asveq
Yup'ik
Etymology
From Proto-Yupik *ayvəʀ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvəʀ. Compare Greenlandic aaveq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaz.vɨq/, [ˈazvəq]
- Hyphenation: as‧veq
Noun
asveq
- 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