Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

tunu tupinäa-
akkiqsima-; anagusrima-; qiviq-; patiktit-;
tati-.
tunu pos.base. behind.
tunuani behind. Qichaàniqsuq tunuani
Jesus-äum isigaiñi. She stood behind Jesus at
his feet.
tunuaniñ from behind. Tarra tunuaniñ
aksiäñiàaa atnuàaaàikkaäa. Then she
touched his clothes from behind.
tunuanun to the back; to behind. Aànam
tikiññiàaa tunuanun Jesus-äum. A woman
came up behind Jesus.
tunu n. 1) loin; rear of human body. 2) back area of
anything.
tunuallak- vi. to fall back and land on one's rump
bone. Syn: aquvsallak-; niàvalaq-;
nivàallak-; nivvaktaq-; nuluaq-.
tunuani adv. behind it; at the back of.
tunumni behind you, at your backside. Variant:
tunupni.
tunuiyaq- vi. to be cold on one's back. Lit: 'taking
(the) back off'.
tunulliàiik n. to walk single file. Syn:
kiñuàaqâiàiik-; maligiik-; iiguliktit-;
uuyuliktit-.
tunulliáiq- vt. to support someone, to back someone.
tunulliq n. the hindmost one. Syn: kiñulliq.
tunuluqaaq- vi. to walk with the wind at one's back.
Syn: uqutmugaaq-. See: arguq-; paggaq-.
tunusrisaq n. hard covering of small stomach of
caribou.
tunusruk n. rounded area at back of head; occipital
area; nape of neck. Variant: tunusuk.
tunusruq- vi. to keep one's back turned (away).
tunut- vi. to turn to face the opposite way, to rotate,
to revolve, to turn around. See: alaq-.
tunut- vt. to turn something around, to cause someone
to turn around.
tunutmuk- vi. to travel backwards, to move toward
the back or rear, with the back leading.
tunutmun backwards, toward the back or rear, with
the back leading. Syn: kilutmun; kiäutmun.
tunuunaàun n. slough.
tunuvaq- vi. to back up.
tuäaaài- vt. to dedicate (something to someone), to
benefit someone.
tuäaaài- vi. to move toward (a goal).
tuäaaài- vt. to benefit someone.
tuäaanuk- vi. to travel toward.
tuäaaq- vi. to travel directly toward a destination.
See: tuäaaài-.
tuäaaq- vi. to go toward.
tuäaiguti- vi. to approach (of time).
tuäi pos.base. direction.
217
tuäaani located in the direction.
Uqautiniaqmigai tamatkua saumium
tuäaani. He is going to sspeak to them at his
left side.
tuäaaniñ in direction from. Aggiàñiqsuq
uäallam tuäaaniñ uäasiksuamiñ. She came
from the south from far away.
tuäaanun in direction to. Paäaliäniqsut
tuäaanun narvaqpaum. They galloped down
toward the lake.
tuäiàuànaq- vi. to be approachable.
tuäiliñàu- vi. to feel jealous because of a loss.
tuäiqâiq n. one farthest in a certain direction.
tuäiusiuq- vt. to prepare a bed for bedtime (for
sleeping). Syn: illiuq-. Variant: tuäiutiliuq-.
tuäiutiliuq- vt. to prepare a bed for bedtime (for
sleeping). Syn: illiuq-. Variant: tuäiusiuq-.
tuäiutit n. bedding (originally: sleeping skins). Syn:
atliàaq; avrat; ikivàaq; qaatchiaq; tuttaat;
uqummatit.
tuämiq- vt. to repair. Syn: iáaaq-; iâuaqsruq-;
nutaq-; tumaqsruq-.
tuäuaqtaaq n. purple (color).
tuäuq- vi. to be blue (from overwork, cold, or a
bruise).
tuäuqsi- vi. to become blue in the face.
tupaaàruk n. old house. Syn: igluàruaq;
tupiàruaq. See: tupiq.
tupaaq- vi. to wake up because of noise.
tupaaq- vt. to awaken someone by making noise.
tupak- vi. to be surprised, to be startled, to become
fully awake from sleep. Syn: qugluk-;
tupallak-.
tupak- vt. to startle, to alarm, to frighten. Iáapta
aànat tupakkaatigut. Some women in our
company alarmed us. Syn: qaallak-;
tuquanäuq-. Variant: tupai-.
tupaksaq- to startle intentionally.
tupigi- vt. to obey; to attend to. Quviatchautiginagu
irrusiqãuänun tupiginiáusi. Don't be happy
about it that the evil spirits obey you. Variant:
tupiksri-.
tupiàruaq n. ancient sod house; ruins of an igloo.
Syn: igluàruaq; igluluàruaq; inaaàruk;
iniàruaq; iñuniaàvigruaq.
tupik n. tattoo. Syn: igiàun; kakiñiq.
tupiksri- vi. to obey, to apply oneself. Putu
tupiksriñiaàuktuq aqsrarriqisrukhuni. Putu
wants to obey because he wants to play
basketball. Syn: uqaqsiàiaq-. Variant: tupigi-.
tupiksriãiq n. obedience.
tupiksriñàit- vi. to disobey.
tupinäa- vi. to be tense; to be apprehensive; to be
nervous. See: manäaiqsruq-; siqquqsi-;