Inuktitut: 2,000 Words, 100 Affixes and the Syllabic Script: All Foundations to Aim for B1

What if the most fascinating language of the Americas were also one of the most logical?Inuktitut builds its sentences the way you assemble a sled: a root, a few affixes, and one word that says everything. Computer? "That which resembles a brain." Internet? "That which travels through the layers of the world." A language like a poem, spoken by nearly 40,000 people - the most vigorous of Canada's Indigenous languages.This volume gives you all the foundations you need to aim for B1: - 8 progressive levels, 16 dialogues and 8 graded serial readings - 2,000 words sorted by theme, the essential kept apart from the treasure - 100 affixes, the complete syllabary and a method for reading it - the 50 essential verbs and every connector you need at B1 - the full table of endings, including the dual - and the collection's honesty page: what this book can do, and what no book can ever promiseReference dialect: South Qikiqtaaluk (Iqaluit), with North Qikiqtaaluk and Inuinnaqtun sidebars. Every word appears in both scripts - Latin alphabet and qaniujaaqpait syllabics - with pronunciation cued for English speakers.Nakurmiik - and welcome to the land.