asveq

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Compare Greenlandic aaveq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaz.vɨq/, [ˈazvəq]
  • Hyphenation: as‧veq

Noun

asveq

  1. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Declension

Declension of asveq (stem: asver-)
singular dual plural
absolutive asveq asvrek asvret
relative asvrem asvrek asvret
locative asvermi asvregni asverni
allative asvermun asvregnun asvernun
ablative asvermek asvregnek asvernek
perlative asverkun asvregnegun asvretgun
equative asvertun asvregtun asvercetun

References

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