Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-näu- -pak-
This is my favorite cup. Qiñiàlugu taamna
qipmiq, qipmiññaäa. Look at that dog, his
favorite dog. [Gram: n-n]
-näu- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) hurt (acutely).
Reversal: hurt (acutely). Matulik
niaqunäuruq. Matulik has a headache just
now. 2) to be tired of s.t. Reversal: tired of.
Putu tuttutunäuliqsuq uvluàaàikman. Putu
is tired of eating caribou (meat) every day. Putu
aquppiñäuruq. Putu is tired of sitting. Variant:
-ñäu.
-äaaq- der.af. deficient, inadequate, lacking.
Reversal: deficient, inadequate. Putu
kinnaäaaqtuq. Putu is mentally retarded.
Aäun imiäaaqtuq. The man is slightly drunk.
Qichaq alapyaäaaqtuq. Qichaq is absentminded.
Qiruk iqãiäaaàuqtuq. The (piece of)
wood has become bent [Gram: n-v]
-ääaq- der.af. Gerund: during, while; contemporative:
while. Reversal: during, while (Gerund) ;
contemporative: while. Qaumauraaääaan
unnuksraaqman umiaq inniqsuq narvami.
During twilight toward evening the boat was out
on the lake. Umiaqtuääaàma atuqtuäa.
While I am boating, I am singing.
Qaummatiqaääapsi ukpiksrisitchi
qaumamik. While you have the light, believe
the light. [Gram: v-n]
-ääuaq artificial, false, substitute. Reversal: false,
artificial, substitute. Kigutiääuatka naami?
Where are my dentures? [Gram: n-n]
-ääuaq- der.af. 1) pretend. Reversal: pretend. Putu
siñiääuaqtuq. Putu pretends to sleep. Qichaq
atuääuaqtuq. Qichaq pretends to sing. [Gram:
-paaluk- der.af. just, finally. Reversal: just ; finally.
Putu itiqpaaluktuq. Putu just woke up.
Miiyuk tikitpaaluktuq. Miiyuk just arrived.
Putu anivaaluktuq. Putu just went out.
[Gram: v-v]
-pagit- der.af. so much that ___. Reversal: much, so ~
that ___. Putu atuqpagitáuni igiiqsuq. Putu
sang so much that his voice got hoarse. Putum
Miiyuk piqpagivagitáugu aullaqtaiáigaa.
Putu loves Miiyuk very much, she stopped him
from leaving. Niàivagitáuäa siñiäñialiqsuäa.
Because I ate too much I am getting sleepy.
Ä - ä
P - p
-nuk- der.af. go to. Reversal: go in direction of.
Uumaatkutnugluk. Let's go over to my girl
friend's place. Maamatkutnuäniaqtuäa. I am
going to go to mother's place.
Taatatkutnullakkumauvva. I should go to
grandfather's place for a while.
Sivulliuqtinuktuksrauruq akunàatni
ukpiqtuaäuruat ikayuqtitquluni. He should
go to the leaders among the believers that they
should help him. [Gram: n-v]
v-v] 2) artificial, false, substitute. Reversal:
false, artificial, substitute. Putu,
qayaääualiuqpich? Putu, are you making a toy
qayaq? [Gram: n-v]
-ääuq- der.af. to become. Reversal: become.
Tamatkua atausriääuqatauruat
sivulliuqtimiknun. They who were united with
their leader. [Gram: n-v]
-ääuq- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) to remain. Reversal:
remain. Anaqaksraaqman Putu
kisiääuàniqsuq. At evening time Putu was left
alone. 2) to contrast with others, comparing to
others unfavorably. Reversal: contrast with
others ; comparing to others unfavorably. Putu
savaaqaääuqtuq. Putu has a job when no one
else has.
-äuluk- der.af. gradual, in increments. Reversal:
gradual. Miiyuk mikiäuluktuq. Miiyuk is
extremely small. Matulik
qauàrimaaàiäuluktuq. Matulik is small and
very alert. Putu uqsruuäuluktuq Putu is
somewhat chubby. [Gram: v-v]
[Gram: v-v]
-pak big. Reversal: big. Qaiqpaich
immautruànialiqâugu umiaq. Big waves
began to swamp the boat. Miiyuum atuàaa
uluqpak. Miiyuk is using a big women's knife.
Paqitnami akisullapiaqtuamik
suäauraqpaämik, ... When he found a highly
valuable pearl, ... Putu qallutiqpaqaqtuq.
Putu has a big cup. See: -qpak. [Gram: n-n]
-pak- der.af. intensifier: very, hard. Reversal:
intensifier: very, hard. Isigaiyaqpakkaaäa. My
feet are very cold. Putu savakpaktuq. Putu is
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