kass'aq

Yup'ik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian каза́к (kazák, “Cossack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkas.saq/, [ˈkasːɑq]
• Hyphenation: kass‧ssaq

Noun

kass'aq

1. white person
2. (Nushagak River, Lake Iliamna, Egegik) priest

Declension

Declension of kass'aq (stem: kass'a(r)-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	kass'aq	kass'ak	kass'at
relative	kass'am	kass'ak	kass'at
locative	kass'ami	kass'agni	kass'ani
allative	kass'amun	kass'agnun	kass'anun
ablative	kass'amek	kass'agnek	kass'anek
perlative	kass'akun	kass'agnegun	kass'atgun
equative	kass'atun	kass'agtun	kass'acetun

Synonyms

• kassaakaq

References

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