Wine & Spirits

1. ᕙᐃᓂ

   Va-i-ni

   Wine

   Usage

   The word for wine. Rules on alcohol differ from community to community, so ask locally.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English written with v, because the language has no w

2. ᐱᐊ

   Pi-a

   Beer

   Usage

   The word for beer. Rules on alcohol differ from community to community, so ask locally.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword from English, where b becomes p

3. ᐃᒥᕋᓚᕝᕕᒃ

   I-mi-ra-lav-vik

   Bar

   Usage

   The word for a bar. Rules on alcohol differ from community to community, so ask locally.

   Grammar Note

   The ending -vik makes a place word, as in niuvirvik ("store") and nirivik ("restaurant")

4. ᐃᒥᕋᓚᕝᕕᒃ ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?

   I-mi-ra-lav-vik na-miip-pa?

   Where is the bar?

   Usage

   Rules on alcohol differ from community to community, so ask locally.

   Grammar Note

   X namiippa? is the basic form for "where is X?". The ending -vik makes a word for a place. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. ᕙᐃᓂᑐᕈᒪᔪᖓ.

   Va-i-ni-tu-ru-ma-ju-nga.

   I'd like some wine.

   Usage

   A way to ask for wine. Rules on alcohol differ from community to community, so ask locally.

   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

6. ᕙᐃᓂᑐᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ.

   Va-i-ni-tu-ru-ma-nngit-tu-nga.

   I don't want any wine.

   Usage

   A way to decline wine

   Grammar Note

   -rumanngittunga means "I do not want to". It is the negative of -rumajunga, and with food the stem takes -tu- first. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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