ᖃᑦᓯᒨᖅᑲ?
Qat-si-muuq-ka?
What time is it?
Usage
The answer is a clock word, for example paimuuqtuq ("it is five o'clock")
Grammar Note
Qatsimuuqqat? asks "at what time?" about a future time
ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Ul-lu-mi
Today
Usage
The word for "today"
Grammar Note
It is ulluq ("day") with the ending -mi, and means "today"
ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ
Qa-up-pat
Tomorrow
Usage
The word for "tomorrow". The day after tomorrow is ungaliagu
Grammar Note
It is used in questions such as qauppat sulaaqqa? ("what is he or she doing tomorrow?")
ᐃᑉᐸᑦᓴᖅ
Ip-pat-saq
Yesterday
Usage
The word for "yesterday". The day before yesterday is ippassaani
Grammar Note
Past events take past forms such as -lauq- (for example aullalauqtuq "left")
ᐅᓪᓛᖅ
Ul-laaq
Morning
Usage
The word for "morning". The greeting is ullaakkut ("good morning")
Grammar Note
A word built on the same root as ulluq ("day")
ᖁᓛᓂ
Qu-laa-ni
Noon
Usage
The word for around midday
Grammar Note
The same form also means "in the place above", so context decides
ᐅᓐᓄᓴ
Un-nu-sa
Afternoon
Usage
The word for "afternoon". The greeting is unnusakkut
Grammar Note
North Baffin says unnuksaq
ᐅᓐᓄᒃ
Un-nuk
Evening
Usage
The word for "evening" or "tonight". The greeting is unnukkut
Grammar Note
It is used in questions such as unnuk suniaqqit? ("what are you doing tonight?")
ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ
Un-nu-aq
Night
Usage
The word for "night"
Grammar Note
A word with the same root as unnuk ("evening")
ᒫᓐᓇ
Maan-na
Now
Usage
The word for "now". "Soon" is maannaruluk
Grammar Note
It is placed early in a sentence to talk about what is happening now
ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓗᒃ
Maan-na-ru-luk
Soon
Usage
The word for "soon"
Grammar Note
A word built on maanna ("now")
ᐅᓪᓗᖅ
Ul-luq
Day
Usage
The word for a day. "Every day" is qautamaat
Grammar Note
Ulluqatsiarit means "have a good day" (to one person)
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ
Pi-na-su-a-ru-siq
Week
Usage
The word for "week"
Grammar Note
Pinasuarusiup nunngua is "weekend". Pinasuarusitamaat is "every week"
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ
Pi-na-su-a-ru-si-u-laaq-tu-mi
Next week
Usage
The word for "next week"
Grammar Note
The infix -laaq- marks a time from tomorrow onward. The past uses -lauq- (pinasuarusiulauqtumi "last week")
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ
Pi-na-su-a-ru-si-u-la-uq-tu-mi
Last week
Usage
The word for "last week"
Grammar Note
The infix -lauq- marks a time from yesterday or earlier. The future uses -laaq- (pinasuarusiulaaqtumi "next week")
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊ
Pi-na-su-a-ru-si-up nu-nngu-a
Weekend
Usage
The word for "weekend". "On the weekend" is pinasuarusiup nunnguani
Grammar Note
Literally "the end of the week". It is written as two words
ᑕᖅᑭᖅ
Taq-kiq
Month
Usage
The word for a calendar month. The same word also means the moon
Grammar Note
Taqqiq means both "month" and "moon", so context decides
ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ
Taq-ki-u-laaq-tu-mi
Next month
Usage
The word for "next month"
Grammar Note
The past uses -lauq- (taqqiulauqtumi "last month")
ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ
Taq-ki-u-la-uq-tu-mi
Last month
Usage
The word for "last month"
Grammar Note
The future uses -laaq- (taqqiulaaqtumi "next month")
ᐊᕐᕌᒍ
Ar-raa-gu
Year
Usage
The word for a year. It also means "next year"
Grammar Note
Arraagutamaat is "every year". Last year is arraani
ᐊᕐᕌᓂ
Ar-raa-ni
Last year
Usage
The word for "last year"
Grammar Note
It pairs with arraagu ("year, next year")
ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑭᓲᕙ?
