ciisquq

Yup'ik

Alternative forms

• (various dialects) cisquq

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik [Term?], from Proto-Eskimo *ciɣəðquq. Compare Greenlandic seeqqoq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːs.quq/, [ˈt͡ʃiːsqoq]
• Hyphenation: ciis‧quq

Noun

ciisquq

1. knee

Declension

Declension of ciisquq (stem: ciisqu(r)-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	ciisquq	ciisquk	ciisqut
relative	ciisqum	ciisquk	ciisqut
locative	ciisqumi	ciisqugni	ciisquni
allative	ciisqumun	ciisqugnun	ciisqunun
ablative	ciisqumek	ciisqugnek	ciisqunek
perlative	ciisqukun	ciisqugnegun	ciisqutgun
equative	ciisqutun	ciisqugtun	ciisqucetun

References

• Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 41
• Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “ciisquq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN