In the last grammar note, we looked at these three noun endings
| -mi | at / in |
| kanatami | in Canada |
| -mit | from |
| kanatamit | from Canada |
| -mut | to |
| kanatamut | to Canada |
These three endings all change a -k or -t sound that comes before them to -m:
| Nunavtsiavut | |
| Nunatsiavummi | in Nunatsiavut |
| kok | river |
| kommut | to the river |
| nuvuk | point of land |
| nuvummit | from the point of land |
Remember that this change does not happen after a double consonat sound:
| sitjak | seashore |
| sitjami | from the seashore |
These three endings have a plural form: -ni, -nut, & -nit
| tupik | tent |
| tupimmi | in the tent |
| tupinni | in the tents |
| tasik | lake |
| tasimmit | from the lakes |
| tasinnit | from the lakes |
| KakKasuak | mountain |
| KakKasuammut | to the mountain |
| KakKasuanut | to the mountains |
We can use these endings when answering the following questions:
| naneven? | Where are you? |
| suliaKapvimi | at the office |
| namungaven? | Where are you going? |
| kommut | to the river |
| nakit? | from where? |
| tupinnit | from the tents |
Or in the context of a conversation, you might use one of these questions:
| nami? | where? |
| namut? | to where? |