English–Inuktut (Syllabics) Dictionary

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