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Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary by Nunavut Arctic College (NAC)

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ukiakhaq<br />

ukiakhaq early fall<br />

ukiaq fall; autumn<br />

ukiijuq spends the winter<br />

ukiuq year; winter<br />

ukiuqtuq winter has arrived<br />

ukkuaq door<br />

ukkuaqtuq closes the door<br />

ukkuhik (also utkuhik) cooking pot (traditionally<br />

made of soapstone)<br />

ukkuiqtuq opens the door<br />

ukpatik buttocks of an animal<br />

ukpik Snowy Owl<br />

ukpirijaa believes him/her/it<br />

ukuaq (see angajun’nguq; nukaun’nguq)<br />

daughter-in-law of a female; sister-in-law<br />

of a female<br />

ukuariik daughter-in-law and mother-in-law<br />

together<br />

ukujuq bows; bends forward<br />

ukutitaq jack-knife<br />

ulapqijuq plays<br />

ulapqiujaq toy<br />

ulapqiujaqtuq plays with a toy<br />

uligaaq (see ulik) blanket<br />

uliisiqtuq races (borrowed from English)<br />

ulik (see uligaaq) blanket<br />

uliktaa covers him/her/it with a blanket; puts a<br />

blanket on him/her/it<br />

uliktuq covers himself/herself/itself with a blanket<br />

ulimakkak rat<br />

ulingajuq inside-out<br />

ulipkaaqtaa fills it up to overflowing<br />

ulipkaaqtuq is filled up to overflowing<br />

uliuhiniq filet (of meat)<br />

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

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