a(excl)listen.doc

a (excl) listen!; hark!; oops! aa1 (excl) yes, I know; I agree (expresses listener’s agreement with inference to storyteller or speaker) § also aa?, ii aaqanuq (adv) I guess so; maybe so; perhaps § rel qanuq, ail?l?ukiaq aa2 (excl) (expresses exasperation, criticism or dismay over what another person does or says [said in breathy voice]) aakhaa (excl) it’s not right!; you’re lying! (expresses disagreement with another person’s statement) § also aaqhaa? § rel saglu, uumaa aallalii (excl) shame on you!; not like that! (expresses disapproval) § var. al?l?ai aa (i) to cry violently, becoming physically rigid, followed by temporary unconsciousness due to interrupted breathing (usually of a baby) / miq?iqtuuraq kataktaq?uni aaruq the baby is having a spasm because he fell; miq?iqtuuraq anniqami naakka qinna??akami qia?utisa?nialla?mi aasuuruq, taimmaasii aniqsaa?luqqaaqtumi siqui??aqhuni when a baby hurts himself or has a sudden tantrum, he bursts out crying, sucks in his breath and is out of breath sometimes for a long time, then the minute he starts breathing again he usually goes right to sleep aama?a or aama?aaq (i) to be mildly retarded; to be stupid by nature; to pay no heed to one’s surroundings; to be clumsy, obtuse, imperceptive and dull / aama?aaqsiaqsil?gitkaa im?um his drinking is making him imperceptive again; aama?avluni puigu?aqtuq sumiitilaami?ik he forgets where he is because he is mildly retarded | +ma1 vv (?a vv or +ma1 vv (?a- +-aq-1 vn, vv aamit (i) to become unaware of what is going on; to become unconscious or obtuse | +mit vv § rel alapit-, qaurimaiq aan?u (i) to feel faint | n?u vv aan?uq (i) to be knocked unconscious, knocked out; (t) to knock him/her/it unconscious | +n?uq nv § rel avaaq-, qaurimaiq aan?ura?aq (i) to feel faint frequently, intermittently | n?u vv +t/ra?aq vv aa?ayaaq (i) to be partially conscious, lightheaded, not clearheaded | (?a vv +yaaq1 vv aa?ayaa?a- (i) to be partially conscious,