-vak

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Yup'ik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Yupik *-vak, from Proto-Eskimo *-vak.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /-vak/

Suffix[edit]

-vak

Used to form nouns denoting a great size of something.

Declension[edit]

Declension of -vak (stem: -vag-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	-vak	-viik	-viit
relative	-viim	-viik	-viit
locative	-vagmi	-viigni	-vagni
allative	-vagmun	-viignun	-vagnun
ablative	-vagmek	-viignek	-vagnek
perlative	-vagkun	-viignegun	-viitgun
equative	-vagtun	-viigtun	-vagcetun

Derived terms[edit]

Yup'ik terms suffixed with -vak

References[edit]

Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 647

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