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Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/uɣi

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This Proto-Eskimo entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Eskimo

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Etymology

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Cognate with Aleut ugix̂ (husband).

Noun

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*uɣi

  1. husband

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-Yupik: *uɣi
    • Alutiiq: wi, wik
    • Yup'ik: vii
    • Naukanski: ui
    • Central Siberian Yupik: ugi
    • Sirenik: uga
  • Proto-Inuit: *ui
    • Inupiaq: ui
      • Qawiaraq & Unalakleet: wii
    • Inuvialuktun: ui
    • Inuktitut: ᐅᐃ (oi), ui
    • Greenlandic: ui

References

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