Usage

   The usual way to ask a price. The answer is an amount of money

   Grammar Note

   It asks the amount that is about to be paid. For an amount already paid, qatsiralauqqa? means "how much was it?"

6. ᓇᓴᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Na-saq ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy a hat.

   Usage

   Put the name of the item first; another item word can replace it

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. ᔭᐃᑲᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

   Ja-i-kak ni-u-vi-ru-ma-ja-ra.

   I would like to buy a jacket.

   Usage

   Put the name of the item first. Jaikak is a loanword from English "jacket"

   Grammar Note

   -rumajara means "I would like to ... it" (one object). Put the noun first and the verb after it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. ᐳᐊᓗᑖᕈᒪᔪᖓ.

   Pu-a-lu-taa-ru-ma-ju-nga.

   I would like to get a pair of mitts.

   Usage

   Says you would like mitts. Pualu is one mitt and pualuuk is a pair

   Grammar Note

   Pualu is "a mitt" and pualuuk is "a pair of mitts". -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq; for we (three or more) use -jugut or -tugut. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. ᑲᒦᒃᑭᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓘᒃ.

   Ka-miik-kik pi-u-ju-a-luuk.

   Your kamiik (skin boots) are beautiful.

   Usage

   A compliment for a pair of handmade skin boots

   Grammar Note

   Kamiik is a pair, so the endings take the dual form (-kkik, -luuk). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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