Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-giit- -iaq-
a pair. Reversal: each other, to have ~ ; pair, to
be a ~. Putulu Miiyuglu iáagiiksittuk. Putu
and Miiyuk became relatives. Putum uuyurat
qalliàiiksitkai. Putu stacks strings of fish on
top of each other. [Gram: n-v]
-giit- der.af. to be or have something bad. Reversal:
bad: to be or have something ~. Siáagiitchuq.
The weather is bad. Aànaàiitchuq iñña! Boy,
is that woman ever ugly! Qipmiàiitchuäa. I
have poor dogs. Kigutigiitchuq Putu. Putu has
rotten or crooked teeth. [Gram: n-v]
-gik- der.af. to be good, to be handsome/beautiful.
Reversal: good, to be ~. Miiyuk qiññaàiksuq.
Miiyuk looks beautiful. Putu tupiàiäñiqsuq
Qikiqtaàruämi. Putu had a nice house in
Kotzebue. Putu tiämisuutigiksuq. Putu has a
nice plane. Nunagiksuq. It is good land/ground.
Putu iáamaàiksuq. Putu is friendly. Miiyuk
isrumagiksuq. Miiyuk is in a good mood.
[Gram: n-v]
-gisi- der.af. future: unrealized action. Reversal:
future. Putu niàipkaàisigiga. I will feed Putu.
Miiyuk pugutchiqigisiruq uvlaakun. Miiyuk
intends to wash the dishes tomorrow. Putu
makitkisiruq iáaatnigu. Putu will get up some
day (implying: he cannot now because he is
-àayaat der.af. group, many of [an item]. Reversal:
group, many of [an item]. Supputiàayaat
uvva. There are many guns here.
Aäuniaqtiàayaat. A group of hunters.
Qalugayaat. A school of fish. [Gram: n-n]
-àraitchiaq der.af. large. Reversal: large, to be rather
~ ; big. Qipmiàraitchiaq. A large dog.
Taamna aglagviàraitchiaq. That is a big
school. [Gram: n-n]
-àruaq- der.af. to be old, stale, useless. Reversal: old
; stale ; useless. Qaqqiaàruaq. Stale bread
Putu atigiàruaqaqtuq. Putu has an old parka.
Ikniàvigruaq. An old stove. Puuàruat
qaaàniaqtut. The old sealskin pokes are going
-i- der.af. See: -sri.
-i- der.af. stays during, spend time (with time
expression). Reversal: stays during, spend time
(with time expression). Umiaqpak ukiiñiqsuq
taavrumani qikiqtami. The big ship spent the
winter there at that island.
À - à
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I - i
disabled). [Gram: v-v]
-gli- der.af. progressive: become. Reversal:
progressive: become. Aqigáiruq amiq. The
skin became easy to tear (aqit-). Akiàuiñ
milukataäich qituglipmata iáisimaraàigiksi
upinàaam qalliãha. When the leaves of
branches become soft you know that summer is
approaching. Iáitchuàiniàaat imàum
ikkagliâha iñuiññaqtun israäniqtun. They
discovered the water's depth (shallowness) was
twenty fathom. Iñàich qimiàaallu
naqigáiáugich... Mountains and hills [shall]
become low... Apqun takâiruq. The way is
getting longer. Siku saakâiraqtuq
upinàaksrami. The ice is getting thin in
springtime. Variant: -kâi. [Gram: v-v]
-gu- der.af. at some future time. Reversal: future
time. Qiñitqikkisiágitkikpiñ uäaliagu. (C)
Qiñitqikkisiágitchikpiñ uäaliagun. (K) I will
see you again day after tomorrow.
Tuppiñiaqtugut upinàaksraàu. We are going
to build a house this coming spring.
Aäuniaàisiruäa iáaatnigun. I will go hunting
sometime in the future. [Gram: n-n]
-guk- der.af. See: -suk.
to burst. See: -ruaq-. [Gram: n-n]
-àuq- der.af. become. Reversal: become.
Tavraàuqpan qaitchikkauniaqtusi
uqaksrapsitñik. At that time you are going to
be given what you should say.
Aäiniqsrauraqtuq nautchiapayaaniñ
napaaqtuàuqhuni aasriiñ. It usually the
biggest of all seeds and becomes a tree.
Napaaqtuqpaguqtuq. It has become a big tree.
Matuligauraq aànaàuqtuq. Little Matulik has
become a woman. Anuqâiàuqtuq. It has
become windy. [Gram: n-v]
Nayuqtaullakpiaàipsi naagaqaa ukiiáuäa
ilipsitñi. I might stay with you a while or even
winter with you. [Gram: n-v]
-iaq- der.af. to do, to go do. Reversal: do, to ~ ;
purpose, to ~. Putu niksiksuàiaqtuq
imaàruämun.. Putu went to go fishing at the