Datapoint Eskimo Pidgin/Uses of the habitual marker

There are no habitual markers, although some of the examples in Stefánsson (1909) that contain the word picūktū 'to want' are provided with a habitual translation.

Values

No overt habitual marker

Example 76-44:
kimmik innuk kaukau picūktū
kimmik
dog
innuk
man
kaukau
eat
picūktū
want
The dog bites (is inclined to bite) people.

Source: Stefánsson 1909: 226

Confidence:
Intermediate