Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

qiáaaq qimugvik
spirit. Variant: qila.
qiáaaq n. 1) knitted article, knitting. 2) hand-made
fishing net.
qiáagakuaqtuaq n. palatal consonant (ch, sr, ã, y, á,
ñ in Iñupiat alphabet).
qiáagaq n. the roof of the mouth.
qiáagautaq n. 1) ridge pole on a tent; a cross pole on
older style tent. 2) divining rod used by shaman
to foretell the fate of a sick person. Syn: qillan.
qiáaiq- vi. 1) to get a hole in the sole of one's boot.
2) to have sore feet (of dogs).
qiáak n. 1) sky; heaven. Nipi qiáaämiñ
nipliàñiqsuq. A voice spoke from heaven.
2) ceiling; roof. Aämaqâugu tupqum qiáaäa
atqaqtinniàaat aulatlaiáaaq. Opening the roof
of the house, they lowered him the lame man.
3) palate of mouth. Variant: qiáagaq.
qiáak- vt. 1) to knit. 2) to coordinate twine into
meshes of equal size (when making a fish net).
qiáakäaqtaq- vi. to be heavenly, to be from heaven.
Syn: pakmaknaqtaq-.
qiáaktaq 1) n. garment or a blanket made of strips of
rabbit skin knitted together. See: saiktat. 2) any
knitted item. 3) hand-made net. 4) hand-woven
sack of grass.
qiáaäak n. 1) horned puffin. Fratercula corniculata.
2) tufted puffin. Lunda cirrhata. 3) common
puffin. Fratercula arctica.
qiáaämiutaq n. lemming. Dicrostonyx rubicatus.
qiáaämiutauraq n. collared lemming.
qiáasri- vt. to roof a house. Syn: qaaliqsi-;
qanaksi-.
qiáaun n. 1) drum used in Iñupiaq dancing. Variant:
qilaun. 2) knitting needle.
qiáaurraq- vi. to drum, to beat a drum.
qiáausiraqti n. drummer. Variant: qiáaurraqti.
qiáàich n. basket sled. Lit: 'tied ones (pieces of wood)'.
qiáàiq n. rough-legged hawk. Buteo lagopus.
qiáàit tatqiat n. hawks' month: April (K), March (C).
qiáàun n. 1) the upper lashing (sled). 2) scar.
qiáàutaiq- vt. 1) to untie. 2) to remove handcuffs.
qiáàutaiq- vi. to become untied. Variant: qiáiiq-.
qiáiàniq n. knot.
qiáiiq- vt. to untie, to loosen, to free from restraint.
Putum umiani qiáiiàaa. Putu untied his boat.
Syn: pituiq-; ataiq-.
qiáiq- vt. to tie. Syn: atasri-. Variant: qiáiqsi-.
qiáiqtat n. bundle of twenty-one to twenty-five
strings of dried fish; bundle of five ducks tied
together; something lashed together (like 5 lbs
twine).
qiáiviqsruq- vt. to tie up securely. Syn:
naqitaqsruq-; saääit-.
qiáuk n. bark (of a dog).
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qiáuk- vi. to bark (of a dog). Qipmiqput
qiáuktaurauruq. Our dog is a watch dog
("barker")
qiâhuq- vt. to damage, to ruin. Nipillautamik
uqanàitñapta qiâhuqtaàaàigaa piqatigiiãiq.
When we don't speak kind words, we always
ruin a relationship. Atikâuliruaq
qupavaaâakâugu qiâhuàaa. She made a cloth
parka and put too much trim and so ruined it.
See: piyaquâuk-; qitkutiksri-.
qimaaq n. fugitive; a run-away, escapee (out of
prison).
qimak- vi. 1) to escape. 2) to flee, to run away (from
danger).
qimaktuaq n. fugitive. Lit: 'one who flees'.
qimatchi- vt. to leave part of load behind (when
traveling). Syn: aàlik-; unitchi-.
qimiàaaq n. 1) hill; a knoll: knolls at river bank,
broken up by [dry] rivulets. 2) ridge: a long
narrow chain of hills or mountains. Syn:
qiäaaq. Variant: qimiàaat.
qimiàáuk n. the spine of animals.
qimiksraq n. rope (unattached to an under-ice
fishnet). Syn: isauttaq. Variant: qimiq.
qimilàu- vt. to check on. Syn: takullak-;
takuqataaq-.
qimilàuuq- vt. to investigate.
qimiq n. 1) net sinker line; a lead line. Syn: atliñiq.
See: kiviqqutaq; saatqun. 2) rope (attached to
a fishnet for securing a net under the ice).
Sikumatarriàñiaqtuni takiruaq qimiq
nakuuruq. A long rope is ideal for setting a net
under the ice. Syn: amuktuun; isautaq.
qimisaak- vi. to wheeze, to make a whistling sound
(of person). Putum aniàniäa sakuliàñiqsuq.
Putu's breathing is labored.
qimisaq n. one that was strangled; one that was
hanged. Iliäitñun niàitquäitkivut niqinik
qimisanik. We don't for them to eat strangled
food. Variant: qimisimaruaq.
qimit- vt. to strangle; to hang oneself.
Qimisimaruamik niàrutmik niàiñasi. Don't
eat meat of strangled animals. Putu
qimiññiqsuq ikpaksraq. Putu hung himself
yesterday.
qimmaksaliyait- vi. to be slow to anger.
qimmaksaq- vt. to frustrate someone, to cause cause
feelings of discouragement or bafflement.
Variant: qimmaksai-.
qimuagruk n. snowdrift blocking trail or in lee of
high building. Syn: aniuvak; apitchiq.
qimuagruk- vi. to be covered by a snow bank. Syn:
apitchiq-.
qimugvik n. towline of dogsled. Syn: qitiàaàun. See: