qaiq

Yup'ik

Alternative forms

• (Nunivak) qaaq

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik [Term?], from Proto-Eskimo *qaɣəʀ- (“to burst”). Compare Greenlandic qaarpoq (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈqa.iq/, [ˈqɑe̯q]
• Hyphenation: qa‧iq

Noun

qaiq

1. wave

Declension

Declension of qaiq (stem: qair-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	qaiq	qairek	qairet
relative	qairem	qairek	qairet
locative	qairmi	qairegni	qairni
allative	qairmun	qairegnun	qairnun
ablative	qairmek	qairegnek	qairnek
perlative	qairkun	qairegnegun	qairetgun
equative	qairtun	qairegtun	qaircetun

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “qaiq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN