Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

maaääa (C) malài
maaniaäanun toward around here somewhere
(terminalis).
maaääa (C) dem.adv. from around here. See:
marra. Variant: maakäa.
maaääaq- vi. to come to around here (focus:
actor).
maaääauti- vt. to take around here (focus: goal).
maaq- vi. to howl with pain (of an animal). See:
magu-.
maatna excl. expression equivalent to, "Now that the
situation has been corrected you could do better"
or "This is better!". Variant: maanna (C);
maatnaq.
maatnagutaaq- vt. to delay, to procrastinate. Syn:
aatnagutaaq-; aqagutaaq-; ayuqi-;
tikiutchiq-; uvlaakkutaaq-.
maatnakiaq excl. expression of satisfaction after
something has been corrected, adjusted or fixed
to one's taste.
maatnatarra excl. expression of (negative) surprise:
Wow!, Look at that! Maatnatarra!
Piágunasrugiruq! Would you look at that! He
thought he could do it (but he didn't)! Variant:
maannatavra (C).
maatnugu adv. after a while; wait a while; in a
while. Syn: aqagu. Variant: maatnugun.
magu n. howl (a long mournful sound); wail.
magu- vi. to howl (with a long mournful sound); a
wail. Kayuqtuuraq maguruq aakaäan
unitmauä. The little fox howled when his
mother left him. Qipmiq maguruq
tusaakamiuä amaàuq. The dog howled when
he heard the wolf. See: nipaala-; qunu-.
maàaala- vi. to yowl with pain (of animal). Qipmiq
maàaalaruq anauliqapku. The dog yowled in
pain when I hit him.
maàauraq n. game: player tries to make another
laugh. Syn: maq; aakkuu.
maàauraq- vi. to play maq. Syn: maq-.
maààaq n. mud, silt, sand. Variant: maààaàauraq.
maààaraaq n. sandbar (a ridge of sand formed by
the action of waves or currents, often
submerged). Syn: ikkalàuq; tapqaq; tirraq.
maààatlaq n. soft mud. Variant: maqqatlaq.
maààutligaq- vi. to disappear (under snow) (object
when thrown); to vanish (from sight). See:
taààit-.
mairisit n. medicine; pill. Variant: mairisiq (C);
mairriñ (C).
maki- vi. to come loose (of a patch).
makimaq- vi. to become confused about a word (not
understanding it). Syn: alapiäaaq-;
kinnaqsaq-; qanuàviiq-.
makiq excl. expression used to correct a mistake
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made by an opponent (e.g. when playing flinch).
makit- vi. to arise; to stand up; to get out of bed. Syn:
qichaq-; qikaq-.
makitaaq- vi. to stand firm, to stand immovable.
makitat- vt. to support (also figuratively). Syn:
tugliáiq-.
makitati n. support, supporter.
makitiq- vi. to rise quickly; to stand up quickly.
makitqik- vi. to stand up again; to rise again (cf.
resurrection). Syn: aäitqik-.
makkaiq- vi. to run out of diapers.
makkaiq- vt. to take off the diaper.
makkak n. diaper; a sanitary pad.
makkaksraq n. item to be used as a diaper (flannel,
etc).
makkaktuq- vi. to use diapers (of a baby or old
person).
makkaqtuun n. training pants (rubberized or
plastic).
makâaaq n. split item (fingernail or wood).
makâak- vi. 1) to stand on end (of animal hair). 2) to
be extremely irritated; to "raise hackles" in
anger.
makpiàaaq n. book; page; sheet of paper.
makpiàaaq- vt. to peruse; to look at a book to page
by page; to turn pages slowly.
makpiàaaqaàvik n. bookshelf. Lit: 'place for
books'. Syn: iááiviurat; qallugauraqaàvik;
qakirvik; quliàuaq.
makpiàaq- vi. to keep flipping.
makpiàarriq- vt. to settle an account (bookkeeping).
Lit: 'to do the books'.
makpiq- vt. to flip open. Variant: mikpiq-;
makâuak- (C).
makpiula- vi. to flap in the wind.
maksaq- vt. to lull to sleep.
maksaun n. lullaby.
maksaun excl. "nuisance": an expression used for
one who is an annoyance.
maksi- vi. to become thick (of skin).
maksrik- vi. to rise suddenly; to stand up with a start;
to jump up. Syn: pigliq-. Variant: maksik-.
maksruksaaq n. willow stick with snare attached at
end, bent over sqirrel's burrow.
maktak n. whale skin, blubber (edible).
makvak n. 1) jack, at cards, jack, at cards.
2) expression used of someone who is causing
displeasure.
malaraq- vi. to penetrate a willow thicket. See:
pula-.
malguti- vt. to follow somebody; to run after
somebody.
malài n. 1) pacific arctic loon. Gavia arctica.
2) twin.