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How do you say in inuit language?

There is no single word for "in" in the Inuit language. Inuit languages, like Inuktitut, are polysynthetic, meaning they use many morphemes (meaningful units) to build complex words.

To express "in" you would typically use a combination of prepositions, suffixes, and other grammatical elements depending on the context.

For example:

* "In the house" would be "iglu-mi" (iglu - house, -mi - locative suffix indicating "in").

* "In the water" would be "imi-mi" (imi - water, -mi - locative suffix indicating "in").

So, there's no direct translation for "in" like in English. It's incorporated into the structure of the sentence.

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