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Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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qijuktaqtuq<br />

qijuktaqtuq (also qiuktaqtuq) fetches wood<br />

qijuvik (also qiuvik) spruce tree<br />

qikaaqtuq makes a squeaking sound when walking<br />

on snow/gravel<br />

qikiqtaq island<br />

qiku clay<br />

qilaaq palate; roof of the mouth<br />

qilak sky; heaven<br />

qilalugaaq young beluga whale<br />

qilalugaq beluga whale<br />

qilalugaqtuq gets a beluga whale<br />

qilamik hurry up<br />

qilamiuqtuq hurries; hastens<br />

qilaqqaun snowblock that goes into top hole<br />

of an iglu<br />

qilaujjaqtuq does a drumdance<br />

qilaun/qilaut/qilauti drum<br />

qilgiqtaqtuq (also qigliktaqtuq) jumps repeatedly<br />

qilgiqtuq (also qigliktuq) jumps once<br />

qilgiriaqtuq (also qigliriaqtuq) jumps with its hind legs<br />

(of caribou)<br />

qiliqtaa ties it up (a package)<br />

qiliqtuq is tied up (a package)<br />

qilirniiqtaa unknots it; unties it<br />

qilirniq a knot (as in rope)<br />

qilirniqtaa knots it; ties it<br />

qilluq carcass of an animal<br />

qilluqiqtuq lightning<br />

qiluktuq barks<br />

qimiriaq eyelash<br />

qimirluk (see kuapikkat) backbone; spine; spinal<br />

column; vertebrae<br />

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

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