ciisquq

Yup'ik

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik [Term?], from Proto-Eskimo *ciɣəðquq. Compare Greenlandic seeqqoq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːs.quq/, [ˈt͡ʃiːsqoq]
  • Hyphenation: ciis‧quq

Noun

ciisquq

  1. knee

Declension

Declension of ciisquq (stem: ciisqu(r)-)
singular dual plural
absolutive ciisquq ciisquk ciisqut
relative ciisqum ciisquk ciisqut
locative ciisqumi ciisqugni ciisquni
allative ciisqumun ciisqugnun ciisqunun
ablative ciisqumek ciisqugnek ciisqunek
perlative ciisqukun ciisqugnegun ciisqutgun
equative ciisqutun ciisqugtun ciisqucetun

References

  • Osahito Miyaoka (2012), A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 41
  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012), “ciisquq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN