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Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

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salummaun saniàaqâiàiik-<br />

wrongdoing. Syn: natchiqi-.<br />

salummaun n. cleaning tool, e.g. rag, mop, cleanser,<br />

strainer, etc. Milugiatchiat piiàñiaàaàigisi<br />

qallutipsitñiñ salummautituqâugich. You<br />

always strain out gnats from your cups using a<br />

strainer. Syn: allaàun; paulaiyaun.<br />

samakäa dem.adv. from down there (not visible).<br />

See: samma. Variant: samaääa.<br />

samakäaq- vi. to come from down there<br />

(invisible).<br />

samakäauti- vt. to bring from down there (focus:<br />

goal) (invisible). Putu aikãiqsuq qattamik<br />

samakäa. Putu is fetching a bucket from below.<br />

samani dem.adv. located down there somewhere (not<br />

visible). See: samma.<br />

samaniaäagun through the general area down<br />

there (vialis).<br />

samaniaäani located in the general area down<br />

there (locative).<br />

samaniaäaniñ from the general area down there<br />

(ablative).<br />

samaniaäanun toward the general area down<br />

there (terminalis).<br />

samaääa (C) dem.adv. from down there (not<br />

visible). See: samma. Variant: samakäa.<br />

samaääaq- vi. to come from down there.<br />

samaääauti- vt. to bring from down there (focus:<br />

goal).<br />

samiiq- 1) vi. to have an insatiable appetite. Syn:<br />

niààiqsu-. 2)<br />

— vi. to do more than intended; to be unable to<br />

stop (working).<br />

samma dem.adv. down there: not visible, away from<br />

speaker and listener; located downriver; toward<br />

ocean; underneath (a word used to express what<br />

one knows up to the present moment. It can be<br />

equivalent to: "right now, as far as I know". It is<br />

related to imma, but it involves a smaller area<br />

of space and relates to the present moment or a<br />

smaller segment of time.). Samma umiami<br />

taquat. The food items are down there in the<br />

boat. Samma aggiàñiaqtuaq. As far as I know,<br />

he was coming. Syn: kanna; unna. See:<br />

samani, samuäa, samakäa, samuuna - see<br />

charts.<br />

samna dem.pron. that one down there (not visible)<br />

(Absolutive, sing.). Syn: sapkuak, sapkua.<br />

savruma that one down there (Relative, sing.).<br />

Variant: saptuma (C).<br />

savrumani that one down there (locative).<br />

Variant: saptumani (C).<br />

savrumuäa toward that one down there<br />

(terminalis). Variant: saptumuäa (C).<br />

savrumakäa from that one down there (ablative).<br />

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Variant: saptumaääa (C).<br />

savrumuuna through that one down there<br />

(vialis). Variant: saptumuuna (C).<br />

savrumatun like that one down there (similaris).<br />

Variant: saptumatun (C).<br />

savrumiäa that one down there, with that one<br />

down there (modalis). Variant: saptumiäa (C).<br />

samnaaq n. bottom part (not visible). Iivaruut<br />

samnaaäa piiyaqtuq. The bottom part of the<br />

Evinrude [outboard motor] broke.<br />

samnaaq- vi. to be unable to go farther; to reach a<br />

dead-end; to meet an impasse and try another<br />

route.<br />

samuäa dem.adv. toward down there (not visible).<br />

See: samma.<br />

samuäatmun dem.adv. toward down there.<br />

samuäatmuk- vi. to be heading toward down<br />

there (focus: direction).<br />

samuäaq- vi. to go toward down there (focus:<br />

actor). Miiyuk samuäaqtuq umiaàmigun<br />

paaäanun. Miiyuk went with her boat to its<br />

mouth [of the river].<br />

samuäauti- vt. to take toward down there<br />

(focus: goal).<br />

samuäaq- vt. to degrade; to intimidate; to put down.<br />

samuuna dem.adv. through down there (not visible).<br />

Kuugauraq isiqsaaqtuq paapiaäagun<br />

samuuna. Kuugauraq entered the river through<br />

the main channel down there. See: samma.<br />

samuunaaq- vi. to go through down there.<br />

samuuna n. vagina of a woman (euphemism). Syn:<br />

utchuk.<br />

samuunaaq- vi. to roast; to cook in oven. Miiyuk<br />

samuunaaqtuq tulimaanik. Miiyuk is<br />

cooking ribs in the oven.<br />

sana- vi. to carve, to whittle.<br />

sanalàutiqaàvik n. tool box, tool bag. Putum<br />

sanalàutiqaàvia qanisani ittuq. Putu's tool<br />

bag is [out] in the storm shed. Syn: ikãiàvik.<br />

Variant: savalàutiqaàvik.<br />

sanatu- vi. to be skilled; to be very productive. Syn:<br />

iqinnait-; savitu-; savvaqtu-.<br />

saniàa- vt. to put siding on something. Syn:<br />

piqtaliq-.<br />

saniàaagun n. crossed rope (sled). Saniàaagun<br />

kiktuàaqtuq. The crossed rope of the sled<br />

snapped.<br />

saniàanäu- vi. to have a side pain.<br />

saniàaq n. side. Ayauäaruak aquppiñiqsuk<br />

saniàaatni tumitchiat. Two blind man sat at<br />

the side of the road. Qiññuaàniàaa iáiágaaq<br />

inillakâugu saniqqamiñun. He called the child<br />

over to stand at his side.<br />

saniàaqâiàiik- vi. to be juxtaposed; to be situated

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