ungak

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Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *uŋak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ŋak/,
  • Hyphenation: un‧gak

Noun

ungak

  1. facial hair; whisker

Declension

References

  • Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 209
  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “ungak”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN