Grammar » 17 » The Plural

In Inuktut, the plural is used to talk about three or more of any noun:

inuk	person
inok	two people
inuit	people (3+)

Note how the -it ending deletes the final -k sound of the singular form of the noun:

itsivautak	chair
itsivautait	chairs (3+)

If the last vowel sound in the singular form of a noun is -i, the plural ending turns it into a long i (e) sound followed by -t:

angutik	man
angutet	men (3+)
titigutik	pen
titigutet	pen (3+)

If the last vowel sound in the singular form of a noun is a long vowel or a vowel combination, the plural ending is just -t :

ukuak	door
ukuat	doors (3+)
sâk	table
sât	tables (3+)