Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

qupluq- quumiutaq-
qupluq- vi. to split something into many pieces
lengthwise. Variant: quplui-.
qupluun n. ripsaw; saw which cuts lengthwise.
quppaàuq- vi. 1) to increase in length (of a small
crack). 2) to be half (of the moon). Syn:
avaàuuq-.
quppak n. 1) split; open crack, fissure. Syn: iqãaaq ;
quqhaq. See: qupiniq. 2) piece of something
split lengthwise. Syn: aayuàaq.
qupsik n. 1) sinew (splits with difficulty). See:
amiun; piáàaalik; qipraq; uliun;
kikmitquutaq. Variant: quvsik. 2) willow
thicket. Syn: tikiàaq.
qupsik- vi. 1) to be difficult to split (of sinews). See:
quvsik-. 2) to be tightly woven (of fabric). Syn:
upsik-; uvsik-. 3) to be dense, to be difficult to
penetrate (of willows). Syn: nuviraq-.
qupsuk- vi. to squat: to sit in a crouching position
with knees bent and the hams resting on or near
the heels, to crouch. Syn: kiñi-; qusruaq-.
qupsuäauraq- to be squatting, with the knees
bent.
quptik n. small whitefish with pointed snout; well
rounded whitefish. Coregonus quadrilateralis.
Syn: aanaakâiq; qaalàiq; qalupiaq;
qalusraaq; qausriáuk; siraatchiaq; tipuk.
quptuàaq n. inside of upper thigh; femur bone.
Variant: quktuàaq.
qupumuak n. stripes.
qupumualik n. item with stripes.
qupumualik- vi. to be striped, to have stripes.
qupyugaànaq- vi. to turn into white-out conditions
(of weather).
qupyugaàniq n. white-out condition (of weather).
Variant: qupyugaànaq.
quqhaq n. crack. Syn: iqãaaq; quppak. See:
qupiniq.
quqhaq- vi. to crack. Syn: iqãaaq-; nuki-. See:
qupi-.
quqhiq n. cough.
quqhiq- vi. to cough. Putu quqhiãallaktuq
unnuaq. Putu coughed a lot last night. Syn:
atqaqsaaq-; quiàusruk-; quiq-.
quqhiqsaq- vi. to clear one's throat. Syn:
iggiaàiksaq-; imäiqsaq-.
quqquq- vi. to dent, to warp by denting.
quqtaàniq n. pee hole (caused by urinating in
snow); a spot urinated on.
quqtaq n. urine.
quqtaq- vi. to urinate. Syn: qui-.
ququaq- vt. to call someone by name or kinship
relation. Syn: tuqâuàiaq-. Variant: ququula-.
ququq- vi. to wish for.
ququula- vt. to call by name. Variant: ququaq-.
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qurraquraq n. 1) semipalmated plover. Charadrius
semipalmatus. 2) killdeer. Charadrius vociferus.
qurri- vt. to cut up raw frozen meat or fish. See:
quaq. Variant: qurriuq-.
qurriuq- vt. to cut up raw frozen meat or fish. See:
quaq. Variant: qurri-.
qusrhaaq n. arctic fox. Alopex lagopus. Syn:
kavviaq; kayuqtuq; qianàaq; qianàaqtuluk;
qiàñiqtaq. See: pisukkaaq.
qusrimmaq n. wild rhubarb. polygonum alaskanum.
Putu tugvairuq qusrimmanik ukiumun.
Putu stores away wild rhubarb for winter (food).
Variant: qusimmaq.
qusruaq- vi. to squat: to sit in a crouching position
with knees bent and the hams resting on or near
the heels; to crouch. Syn: kiñi-; qupsuk-.
qusruaqtuaq- to squat.
qusruääaaàruk n. heavy fur parka of winter caribou
skin. Variant: qusruääaq.
qusruääaq n. fur parka with fur on outside. Variant:
qusruääaaàruk.
qutait- vi. 1) to be steep. 2) to drop off (of the ocean
floor).
qutchigiâiq n. pride (high thinking); haughtiness.
qutchigumaâiq n. aspiration. Syn: qutchiksiãiq.
qutchik- vi. be high; be in a high place.
qutchiksiãiq n. aspiration. Syn: qutchigumaâiq.
qutiàuq- vi. to walk to the same destination as others
who are traveling by boat. See: kaäiááit-;
kinilit-.
qutlisit n. bleachers.
qutäuàauraaq- vi. to flash, to burst forth into
[sometimes high] flames, to explode. Syn:
ikniàuula-; iknitchuala-.
qutqaaq n. sled railing (a structure made of rails and
upright members that is used as a guard or for
support).
qutuk n. the collar bone (clavicle).
quu- vi. 1) to become constricted (of the voice box,
larynx) as during stage fright when one loses
his/her voice); to feel a lump in the throat (from
repressing a desire to cry). 2) to close up (ice
hole for ice fishing; slough as water recedes).
quu- vt. to turn one's feet inward. See: quuäa-.
quumigaq- vi. to shinny, to climb by shinnying.
Variant: quumik-.
quumik- vi. to climb a pole or a rope by shinnying.
Variant: quumigaq-.
quumik- vt. to bring one's legs together tightly, to
squeeze one's legs tightly.
quumiraq- vt. to squeeze legs together (e.g. to keep
from urinating, of children), to compress.
quumiutaq- vi. 1) to be knock-kneed. Syn:
quupatchuäa-. 2) to hold between one's legs,