Fruits

1. ᐊᖅᐱᒃ

   Aq-pik

   Cloudberry

   Usage

   The name of a wild berry that grows on the tundra

   Grammar Note

   To say you are going berry-picking, use nunivagiarniaqtunga

2. ᑭᒍᑕᖕᒋᕐᓇᖅ

   Ki-gu-tang-gir-naq

   Blueberry

   Usage

   The name of a wild berry that grows on the tundra

   Grammar Note

   The word ends in -q. To ask for it, say kigutangirnaqturumajunga ("I would like blueberries")

3. ᐸᐅᕐᖓᖅ

   Pa-ur-ngaq

   Crowberry

   Usage

   A small dark wild berry. The word is also used for small berries in general

   Grammar Note

   Paurngaq can also mean "berry" or "fruit" in a broad sense

4. ᑭᒻᒥᓐᓇᖅ

   Kim-min-naq

   Cranberry

   Usage

   The name of a red wild berry

   Grammar Note

   North Baffin spells it kingmingnaq. The same word is written differently in the South and the North

5. ᓄᓂᕙᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.

   Nu-ni-va-gi-ar-ni-aq-tu-nga.

   I'm going berry-picking.

   Usage

   Says you are about to go picking berries, often while out walking or hiking

   Grammar Note

   -niaq- means "later today" and -tunga means "I". Nunivattuq means "is picking berries". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. ᑭᒍᑕᖕᒋᕐᓇᖅᑐᕈᒪᔪᖓ.

   Ki-gu-tang-gir-naq-tu-ru-ma-ju-nga.

   I'd like some blueberries.

   Usage

   Says that you would like to eat blueberries

   Grammar Note

   -rumajunga means "I would like" and -rumavit? means "would you like?". For food, -tu- ("eat, drink") is added to the stem first. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. ᑭᒍᑕᖕᒋᕐᓇᖅᑐᕈᒪᕕᑦ?

   Ki-gu-tang-gir-naq-tu-ru-ma-vit?

   Would you like some blueberries?

   Usage

   Offers berries to one person

   Grammar Note

   -rumajunga means "I would like" and -rumavit? means "would you like?". For food, -tu- ("eat, drink") is added to the stem first. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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