tuntuvak

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *tuntuvak, from Proto-Eskimo *tuŋtuvak, equivalent to tuntu (“caribou”) +‎ -vak. Compare Greenlandic tuttorpak and Inupiaq tuttuvak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtun.tu.vak/, [ˈtuntuwak]
  • Hyphenation: tun‧tu‧vak

Noun

tuntuvak

  1. moose (Alces alces)

Declension

Declension of tuntuvak (stem: tuntuvag-)
singular dual plural
absolutive tuntuvak tuntuviik tuntuviit
relative tuntuviim tuntuviik tuntuviit
locative tuntuvagmi tuntuviigni tuntuvagni
allative tuntuvagmun tuntuviignun tuntuvagnun
ablative tuntuvagmek tuntuviignek tuntuvagnek
perlative tuntuvagkun tuntuviignegun tuntuviitgun
equative tuntuvagtun tuntuviigtun tuntuvagcetun

References

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