niviaqsiaq

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Inupiaq

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare Greenlandic niviarsiaq.

Noun

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niviaqsiaq (dual niviaqsiak, plural niviaqsiat)

  1. young, unmarried girl, miss
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