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Reconstruction:Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan/qetaqet

Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Etymology

Likely from an earlier *qeta, as reduplication in this family is common.

Noun

*qetaqet

Siberian salmon

Descendants

Chukotkan
- Chukchi: ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet)
- Koryak: ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet)
- Kerek: ӄитаӄит (qitaqit)
- Alutor: ӄитаӄит (qitaqit)
Kamchatkan
- Itelmen: ӄэк'ф (qek’ɸ)

References

Fortescue, Michael. 2005. Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary. (Trends in Linguistic Documentation 23.) Berlin – New York: de Gruyter. →ISBN

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