Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

Appendix 4
Suffixes indicating the Number of Nouns
Number
Class Word Meaning Sing. Sing. Dual Plural
Absolut. Relative
1a -V pana spear pana pana-m panna-k pana-t
talu door talu talu-m tallu-k talu-t
ini room ini ini-m inna-k ini-t
1b - V kaäi source kaäi kaäi-m kaääa-k kaäi-ch
tapsi belt tapsi tapsi-m tapsi-k tapsi-ch
2 -VV niu leg niu niu-m niu-k niu-t
tui shoulder tui tui-m tui-k tui-ch
3 -ti uumman heart uumman uummati-m uummati-k uummati-t
aämaun key aämaun aämauti-m aämauti-k aämauti-t
4a - q umiaq boat umiaq umia-m umia-k umia-t
kigiñaq face kigiñaq kigiña-m kigiña-k kigiña-t
ikivàaq padding ikivàaq ikivàa-m ikivàa-k ikivàa-t
4b - q qipmiq dog qipmiq qipmi-m qipmi-k qipmi-ch
ayaupiq net stretcher ayaupiq ayaupi-m ayauppa-k ayaupi-ch
4c - q putuguq toe putuguq putukku-m putukku-k putukku-t
saniàaq side saniàaq saniqqa-m saniqqa-k saniqqa-t
ugiihiq baldplate duck ugiihiq ugiikki-m ugiikki-k ugiikki-ch
nasraq hood nasraq natcha-m natcha-k natcha-t
5 - k akuàluk bell akuàluk akuàlu-um akuàlu-uk akuàlu-ich
iyaàak rock iyaàak iyaàa-um iyaàa-ak iyaàa-ich
kukik fingernail kukik kukig-um kuki-ik kuki-iich
aqpik cloud berry aqpik aqpi-um aqpi-ik aqpi-ich
6 - k kikiak nail kikiak kikiag-um kiki-rrak kikiag-ich
kuuk river kuuk kuug-um kuu-rrak kuug-ich
7a - CC uqaâiq word uqaâiq uqaâh-um uqaâ-âak uqaâh-ich
kamik boot kamik kamg-um kam-mak kamg-ich
7b - CC iàñiq son iàñiq iàñià-um iàñ-ak iàñià-ich
igáiq sleeping bench igáiq igáià-um igá-ak igáià-ich
Noun case endings
Absolutive – 1) Subject of a verb in intransitive inflection,
2) Object of a verb in transitive inflection
Relative – 1) Subject of a verb with transitive inflection
2) Possessor
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