Signs

1. ᓄᖅᑲᕐᕕᒃ

   Nuq-kar-vik

   Stop sign

   Usage

   The word for the stop sign at a crossing. Even on foot it helps to know what it means

   Grammar Note

   A single noun; the ending -vik means "place for …". It is different from the command "Stop!"

2. ᑐᖅᓲᒃ

   Tuq-suuk

   Entrance

   Usage

   Refers to a building's entrance or porch. Handy when you cannot tell where to go in

   Grammar Note

   A single noun. In the cold north the small entry porch is called by the same word

3. ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ

   Ma-tu-i-nga-juq

   Open

   Usage

   A notice or reply that a shop or office is open. To ask whether it is open, change the ending into a question form

   Grammar Note

   It is built from the stem for "close" with a negative and a state ending, literally "is not closed"

4. ᒪᑐᓯᒪᔪᖅ

   Ma-tu-si-ma-juq

   Closed

   Usage

   Says that a shop or office is closed. It also describes doors or windows that are shut

   Grammar Note

   -simajuq marks a resulting state, "has been …". Learn it as the pair of the word for "open"

5. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᔪᖅ.

   Ni-u-vir-vik ma-tu-si-ma-juq.

   The store is closed.

   Usage

   A full sentence saying a store is closed. It suits a notice on a door or a remark to someone at the shop

   Grammar Note

   A simple sentence: the subject (store) comes first, followed by the state verb

6. ᖁᕐᕕᒃ

   Qur-vik

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word for a toilet, also used on signs. A separate word means washroom, so try that one if this is not understood

   Grammar Note

   A single noun. The ending -vik means "place for …"

7. ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᒃ

   Al-lav-vik

   Office

   Usage

   The word on signs for an office. Useful when looking for a service counter in town

   Grammar Note

   A single noun; the ending -vik means "place for …". "At the office" changes the ending to -mmi

8. ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ

   Ti-tiq-ka-ni-ar-vik

   Post office

   Usage

   The word for a post office, useful before mailing postcards or parcels

   Grammar Note

   A single noun; the ending -vik means "place for …". Going to or being at the post office changes the ending

9. ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ

   Uq-su-a-luk-taar-vik

   Gas station

   Usage

   The word for a place to buy fuel, useful for snowmobile or boat fuel

   Grammar Note

   A single noun; the ending -vik means "place for …"

10. ᓱᒃᑲᐃᒋᐊᓚᐅᕆᑦ!

    Suk-ka-i-gi-a-la-u-rit!

    Slow down!

    Usage

    Asks someone to slow down, whether a vehicle or a person talking too fast

    Grammar Note

    The ending -rit is a command to one person. It is a firm warning, written with an exclamation mark

11. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅ

    Na-lu-na-ik-ku-taq

    Sign, indication or signal

    Usage

    A general word for a sign, marker or signal. Useful when asking what a sign means

    Grammar Note

    A single noun for a sign, marker or signal in general. Specific signs have their own words

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