Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-iik- -kkaq-
big lake. Putu qusrimmiaqtuq
siáagiäñiqman. Putu is going to get rhubarb
because the weather has become good. Putu
quaqqiaqtuq auraàmi. Putu goes out to
collect sour dock in summer time. Putu
iààuàiaqtuq. Putu has gone to wash himself.
Syn: -tyaq; -liaq.
-iik- der.af. two things/people who have something in
common. Reversal: common, two things/people
who have s.t. in ~. Aanagiiksuk. They are
mother and daughter or son. Putulu Miiyuglu
iáannaàiiksuk. Putu and Miiyuk are friends.
Putulu Qichaàlu iàñiàiiksuk. Putu and
Qichaq are father and son. [Gram: n-n]
-iáaaq- der.af. lack of [thing], proceed without.
Reversal: lack of [thing], without, proceed ~.
Qitunàatka qavsittaaäiáaaqtut. My children
went without sugar. Kamiáaaqtuq. He is
without a shoe or boot. Variant: -iyaaq. [Gram:
n-v]
-iáaq- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) to be hard, to be difficult
to do. Reversal: hard ; difficult. Tiämiaàruk
iàitchaàiiáaqtuq. Plucking a duck is a difficult
job. Syn: -siàiit. 2) to be without. Reversal:
without, to be ~. Putu uqatlaiáaquvva. Putu is
a mute person (unable to speak) Putu
pisrutlaiáaqtuq. Putu is unable to walk.
Variant: -iâaq.
-iááiuq- der.af. to be short of [item], to be in need of
[item], there are few [item]. Reversal: short of,
to be ~ ; few, there are ~. Miiyuk
atigaiááiuqtuq. Miiyuk needs a parka.
Pututkut niqaiááiunàitchut. Putu's family is
not in need of food. Ukiuvak tuttuiááiuqtut.
This year, the caribou are scarce. Putu
imàiááiuqtuq. Putu is lacking water.
Inaiááiuqtitpigiñ? Am I crowding you? [Gram:
n-v]
-iq- der.af. 1) to be no more, to run out of, to be
removed, to be a former ..., to be deceased.
Reversal: former...., to be a ~, deceased, to be ~,
-kikâi- der.af. to become scarce. Reversal: scarce, to
become ~. Tuttukikãiruq. The caribou have
gotten scarce now. Imakikâiruq. The water is
getting lower. [Gram: n-v]
-kiááiuq- der.af. to experience the scarcity of ....
Reversal: experience, to ~ scarcity of ... Lit:
'make it to be few'. Niqikiááiuqpisa? Are we
short on food? [Gram: n-v]
-kit- der.af. to be scarce, to be short in supply.
K - k
removed, to be ~, run, to ~ out of. Niqaiqsugut.
We ran out of food. Kigutaiqpich? Did you get
your tooth pulled out? Putu ninuaäiqsuq. Putu
lost his brother-in-law. Putu imiàuiqsuq. Putu
has quenched his thirst. Aquppiutaiqpigiñ?
Did I take your seat? Inuqsraäaiqsugut
iáisimarauruksramik. We don't need another
witness. [Gram: n-v] 2) no longer ..., has
stopped. Reversal: no longer ; stopped. Putu,
kanäutchiaäaiàuä! Putu, stop embarrassing
her! Putu savatlaiqsuq. Putu can't work
anymore. Putu savaguiqsuq. Putu has stopped
working. Miiyuk atuàuiqsuq. Miiyuk has
stopped singing. Putu iglaàuiàñiqsuq. Putu
has stopped laughing. See: -uiq. [Gram: v-v]
-iqsuaq- der.af. repeatedly, so many times over.
Reversal: repeatedly. Qapsiiqsuaàlugu Putu
ulàutinniuraàaluaàiga. I have tried to knock
Putu over a number of times. [Gram: n-v]
-it- der.af. negative: without, lacking, not. Reversal:
without ; not ; lacking. Putu kamäitchuq. Putu
is without boots. Putu siutaisimaruq. Putu is
apparently not listening (lit: has no ears) Tatqiq
iñuitchuq. The moon is uninhabited (without
people). Miiyuk atuaksraiáiqiruq maniämik.
Miiyuk is in need of money (has to borrow).
Syn: -nàit. [Gram: n-v]
-it- der.af. not ; never. Reversal: not ; never. Putu
niàitáaitchuq-suli. Putu cannot eat yet. Putum
tupqa salumaitchuq. Putu's house is not clean.
Kuuvak sukaitchuq. The Kobuk (river) is
slow (not fast). Putu qiatlaitchuq. Putu never
cries. [Gram: v-v]
-iyaaq- der.af. See: -iáaaq.
-iyaq- der.af. to break, to remove. Reversal: break ;
remove. Putu aquppiutaiyaqtuq ikpaksraq.
Putu broke the chair yesterday. Umäiyaqtuq.
He is shaving. Makkaiyaàiga Putu. I took a
diaper off Putu. [Gram: n-v]
Reversal: scarce, to be ~ ; short in supply, to be
~. Miiyuk atnuàaakitchuq. Miiyuk has few
clothes. Pivikitchuq uqautigisaàupkich...
Time is too short if I would speak about ...
[Gram: n-v]
-kkaq- der.af. transitive relative clause. Reversal:
relative clause, transitive. Putum tikkuaàaa
aksraligaq uqsruqtikkani. Putu pointed to the
wheel which he had just oiled.
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