ciisquq

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Yup'ik

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik , from Proto-Eskimo *ciɣəðquq. Compare Greenlandic seeqqoq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːs.quq/,
  • Hyphenation: ciis‧quq

Noun

ciisquq

  1. knee

Declension

References

  • Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 41
  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “ciisquq”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN