kass'aq

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Yup'ik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian каза́к (kazák, “Cossack”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkas.saq/, [ˈkasːɑq]
  • Hyphenation: kass‧ssaq

Noun[edit]

kass'aq

  1. white person
  2. (Nushagak River, Lake Iliamna, Egegik) priest

Declension[edit]

Declension of kass'aq (stem: kass'a(r)-)
singular dual plural
absolutive kass'aq kass'ak kass'at
relative kass'am kass'ak kass'at
locative kass'ami kass'agni kass'ani
allative kass'amun kass'agnun kass'anun
ablative kass'amek kass'agnek kass'anek
perlative kass'akun kass'agnegun kass'atgun
equative kass'atun kass'agtun kass'acetun

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

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