To introduce yourself, you can add the affix -u- to the end of your name followed by the verb ending -vunga:
| Peta | Peter |
| Peta + u + vunga = Piitauvunga | I am Peter; My name is Peter. |
The affix -u- means to be. When it is added to a root that ends in a -k or a -q, it deletes the final consonant. We can use a different verb ending -juk to talk about he / she or it:
| tupik | |
| tupik + u + juk = tupiujuk | It is a tent. |
If the last vowel sound before the consonant is a u, the verb –u– merges with thtat sound to become a long u . In Nunatsiavummiutitut long u is written as o.
| inuk | |
| inuk + u + vunga = inovunga | I am Inuk. |
Adding –u– to names coming from other languages like English, can sound quite awkward in Inuktut. If such a name ends in a vowel, it usually isn’t a problem:
| Susi | Susie. |
| Susi + u + vunga = Susiuvunga | My name is Susie. |
But if the name ends in a consonant, Nunatsiavummiutitut speakers will often add an -i- sound before -u- to make pronunciation easier:
| Job | |
| Jobiuvunga. | My name is Job. |
To ask someone their name, you start with the root kina, meaning who? You then add the affix -u- to the end of kina, followed by the question ending -ven?:
| kina + u + ven? | Susie. |
| kinauven? | Who are you? |