mikivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *mǝkǝ- (“small, child”), from Proto-Eskimo *mikǝ- (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /mikivuq/, [mɪ.kɪ.vɔq]

Verb

mikivoq

  1. (intransitive) be small

Conjugation

Conjugation of miki- (intransitive vowel stem)
indicative interrogative imperative optative conditional contemporative participial conjunctive/
causative
I mikivunga mikivunga - mikilanga mikiguma mikillunga mikisunga mikigama
you (sg.) mikivutit mikivit mikigit - mikiguit mikillutit mikisutit mikigavit
she mikivoq mikiva - mikili mikippat mikillugu mikisoq mikimmat
she herself - - - - mikiguni - - mikigami
the two of us† mikivuguk mikivuguk mikiluk mikilanuk, mikinaaguk mikigunnuk mikillunuk mikisuguk mikigannuk
you two† mikivutik mikivitik mikigitik, mikinatik - mikiguttik mikillutik mikisutik mikigattik
those two† mikippuk mikippak - mikillik mikippanik mikillugik mikisuk mikimmanik
we mikivugut mikivugut mikisa mikilata, mikinaagut mikigutta mikilluta mikisugut mikigatta
you (pl.) mikivusi mikivisi mikigitsi - mikigussi mikillusi mikisusi mikigassi
they mikipput mikippat - mikilit, mikillit* mikippata mikillugit mikisut mikimmata
they themselves - - - - mikigunik - - mikigamik

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

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