aperivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *apǝ-ʁ- "to ask". Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ (apiriyoq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /apirivuq/, [a.pɜ.ʁɪ.vɔq]

Verb

aperivoq

  1. (intransitive) asks
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 95:
      "Qanoq akulikitsigisumik toqqorsivinni inoqamersoq misissortarpisiuk?" Harry aperivoq.
      "How often do you check to see if anyone's inside?" Harry asked.

Conjugation

Conjugation of aperi- (intransitive vowel stem)
indicative interrogative imperative optative conditional contemporative participial conjunctive/
causative
I aperivunga aperivunga - aperilanga aperiguma aperillunga aperisunga aperigama
you (sg.) aperivutit aperivit aperigit - aperiguit aperillutit aperisutit aperigavit
she aperivoq aperiva - aperili aperippat aperillugu aperisoq aperimmat
she herself - - - - aperiguni - - aperigami
the two of us† aperivuguk aperivuguk aperiluk aperilanuk, aperinaaguk aperigunnuk aperillunuk aperisuguk aperigannuk
you two† aperivutik aperivitik aperigitik, aperinatik - aperiguttik aperillutik aperisutik aperigattik
those two† aperippuk aperippak - aperillik aperippanik aperillugik aperisuk aperimmanik
we aperivugut aperivugut aperisa aperilata, aperinaagut aperigutta aperilluta aperisugut aperigatta
you (pl.) aperivusi aperivisi aperigitsi - aperigussi aperillusi aperisusi aperigassi
they aperipput aperippat - aperilit, aperillit* aperippata aperillugit aperisut aperimmata
they themselves - - - - aperigunik - - aperigamik

† The dual forms are now considered obsolete or archaic in Greenlandic and are rarely used in contemporary speech or writing.

References

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