Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

saniàaqâiq sannaq
side by side (of two or more objects). Pututkuk
saniàaqâiàiiksuk. Putu and his wife sat next to
each other.
saniàaqâiq n. a person (item) next to oneself. Putu
saniàaqâia quqhiàuitáaiqsuq. The one sitting
next to Putu cannot stop coughing.
saniàaqâiu- vi. to be alongside; to be parallel.
Pututkuk saniàaqâiuruk tarra Qatutkuäni.
Putu and his wife live next to Qatuk and his
wife.
saniàutaq n. 1) crossbar on door. Saniàutamik
qanisami piqaqtugut. We have a crossbar in
the storm shed. 2) cross. Jesus-äum saniàutaq
akiyaàaa. Jesus carried a cross. Syn:
aäarrautaq. 3) boom on boat.
saniàutchiq- vi. to block a door with a crossbar; to
bolt a door. Putum saniàutchiàaa qanisaq.
Putu bolted the storm shed with a crossbar Syn:
qaulàutchiq-; saniqsaq.
sanik n. 1) dirt; dust. Syn: sanikkut. Variant:
sanäich. 2) chaff; straw; leaves from berries.
Salummallapiaàisigaa mukkaaksrat
sanikâuäniñ.. He will clean the wheat from its
chaff. 3) lint; caribou hair on clothing.
sanikkut n. offal; waste; leftover things to be
disposed of. Syn: sanik.
sanillak- vi. to get linty. Syn: nivi-; sannak-;
sanäu-.
sanipchaaq- vi. to stagger (while walking). Syn:
paallakataaliq-; sanipakkataq-;
sanipaktuq-. Variant: sanipkaaq-.
sanipkaaq- vi. 1) to pace the floor. 2) to stagger
(while walking). Syn: paallakataaliq-. Variant:
sanipchaaq-.
saniq pos.base. beside.
saniàaani area beside. Malàuk aäutik
aquppiñiqsuk saniàaatni tumitchiat. Two
men were sitting at the side of the road. Putu
aquppiruq saniàaani ikniàum. Putu was
sitting next to a fire.
saniàaanun next to, to the side of. Nivviam
saniàaanun aquvinniqsuq. He sat down next
to a well.
saniq- vi. 1) to lie on one's side, to lie sidewise.
Miiyuk saniqhuni nalaruq. Miiyuk lies on
her side. 2) to turn sideways. Syn:
saniqpaqtaaq-.
saniqpaktaaàuti- vt. to take aside (for privacy).
Peter-m saniqpaktaaàutillakâugu
uqautiniàaa Jesus taatnatchiñik
uqaquäitáugu. Peter taking Jesus aside told him
that he should not say these kinds of things.
saniqpaqtaaq- vi. to move aside, to turn to the side.
Putu saniqpaqtaaqtuq tumitchiani. Putu
turned aside on the trail. Syn: saniq-. Variant:
sanitvaqtaaq-.
saniqsaq n. movable bar (for locking a door). Talu
Putum tupqani tiguàiqaqtuq saniqsamik.
The door in Putu's house has a movable bar for a
door knob.
saniqsaq- vi. to block a door with a moveable bar.
Putum saniqsaàaa talu unnuaàaàikman.
Putu locks the door at night. Syn: qaulàutchiq-;
saniàutchiq-.
sanitmun pos.adv. sideways: from or toward the side.
Nukatpiaq saiáàiruq sikumi sanitmun. The
boy is sliding on the ice sideways. Tiämisuun
sanitmun tiäiruq. The plane flew sideways.
See: saniq. Variant: saniñmun.
sanitvaqtaaq- vi. to move aside, to turn to the side.
Syn: saniqpaqtaaq-. Variant: sanivaq-.
sanivaq- vt. to set aside, to set apart. Syn: asivaq-;
miñaq-. See: saniqpaqtaaàuti-;
saniqpaqtaaq-. Variant: sanivaqtaaq-.
sanivaq- vi. to move out to an uninhabited place; to
be placed out so as to be available for use.
sanmi- vt. 1) to face (a person or an object). Taamna
qamannirvik Crete-mi sanmiruaq
uäallamun. That was a sheltered harbor in
Crete facing south. Syn: kigiñiq-; saat-;
saavit-. 2) to court a loved one.
sanmikãiq- vi. to act hostile toward others.
sanmikãiq- vt. to bother/annoy others. Syn: aavri-;
iáaksia-; maagri-; papri-. See: akat-;
iñunäunaq-.
sanmiraq- vt. to tease. Putum sanmiraàaa
tauqsiàñiaqti. Putu teased the storekeeper. Syn:
sanmikãiq-; piyuk-; mitaaq-; iááuqsruq-.
sanmisi- vt. 1) to argue, to quarrel; to debate; to turn
against one another. (If mood is negative, use
this sense.). 2) to court, to woo (to have a tender
feeling toward a woman). Amaàuàlu Miiyuglu
sanmisiruk. Amaàuq and Miiyuk are in love
with each other. (If mood is positive, use this
sense.).
sanmisiãiq n. enmity, hostility; quarrel; dispute.
Sanmisiãiq atlakaaàiisigun ittaqtuq. There
are always be disputes about differences.
Pisuiqsimayumiñaitchusi, aasiiñ sanmisiãiq
itchaàataàisiruq. You will never be satisfied,
and enmity will remain.
sannak- vi. to become linty; to become covered with
animal hair. Ulitchiaq sannaktuq. The blanket
is covered with hair. Syn: nivi-; sanillak-;
sanäu-.
sannaq n. curved wood chip from whittling, wood
shavings. Uvva sannaqtuqpaich natiàmi.
Lots of big shavings on the floor. Syn:
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