neqa

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *nəqə, from Proto-Eskimo *nəqə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɨ.qa/, [ˈnəqɑ]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧qa

Noun

neqa

  1. fish
  2. food

Declension

Declension of neqa (stem: neqe-)
singular dual plural
absolutive neqa neqek neqet
relative neqem neqek neqet
locative neqmi neqegni neqni
allative neqmun neqegnun neqnun
ablative neqmek neqegnek neqnek
perlative neqkun neqegnegun neqetgun
equative neqtun neqegtun neqcetun

References

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