qaiq

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Yup'ik

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yupik [Term?], from Proto-Eskimo *qaɣəʀ- (“to burst”). Compare Greenlandic qaarpoq (“to break”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈqa.iq/, [ˈqɑe̯q]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧iq

Noun

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qaiq

  1. wave

Declension

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Declension of qaiq (stem: qair-)
singular dual plural
absolutive qaiq qairek qairet
relative qairem qairek qairet
locative qairmi qairegni qairni
allative qairmun qairegnun qairnun
ablative qairmek qairegnek qairnek
perlative qairkun qairegnegun qairetgun
equative qairtun qairegtun qaircetun

References

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  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “qaiq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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