Reconstruction:Proto-Inuit/inuɣ

This Proto-Inuit entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Inuit

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣ (“human being”).

Noun

*inuɣ

  1. person

Derived terms

  • *inuaq-
  • *inuilaq
  • *inukšuk
  • *inuqun
  • *inuusuk-
  • *inuɣaqutlək

Descendants

  • Inupiaq:
    • Northwest Alaskan Inupiatun: inuk
    • North Alaskan Inupiatun: iñuk
  • Inuvialuktun: inuk
  • Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃ (inuk), ᐃᓄᖅ (inuq)
  • Inuktun: inuk
  • Greenlandic: inuk
  • Tunumiisut: iik

References

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