-kipiaq

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Inupiaq

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Suffix

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-kipiaq

  1. a suffix attached to the root form of a numeral that multiplies its value by 20:
    malġuk '2', malġukipiaq '40'; akimiaq '15', akimiakipiaq '300'

Usage notes

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This suffix is only found on the numerals for 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, and on compound numbers that end in these numerals; for iñuiññakipiaq (20×20) there is also a more formal synonym iḷagiññaq.