Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-liqi- -luk-
piyumaliàñiqsuq. John consented (had become
willing). Uisauraaqhuni malàukipiani
uvluni niàisuliàñiqsuq. Having fasted for forty
days he had become hungry. [Gram: v-v]
-liqi- der.af. involved in __, working on __, talk about
___. Reversal: working on __, to be ~ ; talk
about ___, to ~. Putu atu(g)aksraiáiqiruq.
Putu needs to borrow something. Putu
iniksraiáiqiruq. Putu needs a place to stay.
Miiyuk Putuliqiruq. Miiyuk is talking about
Putu. Putu nunaliqiruq. Putu is working on
the land. Nautchiaksriqiri. A gardener (one
involved with plants). Niqitchiqiruq. She is
putting meat away. Tiäilàausiqiri. A sailor
(one involved with putting up sails).
Makpiàarriqisaanikman iñuk
tikiutikkauniqsuq. When he had begun to
settle the account, a man was brought in.
Kuukpirriqiri Coffeemaker (person) Variant:
-siqi; -sriqi; -rriqi; -chiqi. [Gram: n-v
(following stems ending in vowel)]
-lit- der.af. reaches. Reversal: reaches. Putu
nunalitchuq umiaàmigun. Putu reaches land
with his boat. Tiämisuun mirviáitchuq. The
plane just landed. [Gram: n-v]
-litchiaq- der.af. after a while. Reversal: after a
while. Lit: 'become new'.
Akkunilitchiallakâugu qikaqtuat tamaani
utlakkaat Putu. After a little while the
bystanders came to Putu. Qakugulitchiaqâugu
israàulgum imiq iáiqsraqtitaàniqmagu At
certain times, when an angel stirred the water, ...
[Gram: v-v]
-liuq- der.af. repair, make, prepare. Reversal: repair ;
prepare. Putu taluliuqtuq ikpaksraq. Putu
fixed the door yesterday. Arrii,
uqumaiááiullapiaàniqsuäa. Oh, [my soul] is
very sorrowful. Miiyuum Putu siñiliuàaa.
Miiyuk makes a (hood) ruff for Putu. Putu
nautchirriàviáiuàniqsuq. Putu prepared a
place for [seeds] to grow. Miiyuk
atikâuliuqtuq. Miiyuk is making a calico parka.
Miiyuk niqâiuàniaqtuq. Miiyuk is going to
prepare a meal. Syn: -niaq; -saq; suq. [Gram:
n-v]
-llaa- der.af. 1) each, one at the time. Reversal: each
(one at a time). Aäutik pisruktuk
umiallaamiknun. The two men walked to their
own boat. Putum supputit tigullaaniàik. Putu
took the guns, each at a time. [Gram: n-n]
2) now and then, once in a while. Reversal: once
in a while. Putuu, nipliááaalutin. Putu, (you
should) speak once in a while. Iglaäallaalutin.
Smile once in a while! [Gram: v-v]
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-llak- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) to be polite, to be
suitable. Reversal: polite, to be ~ ; suitable, to be
~. Putu piyaqunàiááaäniaàlisuq. May Putu not
have an accident. Putuu, uqallaäniaàiñ. Putu,
at least say something! Putuu,
imillaqqaaàutin! Putu, (go ahead and) drink
first. 2) for a while. Reversal: awhile.
Nipaiááaktutin uvluvak. You have been quiet
all day. Mauäallagitchi (C). Mauäallakkitchi
(K). Come here for a while. Putu
uumitchallaktuq. Putu got angry for a time.
Putu miáuqtullaktuq iyaàaänik. Putu kept
throwing rocks for a while.
-llaktiq- der.af. small, fast way; act quickly. Reversal:
quickly, act ~. Miiyuk amiq iáillaktiàaa
Miiyuk threw the skin out quickly. [Gram: v-v]
-llaäniaq- der.af. pleading: at least. Reversal:
pleading. Putuu, uqallaäniaàuä! Putu, at least
say something to him or her! Agaayullaturut
makitaplutiä saqquviäitñi tumitchiat
qiñillaäniaquplutiä iñuänun. They love to
pray while standing at the corners of the streets
so that people may see them.
Nagligillaäniaqtiguk! Have mercy on us!
Agaayyutim iâuaqqutillaäniaàumagaasi.
May God be kind to you all. [Gram: v-v]
-llapiaq- der.af. intensifier: to really ... Reversal:
really (intensifier). Putu anisullapiaqtuq. Putu
really wants to go out. Miiyuk
iààuqsisullapiaqtuq uvluvak. Miiyuk really
wants to do laundry today. [Gram: v-v]
-llautaq- der.af. 1) adverbializer: good, well.
Reversal: good ; well. Iñullautaq. A good
person. Putuu, iñullautaurutin. Putu, you are
a good person. [Gram: n-n] 2) adverbializer:
good, well. Reversal: good ; well. Miiyuk
igallautaqtuq. Miiyuk cooks well. Putu
amiviñillautauraqaqtuq. Putu has a nice little
piece of skin. Pututkut iñuuniallautaqtut.
Putu and his family are living a good life.
Tusraallautaqsimagikpiñ. I have heard good
things about you. [Gram: v-v]
-lliq der.af. superlative. Reversal: superlative.
Unauvva sivulliq. This is the first one/the
foremost. Unauvva aqulliq. This is the last
one/the hindmost. Unauvva atliq. This is the
lowest one/the bottommost. See: -âiq. [Gram: nn]
-luaq- der.af. dislike. Reversal: dislike. Putu
niäauluaqtuq. Putu dislikes his future son-inlaw.
Qatuk iñugluaqtuq. Qatuk doesn't like
people. [Gram: n-v]
-luk- der.af. to increase, to expand, to augment, to
multipy. Reversal: increase, to ~ ; expand, to ~ ;