Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-asruk- -giik-
Do you think yourself better than others?
Variant: -asugi. [Gram: v-v]
-asruk- der.af. to assume, to think that ... Reversal:
assume, to ~ ; think, to ~ that ... Kia iñuum
tuqutchumisi savautriñasrukniaàisiruq
Agaayyutmik. Anyone, if he kills you, will
think that he does God a service. Taapkua
isrumaniqsut uqaàasrukniaqâugu
siñiksapiaqtuamik. Those people thought that
he had presumably said [of someone else] that
he had gone to sleep. Variant: -asrugi.
-ataq- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) to occur
frequently/regularly, and for a long time; finally.
Reversal: continually, to occur ~ for a long time.
Puvlaksautim puvlagataqtitkaa
qaqqiaksraq. The yeast at long last worked
through the dough. Putu siñigataqtuq. Putu is
sleeping for a long time. Iglauniqsuk
naalàataqâugu uvluq. They traveled until
evening. Sagviqsiqataqtuam iñuämiñ
taavruma qaayuànaqsiraàaàigaa iñuk.
What so frequently comes out of a person that is
it what causes a person to become corrupt. Putu
aniqsaaàataqtuq. Putu finally breathed.
2) often; again and again. Reversal: often ;
repeatedly. Putu imiqtuqataqtuq. Putu drank
-chi- der.af. See: -sri.
-chiqi- der.af. See: -liqi.
-galukkut- der.af. expression of counterexpectation:
something happens that was not expected (or
vice versa); expression of surprise: gee!, oh my!
to be unexpectedly surprised. Reversal:
surprised, to be ~. Atlayuaànarruqtugalukkut
nalunikapsiuä nakitñaqtauâhagun. Isn't that
quite amazing that you don't know about where
he is from. Irrusiqãuqaàniaäitchalukkut. (C)
Oh wow! She didn't have the evil spirit
anymore. Niàiyalukkut! I am surprised you are
eating when you shouldn't. See: -rruqtu.
[Gram: v-v]
-gi- der.af. Existential:transitive - to have, to be.
Reversal: Existential:transitive - to have, to be.
Atigigigai Miiyuum. The parka belongs to
Miiyuk. Miiyuum piqatnaaàisrukkaatin.
Miiyuk wants to be your sweetheart. Aànam
tara Putu tutitchiaàiniàaa. Putu is the
CH - ch
G - g
in sudden gulps. Variant: -làataq.
-ayaaq- der.af. [Gram: n-n] 1) young one. Reversal:
young one. Piayaaq uvva. This is a young baby
bird. Amaàuayaaq uvva It is a wolf cub.
2) incomplete, half, mixed. Reversal: incomplete
; mixed. Itqiáiayaaq uvva. This one is a young
Indian with mixed blood.
-ayait- der.af. would (hypothetical condition).
Reversal: would (hyptothetical). Putu
tikiññayaitchuq. Putu wouldn't have arrived.
('never' arrived) [Gram: v-v]
-ayaq- der.af. should, would. Reversal: would ;
should. Putum Miiyuk iáaàinayaàaa. Putu
would recognize Miiyuk. Aasiiñ utiàuma
akuqtuitáanayaqtuäa pimñik naggutiäitñik.
Then upon my return I would have been able to
get my money with interest. Putu
aquvinnayaqtuq. Putu should sit down. Putu
ayakkayaqtuq. Putu would leave by boat.
Putu ayakkayaqtuq. Putu should push off by
boat. Akkuvaurapiaq tuyuàayaàaaäa.
Immediately he would send me. Putu
sitquàayaqtuq. Putu should kneel down.
Variant: -nayaq. [Gram: v-v]
-chuk- der.af. See: -suk.
grandchild of this woman. Putum
iniqatigivatin? Is Putu your roommate?
[Gram: v-v]
-gi- der.af. reflexive: to have something for oneself.
Reversal: reflexive: to have for oneself. Putu
iâuagiruq. Putu is pleased with himself. Iñuich
iâuagiäiññiàaat iämiñun. (C) Iñuich
iâuaginàiññiàaat. (K) The people were not
pleased about it. Putu nikagiruq iämiñun.
Putu nikaruq. Putu did not have confidence in
himself. [Gram: v-v]
-gi- der.af. See: -sri.
-giak- der.af. to be many, there is abundance.
Reversal: many, to be ~ ; abundance, there is ~.
Iñugiaäniaqpat? Are there going to be many
people? Putu qipmiàiaktuq. Putu has many
dogs. [Gram: n-v]
-giik- der.af. to have each other; a relationship of two,
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