Much or Little Of: -tu- and -kip-

Two suffixes turn a noun into a verb of "much" or "little" of it. -tu-, for some words -su-, means "have a big …", and -kip- "have little …": aki "price" gives akisuvoq "is expensive" and akikippoq "is cheap".

• Angallatit taakkua assut akisupput.

  Those boats are very expensive. (aki + -su-: lit. they have a big price)

• Biilii sukkaallutillu akikitsuaraapput.

  She has a slow, cheap car. (aki + -kip-: lit. little price)

• Meeqqakka nipikipput. Tassa iluaq.

  My children are very quiet. It's wonderful. (nipi "voice, sound" + -kip-)

• Nipitunerusumik oqalulaarit.

  Speak up, please. (nipi + -tu-: lit. speak with a bigger voice)