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Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

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qiviqit- quiññak-<br />

Syn: niviq-; qaqaq-; tunäauraaq-. Variant:<br />

qiviäa-. 2) to stiffen from a muscle spasm.<br />

qiviqit- vi. to turn quickly, looking in different<br />

directions. Syn: alaq-.<br />

qivit- vi. to go off in a huff; to leave indignantly; to act<br />

indignantly. Syn: aullau-.<br />

qiviu n. down (of waterfowl); wool (of muskox).<br />

Variant: qiviuq.<br />

qivlaaq- vi. to glitter.<br />

qivliaraq- vi. to reflect (light), glow, glare. See:<br />

utiàrakkaq-.<br />

qivliq- vi. to be shiny, to glisten. Atnuàaaäi<br />

qivliqisirauraàniqsut. His clothes became<br />

very shiny (glistening).<br />

qivliqsaq- vt. to polish, to shine. Variant:<br />

qivliqsai-.<br />

qivliqsaqtaq n. shininess of surface, shiny finish.<br />

qivliqtaq n. 1) silk; shiny material. 2) galvanized<br />

metal.<br />

qivliqtaq- vi. to be shiny, to be smooth.<br />

qivliquula- vi. to sparkle.<br />

qivri- vt. to cause someone to leave indignantly, to<br />

let someone go away offended.<br />

quagrugauraq n. small ridge (of the land). Syn:<br />

quagruk.<br />

quagruiáaq n. 1) round needle. 2) round file; a file<br />

with no edge.<br />

quagruk n. ridge, angular edge of something. Syn:<br />

quagrugauraq.<br />

quagrulik n. 1) skin-sewing needle. 2) threecornered<br />

file. 3) five-gallon metal can<br />

(kerosene). Syn: ikuaraq; qattautchikkaq.<br />

quaàaq n. 1) sour dock; sorrel; wild spinach. Rumex<br />

arcticus. Syn: quäulliq. 2) edible willow leaf.<br />

quaq n. raw frozen food. See: qurriuq-.<br />

quaq- vi. to eat frozen food (e.g. fish or meat).<br />

quaqsaaàautit n. electricity; batteries. Variant:<br />

quaqsaaàun.<br />

quaqsaaàun n. battery. Variant: quaqsaaàautit.<br />

quaqsaaq- vi. 1) to get a shock from electricity or<br />

emotionally. 2) to have an orgasm.<br />

quaqsaaqtit- vt. 1) to shock someone: to disturb<br />

emotionally, to offend with disgust. Syn:<br />

mamiagi-. 2) to cause someone to have an<br />

orgasm.<br />

quaqta n. pinworm.<br />

quaqta- vi. to have pinworms; to have a rectal itch.<br />

quasiraq n. smooth ice on lake or pond. Variant:<br />

quasriraq.<br />

quasriraq- vi. to skate, to slide along swiftly on a<br />

slippery surface. Variant: quasiraq- (C).<br />

quayaqit- vi. to slip and fall. Syn: qayuiããak-.<br />

Variant: quiyaqit-.<br />

qugi- vi. to urinate. Variant: qui-.<br />

qugluala- vi. to have spasms while asleep (usually of<br />

a sick person).<br />

qugluk- vi. to wince when startled; to jolt from a bad<br />

dream. Syn: kigiñaàiiái-; tupak-; uluàiaq-.<br />

qugluk- vt. to fold up. Syn: imu-.<br />

qugluksaq- vi. to startle and jump when surprised.<br />

Syn: tupak-.<br />

qugluäniq n. 1) hem, crease. 2) fold-line (material,<br />

paper), crease. Syn: imuniq.<br />

qugluäniq- vt. to pleat, to crease, to fold over.<br />

qugruk n. whistling swan. Olor columbianus.<br />

quààivik n. penis; urethra. Syn: usuk; usruk.<br />

quààuti- vi. to smash: strike or collide suddenly,<br />

noisily, and violently (e.g. hand in doorway,<br />

boat in narrow passage, etc).<br />

quààuti- vt. to block someone's path, to impede<br />

passage, to close in on something.<br />

quàliaq n. resin from birch tree (for glue); spruce<br />

gum; pitch.<br />

quàliaq- vi. 1) to drool; to slobber. See: innuli-.<br />

Variant: quàliula-. 2) to ooze (of pitch). Syn:<br />

maqi-; siiqsuq-. See: siiàñiq-.<br />

quàliula- vi. 1) to ooze (of tree resin). 2) to drool.<br />

Variant: quàliaq-.<br />

quàluq- vi. to babble, to make a continuous low,<br />

murmuring sound, as flowing water. Syn:<br />

maqsraluk-.<br />

quàluqtaq n. waterfall. Syn: maqsraluk.<br />

quàluula- vi. to drip extensively. Syn: quàmi-.<br />

quàmaala- vi. to urinate small amounts at frequent<br />

intervals, to suffer incontinence. Syn: qugi-;<br />

qui-. Variant: quàmasraala-.<br />

quàmaittuq- vi. to urinate accidentally (usually in<br />

pants). Syn: aäuuq-.<br />

quàmi- vi. 1) to drip extensively. Syn: quàluula-.<br />

2) to flow rapidly. Syn: sisula-.<br />

quàriñiq n. urine stain in chamber pot. Syn:<br />

kipinniq.<br />

quàvik n. chamber pot, toilet.<br />

qui- n. to urinate. Syn: quàmaala- ; quqtaq-.<br />

Variant: qugi-.<br />

quiàusruk- vi. to feel like coughing (one's airways<br />

irritated and cough cannot be repressed). Syn:<br />

atqaqsaaq-; quqhiq-.<br />

quiàutchak- vi. to have a coughing spasm. Syn:<br />

atqaqsaaq-; quiàusruk-; quqhiq-.<br />

quik n. bone next to a sitquq (hind flipper of a seal).<br />

quiáiqta- 1) vi. to feel joyful. 2) to show joyous<br />

anticipation by some motion; to tremble with<br />

happiness.<br />

quiñi- vi. to be fat. Syn: uqsruu-.<br />

quiñisi- vi. to get fat, to gain weight. Syn: uqsrak-;<br />

uqumaiái-.<br />

quiññak- vi. to become fat. See: uqsraqsaq-.<br />

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