Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

kamanau- kaniq-
kamanaàniqsraq greatest, most respected
person.
kamanaiññiqsraq least important person, least
respected person.
kamanau- vi. to be great, to be honored, to be
awesome.
kamanaun n. greatness, glory. Syn: qukiñaun.
kamanausruk- vi. to be proud, to be arrogant
(wanting to be great). Syn: aaäit-;
kamanniuraaq-; kamasraaq-.
kamanausruâiq n. ambition, desire to be honored.
See: kamanausruk-.
kamanniuq- vi. to marvel, to be amazed. Syn:
aliuq-.
kamanniuraaq- vi. to vaunt (implies an air of
insolent superiority); to be haughty. See: aaäit-;
kamanausruk-; kamasraaq-.
kamaqsruq- vt. to celebrate someone.
kamasraaq- vt. to boast, to talk in a self-admiring
way. Syn: aaäit-; kamanausruk-;
kamanniuraaq-. See: pigi-. Variant:
kamasaaq-.
kamasruk- vt. to respect someone, to feel or show
deferential regard for someone. Variant:
kamasuk-.
kamatchak- vi. to be impressed, to feel sudden awe
for another person's ability or generosity.
kamigruak n. long, waist-high waterproof boots
(waders). Syn: imaàniqqun; ipialik; kivluaq;
mamilik; piñiàaq; qaqâik; ulitchuiáaq.
kamik n. boot (hand-made of fur). Putu
kamäitchuq. Putu is without boots.
kamikâugruak n. snow pants.
kamikâuuk n. pants, trousers.
kamiáaaq- vi. to be barefoot. See: atnuàait-.
kaminik- vi. to buy boots; to own boots.
kammi- vt. to make boots. See: kammiuq-.
kammiaq n. boot (finished product). Variant:
kamiliaq.
kammiuq- vt. to repair boots. See: kammi-.
kamäiq- vt. to remove one's boots.
kamäit- vi. to lack boots; have no boots to wear.
kanaakkit- vi. to be short-legged.
kanaakkiu- vi. to dance (White man's style). Syn:
aääuaq-.
kanaakkiuvik n. dance hall.
kanaaq n. tibia; shinbone. Syn: kanagaq; qiäaaq.
kanaaqtu- vi. 1) to be long-legged (of people). 2) to
be too long (of pants).
kanagaq n. shinbone; shank; tibia; lower leg. Syn:
kanaaq; qiäaaq.
kanagaqsimaaq- vi. to sit on floor with knees raised
and feet flat on floor.
kanak n. inseam, inner leg, length of leg from crotch
to heel.
kanaknaq n. northwest wind; wind from downriver;
wind from the ocean. Variant: kanagnaq (C).
kanakniq- vi. to blow (wind) from northwest or
downriver. Variant: kanagniq- (C).
kanakäa dem.adv. from down there. See: kanna.
Variant: kanaääa.
kanakäaq- vi. to come from down there.
kanakäauti- vt. to bring from down there (focus:
goal).
kanani dem.adv. located down there, located
downriver (visible). See: kanna.
kananiaäagun through the general area down
there (vialis).
kananiaäani located in the general area down
there (locative).
kananiaäaniñ from the general area down there
(ablative).
kananiaäanun toward the general area down
there (terminalis).
kanaääa (C) dem.adv. from down there. See: kanna.
Variant: kanakäa.
kanaääaq- vi. to come from down there.
kanaääauti- vt. to bring from down there (focus:
goal).
kanasruänaq n. calf (the fleshy, muscular back part
of the human leg between the knee and ankle).
See: siääiq.
kanayuq n. bullhead, sculpin. Oncocottus
quadricornis. Syn: kakitáaànaq.
kanayuuraq n. robin (bird). Turdus migratorius.
kanàaala- vt. to scatter something dry (e.g. seeds),
to drop. Syn: kanàaqsruq-; siamit-; siapsi-;
siqiááak-. Variant: kanàala-.
kanàakuq n. crumbs, bits of food. Variant:
kanàalluk; kanàaniq.
kanàakuq- vt. to drop crumbs, to drop bits of food.
Syn: kanàaluk-.
kanàala- vi. 1) to drop little crumbs of food
(crackers, bread, etc), to crumble crackers.
Variant: kanàaala-. 2) to shed (hair). See:
kanàala, kanàalaq. 3) to snow very softly.
kanàaq- vi. to trickle from a container with nonliquid;
to leak out. Variant: kanàai-.
kanàaqsruq- vt. to scatter seeds, to sow seeds (for
growing). Variant: kanàaqsrui-.
kanàuraq n. light and spotty frost.
kaniàaaàruk n. frost, rime.
kaniàaaàruk- vi. to be covered with a light frost in
early autumn.
kaniàruaq n. frost on face, tree, etc.
kaniq n. frost. Syn: manuàlu.
kaniq- vi. to become covered with frost (trees in
autumn, ruff on hood in winter). See:
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