anatax̂

anatax̂

Aleut

Etymology

Apparently from Japanese 貴方 (anata, “you”) +‎ -x̂ (absolutive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Atkan) IPA^(key): /ˈanataχ/

Noun

anatax̂

1. (Bering Island, hapax) Japanese person

   Synonyms: Yapuunax̂, Yapuunix̂

References

1. José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente (12 August 2015), “Bering Island Aleut anata-x̣ ‘Japanese’”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎, volume 107, ISSN 0039-3282, pages 7-16.