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1. ᐅᐃᕕᑎᑐᓲᖑᔪᖓ.

   U-i-vi-ti-tu-suu-ngu-ju-nga.

   I speak French.

   Usage

   Tells which language you speak. The question is Uivititusuunguvit? ("do you speak French?")

   Grammar Note

   The pattern -suungujunga means "I speak ...". For "you" it is -suunguvit

2. ᐅᐃᕕᑎᑐᕈᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖓ.

   U-i-vi-ti-tu-run-na-ngit-tu-nga.

   I can't speak French.

   Usage

   Says which language you cannot speak

   Grammar Note

   The infix -nngit- is negation. -junga and -tunga mean "I". For he, she or it use -juq or -tuq

3. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᓲᖑᔪᖓ.

   Qal-lu-naa-ti-tu-suu-ngu-ju-nga.

   I speak English.

   Usage

   Says that you can speak English. The question is Qallunaatitusuunguviit?

   Grammar Note

   It follows the same pattern as uivititusuungujunga, with only the language name swapped. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ

   Qal-lu-naa-ti-tut

   English

   Usage

   The name of the language English. The ending -titut means "in the manner of"

   Grammar Note

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

5. ᐅᐃᕕᑎᑐᑦ

   U-i-vi-ti-tut

   French

   Usage

   The name of the language French. The ending -titut means "in the manner of"

   Grammar Note

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

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