Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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marlungajuq marlungajuq (see kajuqtuq) brown (resembles mud) mihiktuq jumps in the air; jumps over mihuktuq soaked with liquid mihuraq aged blubber (used to dip food in) mikhaanun towards mikhijuq shrinks; gets smaller mikigaq raw meat; raw fish mikijuq (also -nnuaq, -arjuk) is small mikiliraq ring finger mikilirarmiaq ring mikkirun bait on a hook millalauqtuq (see mittaqtuqtuq) lands slowly milugiaq blackfly miluilitaq cap under lid of a baby bottle to prevent leaking milukaqtuq sucks milukattak wasp milvik (also mivvik) airstrip; landing strip, place to land mimiq side of buttock minguk paint (like a fresh layer of powder snow) minguktaa paints it mingulilaqijuq there is blowing, powder snow minguliq falling powder snow minguliqtuq paints minguliruqtuq powder snow is falling minihitaq minister minilaqijuq drizzles miniq drizzle; very light rain minittailijaa puts it aside for someone mipku dry meat 56 Nunavut Arctic College
miqhuqtaa sews it; stitches him/her/it up miqhuqtitaq sewing machine miqhuqtuq sews miriaqtuq vomits mirraq newborn baby mitiinnaq female King Eider duck mitiq duck mitquiqhijuq scrapes hair or fur off a hide mitquiqtaa scrapes the hair or fur off it (a hide) mitquiqtuq has no more hair, fur, feathers; has shed all its hair, fur, feathers mitqukittuq has short hair mitqun/mitqut/mitquti sewing needle mitquq (pl. mitquit) (see nujaq, tingiq, huluk) fur; human body hair; feather mitqut/mitqun/mitquti sewing needle mittaqtuqtuq (see millalauqtuq) lands slowly mittarvik airport mittuq bird or plane lands mivvik (also milvik) landing strip; airstrip; place to land mumiqtuq (see numiqtuq) dances munaqhi nurse muqpak ball muqpaujaq muqpaujaq flour; bannock; bread (resembles a ball) Nunavut Arctic College 57
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Inuinnaqtun to English
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A aagut (also aaktuut) skinning kni
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ablaangajuq (also aplaangajuq) has
Page 7 and 8: ajagutaaq/ajakutaaq rainbow ajakuta
Page 9 and 10: akitujuq is expensive akituvallaaqt
Page 11 and 12: allaliqtuq the weather is clearing
Page 13 and 14: angajun’nguq (see nukan’nguq, u
Page 15 and 16: annuktuq frowns; is sad anu (d. ann
Page 17 and 18: aqhalialaqijuq (see aqhalingialaqij
Page 19 and 20: arlingnaqtuq is amazing; is unexpec
Page 21 and 22: attiqtuijuq says the names of thing
Page 23 and 24: auviq snowblock auviuqtuq cuts snow
Page 25 and 26: Hananngaut (see Hivulliq) Monday ha
Page 27 and 28: higaakuvik (see arjakuurvik) ashtra
Page 29 and 30: hiqiniq sun hiqiniq pulaliqtuq sun
Page 31 and 32: hukkinnaaq stroud (a woolen materia
Page 33 and 34: I igaji a cook igajuq (see niqiliuq
Page 35 and 36: iigijaa stares at him/her/it; looks
Page 37 and 38: ikpataujaq small table ikpiguhuktuq
Page 39 and 40: ilijaa places it; puts it down ilik
Page 41 and 42: imiqtaqti water delivery man imiqta
Page 43 and 44: inuilaq uninhabited place; place wh
Page 45 and 46: iqilgagiag (also iqalgagiaq) Sabine
Page 47 and 48: ivjaruhiqtaa puts a scarf around so
Page 49 and 50: kalliqtuq (see kalluguqtuq) it is t
Page 51 and 52: kiahirutilik cross-fox kialaqijuq (
Page 53 and 54: kimik atiqaqqin (see kinauvin, kina
Page 55 and 56: kuniktaa kisses him/her/it kuniktuq
Page 57: malik wave maliktaa follows behind
Page 61 and 62: nakit qaivit where did you come fro
Page 63 and 64: nattiq seal nattiqtuq gets a seal n
Page 65 and 66: nippaqtuq (also nikpaqtuq) waits at
Page 67 and 68: nulialik married man; has a wife nu
Page 69 and 70: P paamnguliaq (also paan’nguliaq,
Page 71 and 72: pattitigijaa (also pinahugijaa, -ni
Page 73 and 74: pimmariktuq does things well; does
Page 75 and 76: pujurvik chimney pukaraq fine sugar
Page 77 and 78: qakkuriktuq pure white qakugu (see
Page 79 and 80: qaqquliuqtuq ages fish heads under
Page 81 and 82: qimirutit drying rack for fish or m
Page 83 and 84: quanaqqutit (d. quanaqqutik, pl. qu
Page 85 and 86: S Saaluti Saturday sikiiraqtuq (als
Page 87 and 88: taijaa says his/her/its name taimaa
Page 89 and 90: talvatuaq that’s all; only that t
Page 91 and 92: tingittuq flies; blows away tingmia
Page 93 and 94: tuhujuq is envious tuhunnaq lucky;
Page 95 and 96: tuqujuq dies tuqulrajaqtuq (see tuq
Page 97 and 98: uhingajuq (see uhiqtuq) is naked; i
Page 99 and 100: uliun sinew, before it becomes ival
Page 101 and 102: unuqtuq a child fights, makes faces
Page 103 and 104: utkuhik (also ukkuhik) cooking pot
Page 105 and 106: English to Inuinnaqtun
Page 107 and 108: ago ago; a little while ___ uvattia
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apart apart; comes ___ ataiqtuq apa
