quviasuvvik

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Inuktitut

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Etymology

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quviasuk- (“to be be happy”) +‎ -vik (“place or time where sth happens”) with consonant "k" assimilated to "v"

Noun

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quviasuvvik (dual quviasuvviik, plural quviasuvviit)

  1. Christmas and/or New Year.
    Quviasugitsi quviasuvvimi!
    "Happy Christmas" or "Happy New Year!"
    (literally, “Enjoy yourselves in enjoying time.”)
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