Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-niàluk -nnaq-
Qatuk qaluäniaqtuq. Qatuk is fishing Miiyuk
apqiäñiaqtuq. Miiyuk is gathering/picking
salmon berries. Syn: -saq; suq. [Gram: v-v]
-niaqsaq to make an effort. Aullaàniaqsaqtuaq
tiämisuutaa aggiñàitchuq. He was trying to
leave, but his plane didn't arrive.
-niagaqsi to begin to try.
Qiñiàniagaqsigaluaàaa piiññiqsuq. He tried
to see her, [but] she wasn't there.
-niaàataq to try hard.
Itchuäatmuäniaàataàniqsuqtarra. He tried
hard and long to go across.
-niagaluaq to try without success.
Uqaàniaàaluaqtuq, aglaan
uqatlaiqsiàniqsuqaasiiñ. He tried to talk, but
then he lost his ability to talk.
-niatchiaq to try hurriedly. Pututkut umiaq
ayaäniatchiaàaat. Putu and companions tried
to push the boat off hurriedly.
-niàluk der.af. huge; immense. Reversal: huge ;
immense. Niàrugaaniàluk. A monster. Syn:
-sugruk. [Gram: n-n]
-niàluk- der.af. to domineer, to control arrogantly.
Reversal: domineer, to ~. Iáisimarusi
aäalatiäich Jew-äuäitchuat
aäalanniàlugaqtilaaäatnik iñuäitñik. You
know that the non-Jewish rulers usually lord it
over their people. Tamatkua kiuniàaat
uqaniàluutiplugu. They answered him and
insulted him. Uummatmiñ aniraqtut
pigiitchuat isummatit uqaniqâuktaâiàlu.
From the heart come evil thoughts and also
slander. Iñuich aäalanniqâuktaiviaqtut. The
people might incite a riot. [Gram: v-v]
-nik- der.af. 1) acquire. Reversal: acquire. Kuuk
saàvaniktuq. The river has become swift
(lately). [Gram: v-v] 2) acquire. Reversal:
acquire. Putu uqaniktuq. Putu has acquired an
accent. Putu uiñitqiksuq. Putu has married for
the second time. [Gram: n-v]
-nik- der.af. chg.tr>it. Reversal: chg.tr>it. Atakkii
aatchuutigitnikâuäa patchisaiáaamik
iñuämik. Because I have given away an
innocent person. [Gram: v-n]
-niáuk- der.af. to attempt (insufficiently). Reversal:
attempt, to ~. Putu atuàniáuktuq
agaayyuviämi. Putu was trying to sing in
church. Aäugaatchiaq pisruäniáuktuq. An
old man was attempting to walk. [Gram: v-v]
-niq der.af. result of action; nature of things.
Reversal: result of action ; nature of things.
Ugiaàniq. A bite. Atniàñiq. An injury.
Qaluksuäniq. The smell of fish. [Gram: v-n]
-niq- der.af. evidence; hearsay. Reversal: evidence ;
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hearsay. Putu aullaàniqsuq ikpaksraq. Putu
apparently left yesterday. Miiyuk atuàniqsuq
uvluvak. Miiyuk sang today. Putu
isilgiññiqsuq. Putu has just come in again.
[Gram: v-v]
-niqâak- der.af. negative attitude: careless, rough,
rude; suddenly. Reversal: careless ; rough ; rude.
Putu nipliñiqâaäniqsuq. Putu spoke up in a
rude manner. Miiyuk makiniqâaktuq. Miiyuk
suddenly rose [from her chair]. Qichatkut
tulaniqâaäniqsut. Qichaq's family came upon
the shore rather roughly. [Gram: v-v]
-niqsaq- (C) der.af. See: -niqsraq.
-niqsraq- der.af. superlative. Reversal: superlative.
Putu nipituniqsraqtaaàigaat aäutit. Putu is
the loudest of the men. Igitaugisirut
taaàniqsrallapiamun. They will be thrown to
the very darkest [darkness].
Mikiniqsraugaluaääaàmi
nautchiaksrapayaaniñ, ... While it is the
smallest of all seeds, ... Taatnaqhuni Christ
pitñiqsrauruq supayaani. That is why Christ
is the most [important] in everything. Variant:
-niqsaq. [Gram: v-n]
-niun- der.af. implement for subsistence. Reversal:
subsistence, implement for ~. Aäuniutmik
aäugaa. He caught it with a hunting tool.
Atanniutaagun ipqitáuni savaktigikkapkun
Jesus. By the command of your holy servant
Jesus. Iáitchuàikamiä maniññaäniutriä
piiqsiàniqman.... When they realized that their
source of income had disappeared... derived
from fv: -nik 'aquire' and fv: -un 'tool'. Variant:
-siun. [Gram: n-n]
-niuraaq- der.af. slowly; relaxed. Reversal: slowly ;
relaxed. Putu makinniuraaqtuq. Putu is
getting up slowly. Putu iáiññiuraaqtuq
nukatpiaäu'ami. Putu studied when he was a
teenager. [Gram: v-v]
-niuraq- der.af. to try, to endeavor, make an effort.
Reversal: try ; endeavor. Aullaqtitkich iñuich
nullaàniuraàiaqulugich. Send the people
away so that they find a place to stay overnight.
Aglipkaàniuraàumagiksi
utiàniaââamnun-aglaan. Make an effort to let
this (money) 'grow' until I come. [Gram: v-v]
-nnak- der.af. to acquire s.t.; to win s.t. accidentally.
Reversal: acquire, to ~ ; win, to ~. Putu
qaàrunnaktuq ikpaksraq. Putu won some
ammunition yesterday. Miiyuk akiññaktuq.
Miiyuk earned her pay. [Gram: n-v]
-nnaq- der.af. favorite; preferred. Reversal: favorite ;
preferred. Qichaq iàñinnaàigiga. Qichaq is my
favorite son. Taamna qallutinnaàa-uvva.