"-u" meaning in Inuktitut

See -u in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: -ᐅ [Syllabics], -ngu [alternative], -iu [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|iu|verbs|Syllabics|-ᐅ}} -u (Syllabics -ᐅ)
  1. to be (copula)
    Sense id: en--u-iu-verb-3vfKp9tI Categories (other): Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 27 entries, Pages with entries
     
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ᐅ",
      "tags": [
        "Syllabics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ngu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iu",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "Syllabics",
        "4": "-ᐅ"
      },
      "expansion": "-u (Syllabics -ᐅ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inuktitut",
  "lang_code": "iu",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 27 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is a hunter.",
          "text": "angunasuktiujuq.",
          "translation": "He is a hunter.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be (copula)"
      ],
      "id": "en--u-iu-verb-3vfKp9tI",
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ᐅ",
      "tags": [
        "Syllabics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ngu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iu",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "Syllabics",
        "4": "-ᐅ"
      },
      "expansion": "-u (Syllabics -ᐅ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inuktitut",
  "lang_code": "iu",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header",
        "Inuktitut lemmas",
        "Inuktitut terms with usage examples",
        "Inuktitut verbs",
        "Pages with 27 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is a hunter.",
          "text": "angunasuktiujuq.",
          "translation": "He is a hunter.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be (copula)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}

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