asveq

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *ayvǝʁ, from Proto-Eskimo *ayvǝʁ. Compare Greenlandic aaveq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaz.vɨq/, [ˈazvəq]
• Hyphenation: as‧veq

Noun

asveq

1. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Declension

Declension of asveq (stem: asver-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	asveq	asvrek	asvret
relative	asvrem	asvrek	asvret
locative	asvermi	asvregni	asverni
allative	asvermun	asvregnun	asvernun
ablative	asvermek	asvregnek	asvernek
perlative	asverkun	asvregnegun	asvretgun
equative	asvertun	asvregtun	asvercetun

References

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