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aby bottle B baby bottle amaamaun /
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ehind him/her/it behind him/her/it
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lind blind; is ___ takpiittuq blind
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owhead whale bowhead whale arviq (s
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urns wood burns wood aumaliuqtuq bu
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caribou fat caribou fat tunnuq cari
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clearing up clearing up; the weathe
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conceals himself/herself/itself con
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crunches it by mouth crunches it by
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December December Ubluirvia decides
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do do; what are you ___ing hulivit
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drizzle drizzle miniq drizzles mini
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elbow elbow; hurts his/her/its ___
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face F face kiinaq; akuliaq face; h
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fillet fillet (of meat) uliuhiniq f
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fishnet fishnet iqalukhiun fishweir
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friend friend ilannaq friend; speci
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gains weight G gains weight puvalla
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grabbed grabbed; is ___ aqhaaqtauju
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habit H habit pitquhiq hacksaw havv
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heart heart (in a deck of cards) iq
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how are you how are you (singular)
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independent independent; is ___ ili
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kayak K kayak qajaq key kii; kiluut
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lace for shoe, boot L lace for shoe
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left side left side haumik left; no
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looks attentively looks attentively
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match match ikkin / ikkit / ikkiti
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more more; some ___ -ffaaq- / -phaa
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nail n nail (for building) kikiak n
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night night; when ___ falls unnukpa
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opponents opponents; two ___ akirar
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parka parka; white ___ for hunting
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platform platform; snow ___ around
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quarrelsome quarrelsome; is ___ qan
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ecording tape recording tape nipikh
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olls rolls akhaktuq room igluaq roo
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scoop scoop; ice ___ ilaun / ilaut
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shaggy shaggy; has ___ hair tulruju
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sight sight; telescopic ___ qinngun
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slipper slipper; inner ___ ilipiruq
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snowdrift snowdrift aputtaaq snowdr
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spills it spills it kuvijaa spinal
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stepstool stepstool tunmiraq; majur
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summer summer; goes to spend the __
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tastes good tastes good tivjariktuq
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thawed thawed; is not completely __
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together together; all ___ atauttik
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trip trip; takes him/her/it along o
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urine urine quq urine; strong ___ i
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wades into water W wades into water
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weak weak; is too ___ to manage alo
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who who (more than two people) kitk
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word word uqauhiq work; does poor _
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