tuntuvak
Yup'ik

Tuntuvak.
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
Declension
Declension of tuntuvak (stem: tuntuvag-)
singular | dual | plural | |
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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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