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Words

Iñupiaq Word	English Word
Ivlaaq	this morning
unnuŋman	yesterday
unnuaq	last night
unnuŋmatqik	night before last
ikpaksraaq	a few days or so ago
akku	a while ago
upinġaatqik	summer before last
ukiutqik	winter before last
upinġaksratqik	spring before last

Words in a Sentence

Suliqiviñ uvlupak?
What are you doing today?

          Iqaqsriruŋa.
          I am washing clothes.

                    Suliqiviñ unnuŋman?
                    What did you do yesterday?

Savktuaŋa.
I was working.

          Ikpaksraaq suliqiviñ?
          What did you do a few days or so ago?

                    Tuttuliaqtuaŋa.
                    I went caribou hunting.

Upinġaatqik sumukpisik?
Where did you₂ go summer before last?

          Greenland-muktuaguk.
          We₂ went to Greenland.

                    Sumiitpiñ aġġimmata?
                    Where were you when they were Eskimo dancing?

                              Aimmiruaŋa.
                              I was staying home.

Uvlupak taiguaqtuq.
Today, he is reading.

          Unnuŋman taiguaqtuaq.
          Yesterday, he read.

                    Uvlupak miquqtusik.
                    Today, you₂ are sewing.

                              Unnuŋman miquqtuasik.
                              Yesterday, you sewed.