Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

nuààiayaaq nuliiq-
nuààiayaaq n. newborn fawn or calf. Variant:
nuààaq.
nuààitáaiqsauq n. female caribou that can't produce
offspring anymore, barren caribou. Syn:
aimmaànaq; nagruiáaq.
nuàlu n. buckle; a loop; a knot at end of rope.
nuàluàun n. necklace. Syn: uyamitquaq.
nui- vi. 1) to come into view; to appear; to come out
from behind; to come into view together with, to
appear with (comitative). Variant: nuggisi-.
2) to rise. Siqiñiq nuiraqtuq uvlaapayaami.
The sun rises every morning. Syn: alatkaq-.
nuiáak n. 1) neckline (part of a garment). 2) an
opening for a dog's head in the harness.
nuiáakkit- vi. to have a small neckline (of a
garment).
nuiáatu- vi. to have a large neckline (of a garment).
nuiááak- vi. to step out and check surroundings, to
check the weather.
nuima- vi. 1) to project; to stand out. Syn: qatchik-.
2) to have appeared.
nuisa- vi. to be visible. Syn: qiñiànaq-.
nuisapqaq- vi. to barely show, to be barely apparent.
nuiyaaqpak n. 1) large unexpected growth on skin
(melanoma). 2) three pronged spear with barbs
(big, but shorter than nauligaq). used for
muskrats and ducks or fishing. Syn: nauligaq.
Variant: nuyaaqpak; unaaq.
nukaalugiik n. pair of siblings (not twins). Variant:
nukatchiaàiik; nukaàiik.
nukaaluk n. younger sibling. Syn: nukaq;
nukatchiaq.
nukaàiik n. pair of siblings. Variant:
nukatchiaàiik; nukaalugiik.
nukaq n. younger sibling. Syn: nukaaluk;
nukatchiaq.
nukaqâiq 1) n. youngest child. 2) younger sibling.
Variant: nukaaluk; nukaq.
nukatagaaàruk n. caribou bull, large ~ (just
matured).
nukatagaaluk n. caribou bull, nearly full grown.
nukatagaq n. three-year-old caribou bull. Syn:
aäayukâitqik.
nukatagauraq n. two-year old bull. Syn:
aäayukâiaàruk.
nukatchiaàiik n. pair of siblings. Variant:
nukaalugiik; nukaàiik.
nukatchiaq n. younger sister or brother. Variant:
nukaq.
nukatpiaàruk n. boy (before puberty). Syn:
aäugauraq.
nukatpialugruaq n. young boy in his teens; a small
boy.
nukatpiaq n. young man (of marriageable age). Syn:
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nukatpiraksraq.
nukatpiraksraq n. young man in his late teens or
early twenties (marriageable). Variant:
nukatpiàauraq (C); nukatpiáuk.
nukaunàuq n. brother-in-law, sister-in-law (the
spouse of one's younger sibling's spouse).
nuki- vi. to crack; to fracture. Syn: iqãaaq-; quqhaq-.
See: qupi-.
nukigáuk n. muscular person. See: aqvaluaq.
nukiàuq n. nerve.
nukik n. cartilage, gristle; tendon; ligament; any end
of sinew that is fastened to the bone. Syn: ikik;
natatquq; nuvuliksrat.
nukiãhaaq n. cloth. See: immuaq; kakkiaq.
Variant: ukiãhaaq.
nukiqqut n. 1) fiber of meat. 2) splinter of wood.
Syn: qauqqun.
nukisuàaq n. horned owl. Bubo virginianus.
nukivraak- vi. to stand tiptoe. See: putukkumiraq-.
Variant: nikivraak-; nukivrak-.
nuksi- vt. to record voices.
nuktaaq- vi. to shift (of a house that has shifted), to
alter. Tupiàa nuktaaqtuq nuna iáiqsraqman.
My house shifted when the ground moved.
nuktaq- vi. to relocate, to move from place to place
(as "permanent" guest).
nuktiq- vi. to relocate, to move to another dwelling.
Syn: iglutiq-; nuut-; tupiqtiq-. Variant:
nuktaq-.
nuktit- vt. to move something or someone.
nukuutchiqiq n. belted kingfisher. Megaceryle
alcyon.
nuliaàiik n. 1) married couple. 2) mismatched pair of
things.
nuliaàiitchiak n. newlyweds.
nuliaàniq n. stinking caribou bull in rutting season.
nuliaàutlaiáaq n. bachelor.
nuliaàvik n. October (C) (caribou breeding time);
September (K).
nuliaksraun n. bride-to-be.
nuliaq n. 1) wife (considered vulgar by some).
Tammna aànaq nuliaàa-uvva. That woman is
my wife. Syn: tuvaaqqan. See: aànaq.
2) female mate (for animal).
nuliaq- vi. to become married (of a man only). See:
aäutinik-; uiñik-.
nuliaqan n. co-husband.
nuliaqatigiik co-husbands.
nuliaqqaaq n. the first wife.
nuliaqpak first wife, head wife.
nuliatqiun second wife.
nuliiàñiq n. widower. Variant: nuliiqsuaq.
nuliiq- vi. to lose one's wife, to be widowed. See:
nuliiàñiq; nuliiqsauq.