Example 76-72

tipi ŏktcȗk
tipi
smell
ŏktcȗk
fat
kerosene
Comment:
The Eskimo noun tipi means 'odour', 'smell' and as a verb root it may mean 'to stink'. Stefánsson (1909: 228) translates this example literally also as 'evil-smelling oil'.
Type:
reconstructed by documentalist
Source:
Stefánsson 1909: 228