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Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

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piyaaptaäa- puâiäa-<br />

piyaaptaäa- vi. to be clumsy.<br />

piyagniuq- vi. to be barely staying alive. See:<br />

pipqaq-.<br />

piyaàit- vi. 1) to wane (of the moon). Syn:<br />

iqiatchak-. See: puktallak-. 2) to rise later<br />

than usual (of the moon).<br />

piyaq- vi. to break down.<br />

piyaqniuàun n. disease, sickness; affliction.<br />

piyaqtai- vt. to destroy, to damage, to break up. Syn:<br />

agak-; piyaquâuk-; siqupsi-. Variant:<br />

piyaqtaq-.<br />

piyaqtaq- vt. to destroy; to break. Syn: navguq-.<br />

Variant: piyaqtai-.<br />

piyaquaqsi- vi. to perish.<br />

piyaquàvik n. 1) place of accidents. 2) hell; place of<br />

destruction. Syn: nagliksaaàvik; naäinnaq;<br />

tammaàvik.<br />

piyaqukkaumaaqtuat n. debris; ruins. Lit: 'what<br />

had been destroyed before'.<br />

piyaquâiq n. destruction. Syn: akatchiãiq;<br />

suksraunàiãiq.<br />

piyaquâuk- vt. to injure, to impair, to damage. Syn:<br />

agak- (1); qiâhuq-; siqupsi-. See: pattuq-;<br />

piyaqtai-; qitkutiksri-; sitquaq-.<br />

piyaquq n. casualty, accident. Variant: miqivsaq<br />

(C).<br />

piyaquq- vi. to perish, to become a casualty, to be<br />

involved in an accident.<br />

piyaquq- vt. to destroy; to ruin; to demolish. Syn:<br />

akat-; maqut-; siqumit-; suksraunàiq-.<br />

piyuaàniq n. 1) bruise. 2) person who has been<br />

violently beaten.<br />

piyuaq- vt. 1) to attack; to beat up. 2) to badger; to<br />

pester.<br />

piyuaqniktuaq n. attacker.<br />

piyuaqqun 1) n. persecution. 2) temptation.<br />

piyuk- vt. 1) to batter ; to abuse verbally. Putu<br />

piyukniyuktuq iñuänik atlanik. Putu is<br />

abusing other people verbally. 2) to tease<br />

someone. Syn: sanmiraq-.<br />

piyumaatchak- vi. to be invigorated, to be<br />

encouraged. Variant: piyuumitchak-.<br />

piyumaâiq n. zeal.<br />

piyummaaàik- vi. to be eager, to be willing.<br />

piyumman n. willingness.<br />

piyummatiqaqtit- vt. to encourage.<br />

piyuumitchak- vi. to be invigorated, to be<br />

encouraged. Variant: piyumaatchak- (C).<br />

puggutaq n. plate (dish).<br />

puggutauraq n. small plate.<br />

puggutauriqi- vt. to wash dishes. Variant:<br />

puggutchiqi-.<br />

puggutchiqi- vt. to wash dishes. Variant:<br />

puggutauriqi-.<br />

pui- vi. to surface, to rise to the surface. Syn:<br />

qagvaq-.<br />

puiáa- vi. to rise to the surface (of bubbles in liquid).<br />

Syn: puktallak-; puktaq-.<br />

puimi- vi. to swim on the surface of water (of a sea<br />

mammal). Syn: puuvruq-.<br />

puiñiq n. the fat on top of broth.<br />

pukagriäa- vi. to be granular.<br />

pukak n. granular snow crust found under soft snow<br />

(good for melting into water), little pieces of ice<br />

under fresh snow (formed after first snow);<br />

"sugar snow".<br />

pukik n. white belly fur of caribou.<br />

pukkit- vi. to be low in the water (of boat), to be low<br />

(in elevation).<br />

pukâi- vi. to be made lower.<br />

pukâi- vt. to lower something.<br />

puksiññaq- vi. to die suddenly, to die instantly.<br />

Variant: pupsiññaq-.<br />

pukta- vi. 1) to be afloat (of leaves, iceberg, etc), to be<br />

drifting about. 2) to float, to remain suspended<br />

within or on the surface of a fluid without<br />

sinking. Variant: pupta-.<br />

puktaaq n. 1) floating mass (not suitable for walking).<br />

Variant: puptaaq. 2) quicksand. 3) permafrost<br />

area. 4) iceberg.<br />

puktaàun n. buoy, net float. Syn: puptaqutaq.<br />

Variant: puptaun; puptaàun.<br />

puktaàusiq n. flotsam, wreckage that remains afloat<br />

after shipwreck. Putu tiliñiàai<br />

puktaàusiqsuàlugich nunniaquplugich. Putu<br />

ordered them to attempt to reach land by using<br />

wreckage.<br />

puktallak- vi. 1) to rise to the surface of water. Syn:<br />

puiáa-; puktaq-. 2) to wax (of the moon). See:<br />

iqiatchak-; piyaàit-.<br />

puktaq- vi. to emerge: to rise to the surface of water.<br />

Syn: puktallak-; puiáa-. Variant: puptaq-.<br />

pukuk- vi. 1) to gather. 2) to pick up by bending<br />

over.<br />

pula- vi. 1) slip out of sight (as an animal from river to<br />

brush at riverbank). See: malaraq-. 2) to eclipse<br />

(celestial body), to pass gradually, to pass<br />

imperceptibly. Syn: malaraq-.<br />

pulaaq- vi. to go and ask for food (as of neighbors);<br />

to solicit alms. Syn: iäiula-; piatchiaq-. 2) to<br />

go out visiting.<br />

pulasaq- vt. to check one's traps or snares.<br />

pulauq- vi. to soak in water (of leather).<br />

pullak- vi. to bow, to put one's head down, to incline<br />

the body or head or bend the knee in greeting,<br />

consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission,<br />

or veneration.<br />

puâiäa- vi. to sulk in bed; to be lazy and stay in bed.<br />

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