Yapuunix̂

Aleut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian япо́нцы (japóncy, “the Japanese”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaˈpuːniχ/

Noun

Yapuunix̂

  1. Japanese person
    Synonyms: Yapuunax̂, (dialectal) anatax̂

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