Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

niglaq- niàvalaq-
niglaq- vt. to cool something.
niglaqsi- vi. to become cold, to cool. Iñuich
piqpakkutaat niglaqsiñiaàaa. People's love is
going to [grow] cold.
niglaqsiq- vt. to set aside to cool; to refrigerate. See:
asivaq-; sanivaq-.
nigliñaqaàvik n. refrigerator.
nigliññaaàik- vi. to be cool, to have cooled down
enough. Variant: niglanaaq-.
niglit- vt. to cool something by adding snow, cold
water or ice.
nigraq n. fur fringes: strips of fur which hang from a
dress parka. most popular are wolverine strips.
See: manusiññak.
nigrauàruk n. small spider.
niààiq n. gnawed-on food (chewed by a mouse, dog,
etc. and spoiled). See: quäuq.
niààiqãuk- vt. 1) to eat spoiled food. 2) to contract
food poisoning. Variant: niààiàáuk-.
niààiqsu- 1) vt. to eat too much; to glut; to gorge.
Syn: naaqsunäu-. 2) to have a good appetite.
niààisi- vt. to treat someone to a meal. See:
niàipkaq-.
niààiuqsruq- vt. 1) to promise something,
especially one's debt. 2) to buy on charge
account, to buy on credit. Syn: akiqsruq-.
niààiuqsruuma- vt. to owe something.
niààiuqsruun n. debt.
niààivik n. table; restaurant.
niài- vi. to eat.
niàiáiq- to eat fast, to eat too fast.
niàikkit- vi. to have a small appetite.
niàiáik- vi. to choke on food. Syn: irukkai-;
nagguviksraiq-; nunu-; simik-; tivit-;
tivrusiq-.
niàiñait- vi. 1) to be inhospitable, to fail to serve
food to visitors. 2) to be inedible.
niàiñaq- vi. 1) to serve food to visitors. Syn:
payuk-. 2) to be edible. 3) to be hospitable. Syn:
tagialnait-; tukkii-; tutqiäñaq-.
niàiñiaq- vi. to eat a meal (sit-down meal).
niàiñiutit n. kitchen utensils.
niàiñiutnat n. silverware, eating utensils.
niàipkaq- vt. to feed, to let someone eat. See:
niààisi-.
niàiqpagvik n. 1) place to have a feast.
2) Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
niàiqpak n. feast.
niàisuk- vi. to be hungry. Syn: kaak-; mialuk-.
niàisuksaaq- vt. to crave food which is in sight but
not obtainable, or not offered. Syn: iipak-. See:
iisaq-.
niàisuksiuâiq n. starvation (the condition of being
starved). Syn: kaaänaq.
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niàisuksiunàiq- vi. to have food again after nearly
starving, to have abundant food.
niàisuliq n. hunger.
niàisunàit- vi. to be satisfied (not hungry anymore).
Syn: tutchi-.
niàisuänait- vi. to be unappetizing (of food).
niàisuänaq n. famine. Syn: kaaänaq.
niàiugaq n. hope, expectation.
niàiugaq- vt. to hope.
niàiugaqaàviu- vi. to be responsible.
niàiugi- vt. to expect someone or something.
niàiuk- vt. to expect; to hope for.
niàiukkun n. hope, expectation.
niàiunait- vi. to be unexpected.
niàiunàiáaq- vt. to surprise s.o. Lit: 'remove what is
not hoped for'.
niàlaaq n. gosling.
niàlaalik one who has goslings.
niàliq n. goose. (This term is understandable, but
tiämiaq is preferred.). Syn: tiämiaq.
niàliqnaq n. black brant. branta nigricans. Variant:
niàliànaq.
niàáiktaaq n. the uvula (a mass of tissue suspended
from the center of the soft palate).
niàáiktaq n. Adam's apple.
niàrugaaàluk n. beast, wild beast. Variant:
niàrugaaniàluk.
niàrulluk n. dinosaur; a legendary large water
animal.
niàrun n. game animal (potential for food).
niàukaq n. the caribou stomach.
niàukit- vi. to be narrow.
niàukkiuqtaq n. meal of caribou stomach (prepared
as food). filled with liver strips, pieces of meat
from tenderoin, and meat from the muscles in
the hind leg.
niàumik n. soft, quiet speech or manner of speaking.
niàummaaqtuq- vi. to be soft, fluffy, warm.
niàummaq- vi. to be smooth, soft (as flannel or
velvet). Variant: niàumiktaaq-(C).
niàutu- vi. to be wide open (of lead in open water, or
of clothes, etc). Syn: atitu-; taqpa-.
niàutuq- vi. to widen, to make more spacious. Syn:
tasiqsruq-; tasirruk-.
niàuvruàaq- vi. to be paralyzed by fear, to be
"frozen" by fear. Syn: iàivruàaq-; niàuvruk-.
niàuvruk- vi. 1) to be panic-stricken. See: ui-. 2) to
be startled and feel faint. Syn: aiyaaäa-;
tuquaäa-. Variant: niàuvruàaq-.
niàvalaq- vi. to fall backward and land on one's rump
bone. Syn: aquvsallak-; nivàallak-;
nivvaktaq-; tunuallak-.
niàvalaqsraaq- to fall backward; to fall flat and
land on back; to have landed on one's rump