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Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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pitikhaqtuq<br />

pitikhaqtuq shoots with an arrow<br />

pitikhik bow (for shooting arrows)<br />

pitikhuqtuq is good at shooting with a bow and arrow<br />

pitiktaa shoots him/her/it with an arrow<br />

pitquhiq habit; custom; tradition<br />

pitquhiqtuqtuq always behaves like that<br />

pitquijuq commands, tells, orders someone to do<br />

something<br />

pitqujaa commands, tells, orders him/her/it to do<br />

something<br />

pittaq natural or manmade hole through ice<br />

pituutaq piece of land connecting peninsula to<br />

mainland; isthmus<br />

piujaqtuq plays<br />

pualrihaqtaa shovels it<br />

pualrihaqtuq shovels<br />

pualrin/pualrit/pualriti (d. pualritiik; pl. pualrittit) shovel<br />

pualu/pualuk mitt<br />

pualulik young bearded seal with white fur;<br />

has mitts on<br />

pualuliuqtuq makes mitts<br />

publa (also puvla) yeast; baking soda; bubble<br />

publakhiijuq dough rises<br />

publaktuq rises; puffs up<br />

publaumajuq is puffed up<br />

publiun air pump<br />

puhitaq fur trim around parka hood<br />

puiguqtaa forgets him/her/it<br />

puiguqtuq forgets<br />

puijuq surfaces to breathe<br />

puiniq (see qaluiraqtuq) fat on the top of broth<br />

puja dirt; grime<br />

pujuq smoke<br />

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

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