Aleut

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anatax̂

  1. (Bering Island, hapax) Japanese person
    Synonyms: Yapuunax̂, Yapuunix̂

References

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