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Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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arlingnaqtuq is amazing; is unexpected<br />

arnaaqutaq female dog; bitch<br />

arnakhaq (see amaamakhaq, maamakhaq) stepmother<br />

arnalluq female animal<br />

arnannait women’s clothing<br />

arnaq woman<br />

atan’ngujuq/-jaq<br />

arnaqati male or female cousin on mother’s side<br />

arnaqhiun/arnaqhiut<br />

/arnaqhiuti<br />

woman’s belonging; thing for women<br />

arnaqtuqtuq has sex with a woman<br />

arnaruhiq teenage girl<br />

arnarvik (see attak) aunt; mother’s sister (not<br />

father’s sister)<br />

arnauniriik married couple<br />

arnautqiik mating pair of animals; mates<br />

arniqijuq goes after a woman<br />

arvaaq (see arviq) young bowhead whale<br />

arvak side of the hand<br />

arvinilik six (one on the other side)<br />

arvinilit aippaa seven (a pair on the other side)<br />

arvinilit hitamaat nine (four on the other side)<br />

arvinilit pingahuat eight (three on the other side)<br />

arviq (see arvaaq) bowhead whale<br />

arviqtuq gets a bowhead whale<br />

ata listen; hush<br />

ataaguuqtaa passes under him/her/it<br />

ataani under; underneath; beneath<br />

ataatattiaq grandfather<br />

ataiqtuq comes apart; comes loose<br />

atajuq sticks to something; is stuck to something;<br />

jumpsuit<br />

atan’ngujuq/-jaq gives commands; is the boss, manager; is<br />

demanding<br />

<strong>Nunavut</strong> <strong>Arctic</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

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