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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *kumakrua-
Meaning: shamans word for caribou
Russian meaning: шаманское слово для оленя
North Alaskan Inupik: qumaxoak [Boas]
NAI Dialects: Nu kumakšalliq
WCI Dialects: Net kumaʁuaq [Ras.]
ECI Dialects: Igl kumaʁuaq
Greenlandic Inupik: kumaʁuaq [Fab.]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 181
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-nai,inupet-nais,inupet-wcis,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *kamakra-
Meaning: mammoth, caribou (ounly in shaman speech)
Russian meaning: мамонт, северный олень (только в шаманской речи)
Comments: In CED the connection to the word *kumaɣ 'louse' is sort of an absorbed folk etymology. In reality it could reflect a special tricky modification in Inupik languages because of the sacral character of the word. The vowel *-a- in the first syllable is euphemistically changed to *-u- in this example only in Inupik languages. Historically this root was borrowed from PCh *kamaka 'evil, mammoth' which also has a special relation with *kạmạkạ 'beetle' in these languages. esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *kamaɣra-
Meaning: mammoth 1, to gore, to bunt 2
Russian Meaning: мамонт 1, бодать 2
Chaplino: kamáɣrita (ǝt) 1, kamáɣraʁáqā 2
Naukan: kamaʁiʁin* 1 [Jen.]
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,
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