Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

mitqun naalaànitqaiàik-
qipuktuq-; qisiiq-; sakipsi-; uqsruiyaq-;
iàisaq-; iàitchaq-; utit-. Variant: mitquiqsi-.
mitqun n. needle. Variant: miqsruun (C).
mitquääualik n. artificial fur.
mitquq n. feather; animal fur.
mitqut n. pubic hair, body hair.
mitqutaiáaq n. arctic tern. Sterna paradisaea.
mitquvyualik (C) n. fabrics with some nap (such
as velvet or flannel).
mittau- vi. to be omitted when something is being
passed out.
mittu n. slush ice (appearing thick but being
dangerous). Syn: qinu; muàalliq.
miullaq n. bar of soap.
muayugi- vt. to feel repulsed by. Variant: muayuk-.
muayutchak- vi. to become disgusted.
muàalliq n. slush ice. Syn: qinu; mittu.
muàrak n. floating mass (not suitable for walking).
See: puktaaq; puptaaq.
muàruk- (C) vi. to sink into soft ground, mud, or
snow when walking. Syn: mau-; mauraàaq-;
mauyaqisaaq-;.
mukkaaksraq n. wheat.
mukkaaligaaq n. gravy: any mixture processed
with flour.
mukkaaq n. flour. Syn: palauvak.
mukpak- vi. to dive (of a sea mammal whose body
arches high out of water). See: puqhuq-.
mulik n. diaphragm; separating membrane.
mulik- vt. to close an opening (e.g. air hole); to turn
off (e.g. radio). Variant: milik-.
mulluqtu- vi. to linger, to be dilatory, to be stay
away longer than intended habitually. Variant:
mulu-.
mulu 1) n. absence (long time) from home. 2) nipple
of a breast. Syn: miluk. 3) blade of a paddle.
mulu- vi. to be absent. Suvaata
muluvaaââakmagaan iáuani
agaayyuvikpaum. [Wondering] why he stayed
inside the temple so long.
muluu- absent, to be ~ (short while).
na- base. base for direction words.
Napmuäniaqpich? To where are you going?
nakiñ where from?
naktiña where from?
naa n. the finish line; the end.
naa- vi. to end, to come to an end, to run out. Syn:
isukâit-; upaluq-.
naa- vt. to finish, to bring to an end, to complete.
naagaqaa conj. or.
N - n
muluk n. nipple for a baby bottle. Syn: milugvik.
mumiànak n. tree root; a stump. Syn: kikkaq. See:
kikiniq.
mumiiri n. translator. See: iiguuqti; uuyuuqti.
Variant: mumiksiri.
mumik- vi. 1) to turn over. Syn: pusit-.
mumikkaâuak- to turn over suddenly.
mumiksaq- to turn over repeatedly. 2) to repent.
Syn: isrummitqi-.
mumik- vt. 1) to translate. 2) to undergo a character
change. Variant: mumiksi-.
mumiksaq n. translated text.
mumiksimaaqtauq n. convert, someone who
experienced a change of mind.
mumiksiri n. translator. See: iiguuqti; uuyuuqti.
Variant: mumiiri.
mumiâiq n. repentance.
mumiäasi- vi. to assume a nocturnal routine; to
become a "night owl". Variant: mumiäasri-.
mumiq n. the upper thigh; a hindquarter of a caribou.
Syn: anautaq; niqivik; ukpatik. See: uati.
mumiqqaq- vi. to change direction (of wind). See:
saqutit-.
munaài- vt. to watch over; to take care of. Syn:
qaunagi-; qaunaksri-. Variant: munaksri-.
munaqnaq n. person needing supervision.
munaqnaq- vi. 1) to be dangerous, to be perilous, to
be hazardous. 2) to be watchful, to be cautious.
munaqsraq n. herd (group of animals to be
watched).
munaqsri n. watchman, guardian, caretaker,
herdsman. Syn: kaäiàaàmiu; kaäiàaàmiutaq;
misiksriri.
munaqsri- vt. to watch over (as a shepherd over his
flock); to take care of. Syn: misiksri-;
qaunaksri-.
munatqiit- vi. to be careless, to be unmindful, to be
thoughtless, to be feckless.
muqâuk- vi. to have light snow on ruff.
muqpauraq n. doughnut; a biscuit.
naagga excl. No! (Used to express refusal, denial,
disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement, used much
more sparingly than 'no' in English). Syn:
naumi! ; qaäaa! See: amiumaa!
naaàaayiq n. northern wood frog. Rana sylvatica.
naalaàluk- vi. to hear rumors.
naalaàni- vi. to listen. Variant: naalaq-.
naalaànitqaiàik- vi. to listen intensely, to pay
attention. Syn: upit-.
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