qimugta

Yup'ik

FWOTD – 22 April 2023

Etymology

From qimugtuq (“pulls hard”) +‎ -ta, referring to dogsleds. Displaced Proto-Eskimo *qikmiʀ, which survives in qikmiruaq (“willow catkin”), literally "imitation dog".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qiˈmuɣ.ta/, [qeˈmuxta]
  • Hyphenation: qi‧mug‧ta

Noun

qimugta

  1. dog (Canis familiaris)
    • 2013, Igarta Keggutailnguq, Pilinguarta Ciquyaq, Cikiutalqa Urlurveq‎[1], page 3:
      Piqerlutek naken piciinani qimugta pangalegluni kitu’urtuq imumek alqunaqaullukek.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of qimugta (stem: qimugte-)
singular dual plural
absolutive qimugta qimugtek qimugtet
relative qimugtem qimugtek qimugtet
locative qimugteḿi qimugtegni qimugteńi
allative qimugteḿun qimugtegnun qimugteńun
ablative qimugteḿek qimugtegnek qimugteńek
perlative qimugtekun qimugtegnegun qimugtetgun
equative qimugtetun qimugtegtun qimugtecetun

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012) “qimugta”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN
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