anatax̂

Aleut

Etymology

Apparently from Japanese 貴方 (anata, “you”) +‎ -x̂ (absolutive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Atkan) IPA(key): /ˈanataχ/

Noun

anatax̂

  1. (Bering Island, hapax legomenon) Japanese person
    Synonyms: Yapuunax̂, Yapuunix̂

References

  1. ^ José Andrés Alonso de la Fuente (12 August 2015) “Bering Island Aleut anata-x̣ ‘Japanese’”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 107, →ISSN, pages 7-16.
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