Alutor

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Вʼапаӄавʼвʼи

Etymology

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Compare Itelmen вапӄ (fly agaric) and Chukchi вапаӄ (fly agaric).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вʼапаӄ (wapaq) (dual вʼапаӄат, plural вʼапаӄавʼвʼи)

  1. fly agaric
    Мытнуткына мури вʼапаӄавʼвʼи
    We (two) are eating fly agarics
    Гуттаӄу вʼапаӄавʼвʼи иньас иллаыткынавʼвʼи
    These fly agarics are enough

See also

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References

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Igor Mel'čuk, The dualizers and pluralizers in the Alutor verb