asirluni

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Alutiiq

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eskimo *asiʀ- base, “be good”

Verb

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asirluni (root asir-)

  1. (intransitive) be good, nice
  2. (intransitive) be fine, well, okay
    Taata Paluwigmek tekitellria asirluni?
    Was Dad well when he came back from Port Graham?

References

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  • Fortescue, Michael. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Alaska Native Language Center, 2010
  • Leer, Jeff. Classroom Grammar of Koniag Alutiiq, Kodiak Island Dialect, Volume 1, Alaska Native Language Center, 1990

Further reading

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  • Congugation of asirluni in Word Wiinaq Alutiiq Dictionary
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