Inuktut (Syllabics)–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ᐅᕙᖓ	pronoun	I	ᐅᕙᖓ ᒫᓃᑦᑐᖓ ᒫᓇ. I am here now.
ᐃᓕᑦᓯ	pronoun	you	ᐃᓕᑦᓯ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓯ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ. You are very kind.
ᐅᕙᒍᑦ	pronoun	we	ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐳᒍᑦ. We are going home.
ᓱᓇ	pronoun	what	ᓱᓇ ᓴᓂᕋᐅᑉ ᖁᓛᓂ ᐃᑉᐸ? What is on the table?
ᓇᒥ	adverb	where	ᓇᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ? Where is your house?
ᖃᖓ	adverb	when	ᖃᖓ ᑎᑭᓛᖅᐱᑦ? When will you come?
ᑭᓇ	pronoun	who	ᑭᓇ ᒪᑐᐃᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ? Who is at the door?
ᓱᒻᒪᑦ	adverb	why	ᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ? Why are you sad today?
ᖃᓄᖅ	adverb	how	ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐱᐅᒃ? How did you do that?
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ	verb	to go	ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓕᕆᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ. We go to school early.
ᑎᑭᑦᑐᖅ	verb	to come	ᐱᖃᑎᒐ ᑎᑭᓛᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ. My friend will come tomorrow.
ᑕᑯᔪᖅ	verb	to see	ᐅᕙᖓ ᑕᑯᔪᖓ ᑕᕿᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᒥᒃ. I see the bright moon.
ᓂᕆᔪᖅ	verb	to eat	ᓄᑕᕋᖅ ᓂᕆᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. The child eats fish today.
ᐃᒥᖅᑐᖅ	verb	to drink
ᓯᓂᒃᑐᖅ	verb	to sleep	ᓄᑲᖅᑎᕐᒃ ᓯᓂᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ. The boy sleeps at night.
ᐃᓄᒃ	noun	person	ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᒐ. That person is my friend.
ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ	noun	man
ᐊᕐᓇᖅ	noun	woman
ᓄᑕᕋᖅ	noun	child
ᓄᑲᖅᑎᑦ	noun	girl
ᐃᓚᒌᑦ	noun	family	ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᒫᓂ ᐃᓅᕗᑦ. My family lives here.
ᐊᓈᓇ	noun	mother	ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᒥᖅᑐᖅ ᑎ. My mother drinks tea.
ᐊᑖᑕ	noun	father	ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐃᑉᐳᖅ. My father is at home.
ᐱᖃᑎ	noun	friend	ᐱᖃᑎᒐ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. My friend came today.
ᐃᒡᓗ	noun	house	ᐃᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ. The house is very big.
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅ	noun	home	ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐳᖓ ᒫᓇ. I am going home now.
ᐅᓪᓗᖅ	noun	day	ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ. Today is a good day.
ᐅᓐᓄᖅ	noun	night	ᐅᓐᓄᖅ ᓂᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ. The night is very cold.
ᐅᓪᓛᖅ	noun	morning	ᐅᓪᓛᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ. This morning is bright.
ᐊᕐᕌᒍ	noun	year
ᐅᓪᓗᒥ	adverb	today	ᐅᕙᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓴᓇᓛᖅᑐᖓ. I will work today.
ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ	adverb	tomorrow	ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓛᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ. We will leave tomorrow.
ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓴᖅ	adverb	yesterday
ᒫᓇ	adverb	now	ᒫᓇ ᑕᒧᙵᐅᒋᑦ. Come here now.
ᓯᕿᓂᖅ	noun	sun	ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. The sun is bright today.
ᑕᖅᑭᖅ	noun	moon
ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ	noun	star
ᖁᐊᖅ	noun	sky
ᐃᑯᒪ	noun	fire	ᐃᑯᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ. The fire is very hot.
ᐃᒪᖅ	noun	water	ᐃᒪᖅ ᓂᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ. The water is cold.
ᐊᓄᕆ	noun	wind	ᐊᓄᕆ ᓴᙱᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ. The wind is very strong.
ᖃᒻᒪᖅ	noun	mountain
ᑕᔪᖅ	noun	sea
ᓂᕿ	noun	food	ᓂᕿ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒫᓇ. The food is ready now.
ᖃᑭᐊᖅ	noun	bread
ᓂᕿ	noun	meat	ᓂᕿ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑐᖅ. The meat is hot.
ᐃᖃᓗᒃ	noun	fish	ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓴᖅ. We ate fish yesterday.
ᒪᓐᓂᖅ	noun	egg
ᐃᒻᒧᒃ	noun	milk	ᓄᑕᕋᖅ ᐃᒻᒧᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᖅᑐᖅ. The child drinks milk.
ᑎ	noun	tea	ᑎ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ. The tea is very hot.
ᑳᐱ	noun	coffee
ᓂᐊᖁᖅ	noun	head
ᐃᔨ	noun	eye
ᓯᐅᑎ	noun	ear
ᖃᓂᖅ	noun	mouth
ᕿᖓᖅ	noun	nose
ᐊᒡᒐᒃ	noun	hand
ᐃᓯᒐᖅ	noun	foot
ᐊᑎᖅ	noun	name	ᐊᑎᕋ ᐋᓇ. My name is Anna.
ᒪᒃᑖᑦ	noun	book
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ	noun	language	ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕗᑦ. Inuktut is our language.
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ	noun	money
ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖅ	noun	work
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ	noun	story
ᓱᓇ	noun	thing	ᓱᓇ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓱᓇ? What is that thing?
ᒪᑐ	noun	door	ᒪᑐ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ. The door is open.
ᓴᓂᕋᖅ	noun	table	ᒪᒃᑖᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᐅᑉ ᖁᓛᓂ ᐃᑉᐳᖅ. The book is on the table.
ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ	noun	chair
ᓄᓇᒃᑯᑦᑑᖅ	noun	car
ᐱᐅᔪᖅ	adjective	good	ᓂᕿ ᐅᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᖅ. This food is good.
ᐊᖏᔪᖅ	adjective	big	ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᖅ. That house is big.
ᒥᑭᔪᖅ	adjective	small	ᐃᖃᓗᒃ ᒥᑭᔪᖅ. The fish is small.
ᓄᑖᖅ	adjective	new
ᑕᑭᔪᖅ	adjective	long
ᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ	adjective	short
ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᖅ	adjective	high	ᖃᒻᒪᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᖅ. The mountain is high.
ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑐᖅ	adjective	hot	ᑎ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑐᖅ. The tea is hot.
ᓂᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ	adjective	cold	ᐃᒪᖅ ᓂᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ. The water is cold.
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖅ	adjective	happy
ᐱᐅᓪᓗᓂ	adjective	beautiful
ᑐᐱᐊᓇᖅ	adjective	fast
ᓄᑕᖅ	adjective	young
ᓴᙱᔪᖅ	adjective	strong	ᐊᓄᕆ ᓴᙱᔪᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. The wind is strong today.
ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ	adjective	red
ᑐᙵᔪᖅ	adjective	blue
ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑕᖅ	adjective	black
ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅ	adjective	white	ᐊᐳᑦ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅ. Snow is white.
ᐄ	interjection	yes	ᐄ, ᑎᑭᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᖓ. Yes, I can come.
ᐋᒡᒐ	interjection	no	ᐋᒡᒐ, ᓇᓗᙱᓚᖓ. No, I do not know.