aataaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(u)taa (“harp seal”) from Proto-Eskimo *a(r)uta (“seal skin”). Cognate with Alutiiq aataak (“seal skin”), and Naukanski awátaq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aataaq/, [aː.tɑːq]

Noun

aataaq (plural aataat)

  1. harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Declension

Declension of aataaq
case singular plural
absolutive aataaq aataat
ergative aataap
allative aataamut aataanut
ablative aataamit aataanit
prolative aataakkut aataatigut
locative aataami aataani
instrumental aataamik aataanik
equative aataatut

References

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