Reconstruction:Proto-Eskimo/qipuq(r)a-

This Proto-Eskimo entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Eskimo

Noun

*qipuq(r)a-

sperm whale, humpback whale

Descendants

Yupik: *qipuqa- (“sperm whale”)
- Sirenik: qipuqax
- Naukanski: qipúqak
- Chaplino: qipúqaq
Inuit: *qipuqqa- (“humpback whale”)
- Greenlandic: qipoqqaq (“humpback whale”)

References

Starostin, George (ed.) 2011-2019. The Global Lexicostatistical Database. Moscow: Higher School of Economics, & Santa Fe: Santa Fe Institute. Available online at http://starling.rinet.ru/new100/

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