angak

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • angaaq

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋaɣ. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᖓᒃ (angak).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aŋak/, [a.ŋək]

Noun

angak (plural angaat)

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

Declension of angak
case singular plural
absolutive angak angaat
ergative angaap
allative angammut angannut
ablative angammit angannit
prolative angakkut angatsigut
locative angammi anganni
instrumental angammik angannik
equative angattut

References

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *aŋaɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋaɣ. Compare Greenlandic angak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ŋak/, [ˈaŋak]
  • Hyphenation: an‧gak

Noun

angak

  1. maternal uncle

Declension

References

  • Osahito Miyaoka (2012) A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY), De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 39
  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “angak”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN