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Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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higaakuvik (see arjakuurvik) ashtray<br />

higaaq cigarette<br />

higaaqtuq smokes a cigarette<br />

higaarjuaq cigar<br />

higaarluk marijuana<br />

higaarluktuq smokes marijuana<br />

higguk (see qingaq) beak; snout<br />

higguqquqtujuq long-beaked; long-nosed; long-snouted<br />

higjaaq tarpaulin; skin used to cover a sled<br />

higjaq ocean shore<br />

higjariaq White-rumped Sandpiper (a shorebird)<br />

hii yes<br />

hiipangnittuq (see tariurnittuq) salty<br />

hiirnaqtuq is sweet; sweet food<br />

hiitquaq kneecap<br />

hiitquaqtuq hurts his/her/its knee<br />

hiitqumingajuq is kneeling<br />

hiitquq knee; seal’s rear flipper<br />

hiitquqtuq gets down on his/her knees<br />

hiku ice (on a pond, lake, ocean)<br />

hikuaqtuq ice is forming; there is thin ice<br />

hikuarniq (see qurlurniq, kuhirniq) icicle<br />

hikuliaq bottle; glass<br />

hikulihaaq young ice<br />

hikun’ngiqtuq (also hikunngiqtuq/hikun’riqtuq) closes<br />

his/her/its eyes<br />

hikun’riqtuq (also hikun’ngiqtuq/hikunngiqtuq) closes<br />

his/her/its eyes<br />

hikunngiqtuq (also hikun’ngiqtuq/hikun’riqtuq) closes<br />

his/her/its eyes<br />

Hikutirvia November<br />

hikuun/hikuut/hikuuti container made of ice for food<br />

hila outside; the outdoors; weather; mythical<br />

character Hila; knowledge<br />

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

hila<br />

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