10 namolikKen?

In this lesson we look at how to talk about going to or coming from a place.

You start with a noun root that desribes where are going to or coming from:

niuvipvik

the school

You can then add a noun ending to the root:

-mi	noun ending meaning, in or at
niuvipvimi	in / at the store
-mut	noun ending meaning, to
niuvipvimut	to the store
-mit	noun ending meaning, from
niuvipvimit	from the store

To talk about going to a place, use the noun ending -mut with the verb root ai-:

niuvipvimut aivunga	I am going to the store.
niuvipvimut aivuguk	The two of us are going to the store
niuvipvimut aivugut	We (3+) are going to the store.
niuvipvimut aivutit	You are going to the store.
niuvipvimut aivusi	You (3+) are going to the store.
niuvipvimut aijuk	He/she is going to the store.
niuvipvimut aijok	They (2) are going to the store.
niuvipvimut aijut	They (3+) are going to the store.

You can change the question word and have the same pattern:

Namut aiven?	Where are you going?
Namut aivâ / aijon?	Where is he/she going?

The imperative is used to tell someone to do something, or indicate something that you would like to happen.

-git is used when you are speaking to one other person:

Kai-	to come
Kaigit !	Come here!
tupa-	to wake up
tupagit !	Wake up!

When telling someone to do something, there is often an object or another person involved. In which, case we use the ending -guk :

matu-	to close
igalâk matuguk !	Close the window!
ukkui-	to open
igalâk ukkuiguk !	Open the window!