Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-paliq- -qaàvik
hard at work. Uviñik puppaktuq. Skin swells
up violently. See: -qpak. [Gram: v-v]
-paliq- der.af. probably. Reversal: probably. Putu
aullaqpaliqsuq. Putu has probably left. Putu
niàivaliqsuq. (I am) assuming Putu is eating.
Uvluaqsivaliqsuq. Daylight must be breaking.
Putu umiayyivaliàñiqsuq ikpaksraq. Putu
probably made a boat yesterday. See: -valiq- ;
-valuk-. [Gram: v-v]
-paluk- der.af. might; possibly; probably. Reversal:
might ; possibly ; probably. Miiyuk
aggiqpaluktuq. Miiyuk has probably come.
Putu niàianikpaluktuq. Putu may have
already eaten. Miiyuk asriaàniaàisivaluktuq.
Miiyuk might go berry-picking.
Iáisimaniàuptiku apqusaagaksrautigikkaàa
apiqsruàayaitpaluktutik taatna. If you had
understood what I will have to go through you
might not have asked like that. See: -valuk.
[Gram: v-v]
-pauraq- der.af. huge, very big. Reversal: huge.
Asriaqpauraqtuàukkaluaqtuäa. I would like
to eat a big fruit (, but I don't have one right
now). Iñugayaaqpaurat maliäniàaat. Very
many people followed him. See: -pak.
-payaaq der.af. every, all; much. Reversal: every, all ;
much. Tupipayaaq taluqaqtuq. Every house
has a door. Putu iáisimaruq supayaanik. Putu
knows everything. Katipayaaqmata iñuich
niàiqatiqaqtut Putumik. Every time people
meet they eat together with Putu. [Gram: n-n]
-payaaq- much, final, all. Reversal: much
(adverbial) ; final. Putu quiñisipayaaqtuq
(C). Putu uqsrallaaqtuq. Putu has become
much fatter now. Putu nakuuqsipayaaqtuq.
Putu has become much better (healthwise).
[Gram: v-v]
-piaq- der.af. might. Reversal: might. Iñuich
aäalannaqâuktaiviaqtut. People might start an
uproar. Igliääaàma siñiktukkaqpiaqtuäa.
While I am traveling I might fall asleep. Iñuich
saatpiaàaasi. People might turn against you.
[Gram: v-v]
-piaq- der.af. really; completely. Reversal: really ;
completely. Uvaäa iñupiaäuruäa. I am
-qaàuk- der.af. needs. Reversal: needs. Lit: 'wants to
have'. Putu imiqaàuktuq. Putu needs some
water. Matulik tupiqaàuktuq. Matulik needs a
house. [Gram: n-v]
-qaàvik der.af. container for, storage for. Reversal:
Q - q
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Iñupiaq (a 'real' person). Qattaq
nuäutipiaqpiuä? Did you empty the bucket
completely? Niàiraqtugut niqipianik. We eat
('real' food) meat. [Gram: v-v]
-piaàataq intensely. Putu savatlapiaàataàaa.
Putu certainly can do it. Miiyuk
savapiaàataqtuq. Miiyuk is working extremely
hard. Putu niapiqtupiaàataqtuq iglaanik.
Putu is watching the visitors intensely.
-pianàit hardly at all; hardly any. Putu
iglaäapianàitchuq. Putu hardly ever smiles.
Ukiuvak aputiqapianàitchuq. This winter
there is hardly any snow at all. Putu
savapianàitchuq. Putu hardly works at all.
-pkaq- der.af. [Gram: v-v] 1) causative: to let, to
allow, to permit. Reversal: causative: let, allow,
permit. Putum Miiyuk niàipkaàaàigaa. Putu
lets Miiyuk eat (i.e. feeds). Qaumapkaqsigik
nannisi sivuàaatni iñuich. Let you lights shine
before people. Variant: -tit.
-pqaäa- der.af. enjoy doing something (after
difficulty). Reversal: enjoy (after difficulty).
Putu qaàapqaäaruq. Putu is resting after he
worked hard. Putu niàipqaäaruq
paniktumik. Putu enjoyed eating dried fish.
[Gram: v-v]
-pqaq- der.af. barely. Reversal: barely. Ikniq
ikumapqauraqtuq. The fire is smoldering.
Putu pisrupqaàaqtuq. Putu is walking with
difficulty. [Gram: v-v]
-pqaàluq barely, with difficulty. Miiyuk
qiñipqaàluqtuq. Poor thing! Miiyuk can see,
but barely. Putu tikipqaàluqtuq. Putu arrived,
but barely made it.
-pqauraq barely (intensified). Putu
uqapqauraqtuq. Putu is barely talking. Putu
aullapqauraqtuq. Putu finally left, but he
barely made it.
-psaaq- der.af. more, longer. Reversal: more ;
longer. Putu siñiktuallapsaaqtuq. Putu is
sleeping a little longer. Putum Miiyuk
niàipsaaqtitkaa. Putu lets Miiyuk eat some
more. Variant: -vsaaq. [Gram: v-v]
container for, storage for. Taamnauvva
mukkaaqaàvik. That one is a flour container.
Piiàáuguasrii kialuuraqaàviksi inaaniñ. And
then remove your lampstand from its place.
[Gram: n-n]