Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

qakuq- qalugruaq
sumipayaaq.
qakuq- vi. 1) to turn white. 2) to be bleached by the
weather.
qakutit n. open platform supported by poles (for gear
or food). Syn: ikiààat; uäaluurat. See:
qiqitchiuvik; siàáuaq.
qalak n. 1) bubble (a spherical film of liquid filled
with gas). See: puvlak. 2) burp.
qalak- vi. to burp, to belch. Syn: niksaak-.
qalaktuàaq- vi. to gargle.
qalaktuun n. mouthwash; gargling mixture. Variant:
qalaktuàaun.
qalaliaq n. air bubble from a mammal moving
underwater. Syn: puvla.
qalasiq n. the navel; the umbilicus.
qalat- vi. to boil; to churn. Imiq saiñiämi qalattuq.
The water in the kettle is boiling.
qalaula- vi. 1) to swirl with bubbles (of lake or river).
See: tiqqala-. 2) to boil, to bubble vigorously.
Variant: qalauq-.
qalàuq- vi. to make its characteristic sound (of
animal). Syn: qaaqtuq-.
qalàuqtaq- vi. to blow a trumpet, to cause a trumpet
to sound.
qalàuqtaun n. trumpet; a horn (to make noise or
music).
qalàusraaq- vt. 1) to call bird (by its sound), to
imitate a bird's call. See: aaàaaääuaq-. 2) to
attract animals by imitating their call. Syn:
qaivaksaq-. Variant: qalàusaaq- (C).
qaliàiiksimaaq- vi. to sit on the floor with ankles
crossed. Syn: saqpiáuksimaaq-;
sitchuqsimaaq-. See: qaapaaksimaaq-.
qaliàuaq n. 1) parka cover; outer garment. See:
qaliàuuraq. 2) extra tent cover. 3) extra
blanket.
qaliàuuraq n. 1) dress. See: qaliàuaq. 2) shirt.
qaliäu- vi. to growl (of animal). See: qaliäuula-.
qaliäuula- vi. to roar. Tuunàaq qaliäuularuatun
lion-tun ittuq. The devil is like a roaring lion.
See: imigluk-. Variant: qaliäu-.
qallaktu- vi. to be ticklish.
qalli- vi. to approach, to come near.
qallisi- to get close. Agaayyutim qallisigaasi.
God is coming close to you.
qalliaq- vi. to work at a fish cannery.
qalliàiik n. overlap: two things lying one on top of
each other. See: kapitaaàiik-.
qalliàiik- vi. to lay one on top of the other (of two
things). See: kapitaaàiik-.
qalliáaaq vi. to get close.
qalliq n. top part; outside.
Kisiääuqtaqaàumiñaitchuq uyaàaämik
qalliani atlam. Certainly no stone will be left
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on top of another. Syn: quli; qaa.
qalliq- vt. to cover, to top with something (to form,
furnish with, or serve as a top). Syn:
quliàusriq-.
qalliqi- vi. 1) to work with fish (to scale, cut and
hang for drying). 2) to catch much fish
(quantity). Syn: niksik-.
qalliqpiaq n. 1) the highest point. Syn: naqsraq;
qaapiaq. 2) the topmost object. Syn:
qulliqpiaq; qulliq.
qallisik n. fat around a bird's kidneys. See: qatliñ.
Variant: qatlisik.
qalliuq- vi. to cook fish.
qallugauraq n. drinking cup. Syn: qallugauraq;
qallun.
qallugauraqaàvik n. dish shelf, mainly for cups.
Syn: iááiviurat; makpiàaaqaàvik; qakirvik;
quliàuaq.
qallugauriqi- vi. to wash cups.
qallun n. 1) drinking cup; a bailer cup. Syn: imàun.
2) water pump.
qalluti- vi. to get swamped, to get filled (of boat).
Putum umiaäa qallutiyasriuraqtuq. Putu's
boat got swamped and almost sank. Syn:
ikuliq-.
qalluttaq n. dipper cup. Syn: imàun.
qalluttaq- vi. to bail.
qalluttaqtuun n. round wooden scoop (used for
picking blueberries by gently tapping each small
blueberry cluster/bush with the dipper and
having the berries fall into a receptacle). Syn:
patkutaqtuun.
qalluttaun n. ladle; a large serving spoon. Syn:
aluutaqpak; qayuutaq.
qalu n. dip net.
qalu- vt. 1) to bail water. 2) to ladle a liquid (stove oil,
oil from broth, etc.). Syn: qaluiq-. 3) to dip a
net (in fishing).
qaluuq- 1) to bail water (ongoing action). 2) to
ladle (ongoing action) as removing oil from
broth or removing oil from cooking. 3) to dip a
net in fishing (ongoing action).
qaluaq n. Iñupiaq dish of waterfowl (after removing
the feathers waterfowl is deboned, keeping the
skin, fat and meat intact. All openings of the
skin are sewn shut and then the whole bird is
boiled. The fat of the skin rises to the top when
boiling. After boiling, the skin and meat are cut
up and mixed with the cooled grease.).
qaluaqpak n. king salmon. Onchorhychus
tshawytscha. See: qalugruaq.
qalugruaq n. 1) chum salmon, dog salmon.
Oncorhynchus keta. 2) silver salmon, coho
salmon. Onchorhynchus kisutsch. See: