Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/nukaqliq

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This Proto-Inuit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Inuit

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Etymology

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From *nukaq +‎ *qliq (postbase).

Noun

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*nukaqliq

  1. youngest (of a family)

Descendants

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  • Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun: nugaqłiq
  • North Alaskan Inupiatun: nukaqłiq
  • Inuvialuktun: nukaqłiq
  • Inuktitut: ᓄᑲᕐᓯᖅ (nokarsiq), nukarsiq
  • Greenlandic: nukarleq

References

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