Ul-lu-mi ki-suu-va?
What is the date today?
Usage
Asks today's date. The answer is a number with an ending
Grammar Note
For tomorrow's date ask qauppat kisuulaaqqa?
ᖃᖓ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓲᖑᕕᑦ?
Qa-nga nal-li-u-ti-suu-ngu-vit?
When is your birthday?
Usage
Asks one person when their birthday is. The answer uses the name of a month
Grammar Note
Qanga means "when" for past or future. The ending -vit means "you"
ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓲᖑᔪᖓ ᔫᓂᒥ.
Nal-li-u-ti-suu-ngu-ju-nga juu-ni-mi.
My birthday is in June.
Usage
Gives the month of your birthday. The ending -mi on the month means "in"
Grammar Note
Other months follow the same pattern with -mi (iipurimi "in April")
ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅ
Nag-gaj-ja-u
Monday
Usage
The South Baffin (Iqaluit) day name. North Baffin says naggajja
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅ
A-ip-piq
Tuesday
Usage
The South Baffin (Iqaluit) day name. North Baffin says aippaa
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᐱᖓᑦᓯᖅ
Pi-ngat-siq
Wednesday
Usage
The South Baffin (Iqaluit) day name. North Baffin says pingajuat
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᓯᑕᒻᒥᖅ
Si-tam-miq
Thursday
Usage
A day name. It is related to the number four (sitamat)
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᑕᓪᓕᕐᒥᖅ
Tal-lir-miq
Friday
Usage
A day name. It is related to the number five (tallimat)
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᒃ
Si-va-taar-vik
Saturday
Usage
A day name. In Iqaluit naatsiingujalaarniaq is also used
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᓈᑦᓰᖑᔭᖅ
Naat-sii-ngu-jaq
Sunday
Usage
The South Baffin (Iqaluit) day name. North Baffin says naattiinguja
Grammar Note
Day names are nouns. "On [day]" takes a case ending (pingatsirmi "on Wednesday")
ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ
Jaan-nu-a-ri
January
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English. "In [month]" takes -mi (juunimi "in June")
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters. A few spellings differ in North Baffin
ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ
Viiv-vu-a-ri
February
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᒫᑦᓯ
Maat-si
March
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᐄᐳᕆ
Ii-pu-ri
April
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English. "In April" is iipurimi
Grammar Note
North Baffin spells April as iipuru
ᒪᐃ
Ma-i
May
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᔫᓂ
Juu-ni
June
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English. "In June" is juunimi
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᔪᓚᐃ
Ju-la-i
July
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᐋᒡᒌᓯ
Aag-gii-si
August
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
North Baffin spells August as aaggisi
ᓯᑎᐱᕆ
Si-ti-pi-ri
September
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
English month names respelled with this language's letters
ᐅᑐᐱᕆ
U-tu-pi-ri
October
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
Sounds this language lacks are replaced: o becomes u, e becomes i, b becomes p and d becomes t
ᓄᕕᐱᕆ
Nu-vi-pi-ri
November
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
Sounds this language lacks are replaced: o becomes u, e becomes i, b becomes p and d becomes t
ᑎᓯᐱᕆ
Ti-si-pi-ri
December
Usage
Month names are loanwords from English
Grammar Note
Sounds this language lacks are replaced: o becomes u, e becomes i, b becomes p and d becomes t
ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ
I-kar-raq
Hour
Usage
The word for an hour as a length of time. Clock times use a different ending
Grammar Note
Ikarraup avvanga is "half an hour". Pingasunik ikarranik is "three hours"
ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐅᑉ ᐊᕝᕙᖓ
I-kar-ra-up av-va-nga
Half an hour
Usage
The phrase for half an hour
Grammar Note
Literally "the half of the hour". It is written as two words
ᓯᕿᙳᔭᖅ
Si-qi-nngu-jaq
Clock
Usage
The word for a clock. The long hand is takijua and the short hand is naittua
Grammar Note
It goes together with clock-hour words ending in -muuqtuq ("it is … o'clock")
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