Dialogue: Coffee or Tea Break
Adami:
Tetugumaven?Tetugumaven? Would you like tea?
Lena:
Â, tetugumavunga.Â, tetugumavunga. Yes I'd like tea.
Adami:
SukarattuKattaven?SukarattuKattaven? Do you take sugar?
Lena:
Auka, sukarattuKattangilanga.Auka, sukarattuKattangilanga. No, I don't take sugar.
Adami:
ImmutuKattaven?ImmutuKattaven? Do you take milk?
Lena:
Â, immutuKattavunga.Â, immutuKattavunga. Yes, I take milk.
Adami:
Âhai. Tagga.Âhai. Tagga. O.K. Here you go.
Lena:
Nakummek.Nakummek. Thank you.
Adami:
ketaugaluak . ketaugaluak.You're welcome.
Vocabulary
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te
tea
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tetugumaven?
Would you like tea?
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tetugumavunga
tea (I would like...)
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tetugumangilanga
tea (I would not like...)
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kâfi
coffee
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kâfittugumaven?
coffee (Would you like...?)
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kâfittugumavunga
coffee (I would like...)
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kâfittugumangilanga
coffee (I don't want...)
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immuk
milk
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immutuKattaven?
Do you take milk?
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immutuKattaven tenni?
Do you take milk with your tea?
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immutuKattavunga
I take milk.
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immutuKattangilanga
I do not take milk.
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sukarak
sugar
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sukarattuKattaven?
sugar (Do you take...?)
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sukarattuKattavunga
sugar (I take ... with my coffee/tea)
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sukarattuKattangilanga
sugar (I do not take ...)
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imik
water (for drinking)
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imigumaven?
water (would you like...?)
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imigumavunga
water (I would like ...)
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imigumangilanga
water (I don't want ...)
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panitsiak
bannock
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kâfittotik
cup; mug
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KakKojâggulak
cookie
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tepâttik
tea pot
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nakummek
thank you
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ilâli
You’re welcome.
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Grammar
10 » To Want
To express the idea of wanting to do something, Nunatsiavummiutitut speakers insert the affix -guma- between the verb root, which describes the action, and the verb ending:
| kâfittuk- | verb root meaning, 'to drink coffee' |
| kâfittugumaven? | Do you want to drink coffee? |
| kâfittugumavunga | I want to drink coffee. |
| kâfittugumangilanga | I don’t want to drink coffee. |
| tetugumaven? | Do you want to drink tea? |
| tetugumavunga | I’d like some tea. |
| tetugumangilanga | I do not want tea. |
Remember to drop the affix -tu- when talking about drinking water:
| imigumaven? | Would you like water? |
| imigumavunga | I’d like some water. |
| imigumangilanga | I don’t want water. |
11 » To Eat or Drink Something
The affix -tuq- is used after noun roots to indicate something one eats, drinks, wears or uses somehow:
| tetuvugut | We (3+) are drinking tea. |
-tu- changes the final -k of noun roots to t :
| puijivinik | seal meat |
| puijivinittujuk | He/she is eating seal meat. |
| umiak | boat |
| umiaittujok | The two of them are using the boat. |
| kamik | sealskin boot |
| kamittujuk | He/she puts on sealskin boots. |
If the sound before the -k is a double vowel, -tu- just deletes the final -k sound :
| panitsiak | bannock |
| panitsiatujunga | I am eating bannock. |
The root imik on its own means “water” or it can become a verb root, followed by a verb ending, to mean “to drink”. If you want to ask someone if they would like some water, do not use the affix –tu- with the root imik. The correct way to ask the question is:
| imigumaven? | Do you want to drink (some water)? |
| imigumavunga | I want to drink some water. |