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Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

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qasigiaq qatraq-<br />

water). Variant: qasraqtaq-.<br />

qasigiaq n. spotted seal; harbor seal. Variant:<br />

qasrigiaq.<br />

qasiái- vt. 1) to beg; to supplicate. 2) to sting (feel a<br />

smarting pain), to become irritated or painful<br />

(when applying salt or strong ointment to chafed<br />

skin). See: miäuluk-.<br />

qasiáiñaq- vi. to be overbearing, to be importunate,<br />

to be persistently entreating. Variant:<br />

qasriáiñaq-.<br />

qasu- vi. to become slack; to unwind. Variant:<br />

qasru-.<br />

qasuaq- vi. to calm down (of wind or human). Syn:<br />

quunniq-; suamait-. Variant: qasruaq-.<br />

qasui- vi. to become slack; to unwind.<br />

qasuäa- vi. 1) to be withered. Variant: qasru-. 2) to<br />

be loose, slack.<br />

qasralluq n. 1) thick bark of a cottonwood tree. Syn:<br />

amiàaq; qaiàuq. 2) a scab. Variant: qasalluq.<br />

qasraq- vi. to ring (of bell, etc). Syn: aviáuq-; aviu-.<br />

qasraqtaq- vi. to lap, to wash, to slap against (of<br />

water). Variant: qasaqtaq-.<br />

qasrigiaq n. spotted seal; harbor seal. Variant:<br />

qasigiaq.<br />

qasriái- vt. 1) to request (almost to the point of<br />

demanding), to entreat. Iñugayaat<br />

qasriáiaqsiñiàaat Putu pituiquplugu isiqtaq.<br />

The crowd kept requesting that Putu release the<br />

prisoner. 2) to tell others of one's desires.<br />

qasriáiñaq- vi. 1) to be overbearing, to be demanding<br />

(always asking for something), to be<br />

importunate. Variant: qasiáiñaq-. 2) howl (of a<br />

dog). Syn: magu-.<br />

qasru- vi. 1) to be withered. Variant: qasuäa-. 2) to<br />

become slack. Variant: qasu-.<br />

qasruaq- vi. to become calm (of wind or water). Syn:<br />

quunniq-; suamait-. Variant: qasuaq-.<br />

qasruniq n. motionless water. Variant: qasuniq<br />

(C).<br />

qasruäa- vi. 1) to be withered. 2) to be loose, to be<br />

slack. Variant: qasuäa-.<br />

qasruq- vi. to end, to quit, to stop, to finish. Putu<br />

qasruànaiyugaqtuq. It is not easy for Putu to<br />

stop. Syn: iñiq-.<br />

qasruqsaaàun n. benediction; a closing song or<br />

prayer (in church). Syn: iñiqsaaàun.<br />

qasruqsaaq- vt. to close meeting, to pray or sing in<br />

closing. Agaayupluni katimmaâiq<br />

qasruqsaaàaa. He prayed and closed the<br />

meeting. Syn: iñiqsaaq-.<br />

qataiqsiqataqtuaq n. hoarse voice.<br />

qatait- vi. to have a high pitched voice. Variant:<br />

qatikkit-.<br />

qatak n. child by other than one's spouse, illegitimate<br />

sibling related through father.<br />

qataääun n. sibling, acquired through parents'<br />

swapping relationship.<br />

qataääutigiich n. children of two sets of parents<br />

who are swapping partners.<br />

qatchak- vi. to make a whooping noise (expressing<br />

pleasure) while dancing. Syn: tuavit-.<br />

qatchaktuq- vt. to scare animals by make noises,<br />

often with echo (especially caribou). Variant:<br />

qasaktuq-.<br />

qatchala- vi. to shout victory; to shout to signal<br />

success; to burst out with yelling when returning<br />

from a successful hunt. Putu utiqami<br />

qatchallaruq. When Putu returned home he<br />

shouted to signal success. Variant: qasala-.<br />

qatchik- vi. to stand out; to protrude, to be<br />

prominent, to project. Syn: nuima-.<br />

qatchiuq- vi. to prepare broth with blood.<br />

qati n. the tone of one's voice.<br />

qatigaaàun n. armor; a breastplate (C).<br />

qatigaak n. the anterior surface of the body: front<br />

quarters (of animal); breasts (of human). See:<br />

miluk.<br />

qatigaaq n. thorax.<br />

qatiànisi n. white hunting snow shirt (for<br />

camouflage in snow). Variant: qatiàniñ.<br />

qatik n. bird's breast.<br />

qatikkit- vi. to have a high-pitched voice. Variant:<br />

qatait-.<br />

qatiq- vi. to be white.<br />

qatiqtaaq n. whiteness; the color white.<br />

qatiqtitaq n. whitecap waves, waves with a crest of<br />

foam.<br />

qatitu- vi. to have a low-pitched voice.<br />

qatliñ n. fat around the stomach of birds. See:<br />

qallisik; qatlisik.<br />

qatlisik n. fat found around both kidneys (of bird).<br />

Variant: qallisik.<br />

qatmik- vi. to be impatient, to be frustrated; to be<br />

cranky.<br />

qatmiksaaq- vi. to complain, to express feelings of<br />

pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.<br />

qatmiáiq- vi. 1) to become frustrated. 2) to become<br />

impatient.<br />

qatäuq- vt. to budge a heavy or stuck object; to move<br />

slightly. Variant: qanäuq-.<br />

qatäuqtaq- vt. to jar, to vibrate: to bump or cause to<br />

move or shake from impact.<br />

qatqit- vi. 1) to become an adult; to be in one's prime.<br />

2) to be at the top. See: qulliq.<br />

qatraiàun n. tape recorder.<br />

qatraq n. echo. Syn: akiãuk.<br />

qatraq- vi. to reverberate (of sounds), to echo (of<br />

voices).<br />

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