Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-ruk -sugruk
siktiâuaàaa. (K) Putu shot (and hit) well. Putu
quyaäitchuq sialugullagruaqman. (C) Putu
is not pleased when it started raining
unexpectedly. Variant: -âuaq. [Gram: v-v]
-ruk der.af. one who ... Reversal: one who ... Lit:
'That which is an island.'. Qikiqtaàruk.
Kotzebue (town of K.) [Gram: n-n]
-saaq der.af. continuous effort. Reversal: continuous
effort. Qiñiqusaasuäaqasi sivuàaatni iñuich
(C). Qiñiqusraasruäaqasri sivuàaatni
iñuich (K). Don't just flaunt yourselves before
the people. Putu pisruksaaqtuq. Putu "glided"
past (walked with a long stride). Aullaqsaqtuat
utiqsaaqtut. They were leaving (but) they
returned. Putu sanniuàruksaaqtuq. Putu
veered and made a U-turn. Variant: -saq.
-saàuma der.af. to intend, to be supposed to.
Reversal: intend ; supposed to. Putu
atuqsaàumaruq uvlaakun. Putu intends to
sing tomorrow. Qaaäiqsaàumaruatun
piñiàai. He acted like someone who intended to
pass by. Aggiàumi
uqautisraàumakkaäatigut supayaamik.
When he comes, he will tell us everything.
Inillaksaàumagiñ agvisigikkan
tikitkaluaqnagu uqaqsittaaàvik. Make an
effort and settle the charge against you before
you reach the court. Uvagut
qichaqsaàumarugut sivuàaani Agaayyutim.
All of us, we will stand before God [someday].
[Gram: v-v]
-saiái der.af. See: -taiái.
-saq der.af. to get, to fetch. Reversal: fetch, to ~.
Putu suuraqsaqtuq. Putu came to get his
belongings. Putu qiáàiqsaqtuq. Putu went to
get his sled. Putu sulliñiqsaqtuq. Putu came to
pick up his belongings. Syn: -liuq. Variant:
-sraq. [Gram: v-v]
-saq der.af. to try, to make an effort. Reversal: try, to
~ ; effort, to make an ~. Putu
sanäiyautiàiksaqtuq. Putu repairs a broom.
Aullaqsaqtuat utiqsaaqtut. They were
leaving (but) they returned. Syn: -niaq ; -suq.
Variant: -saaq.
-si der.af. See: -sri.
-si der.af. indicates change from stative to
progressive. Reversal: indicates: stative to
progressive. Siáagiksiaqsiruq. The weather is
beginning to clear up. Utkusrik uunaqsiruq.
The pot is getting hot. Siqiñiq nipipman
S - s
-ruaq one who is related. Reversal: one who is
related. Taataruaq. Grandfather. Taamaa
aäun taataruaàa. That man is my grandfather.
-ruuraq one who is little. Reversal: one who is
little. Aanaruuraäa Putum. Putu's little
grandmother.
taaqsiraqtuq. When the sun sets, it gets dark.
Matulik aglaktigiksiruq. Matulik has become
a fine teacher. Ukpiqsriãha
sayaktusriáaaàniqsuq. His faith has gradually
grown stronger. Putu aäunialgusriaqsiruq.
Putu is getting to be skillful at hunting. [Gram:
v-v]
-si der.af. 1) to get, to buy. Reversal: get ; buy.
Putu umiaqsiruq. Putu has bought a boat.
Putu atnuàaaqsiruq. Putu is buying clothes.
Miiyuk niqiksraqsisiksraqaqtuq. Miiyuk has
money to buy food. Miiyuk tunisiruq tuttum
amianik. Miiyuk sold a caribou skin. [Gram: nv]
2) to process. Reversal: process. Miiyuk
amiiqsiruq. Miiyuk is in the process of
skinning (an animal). Putu imiqsiruq
kuukpiamik. Putu is sipping coffee. [Gram: vv]
-sima der.af. indicates state. Reversal: indicates
state. Putu isiqsimaruq. Putu is inside (after
having entered). Putu ukkuaqsimaruq. Putu
taaàutchiqsimaruq (K). Putu has already put
up curtains. Variant: -ma. [Gram: v-v]
-siñaq der.af. See: -âhiñaq.
-siq der.af. 1) valence changer: n>vi. Reversal:
valence changer: n>vi. Umialiksi usiaqsiqsuq
natmaksiàviämi. Your king is riding on a beast
of burden. 2) valence changer: vi > vt. Reversal:
valence changer: vi > vt. Miiyuum paniurani
saàliaqsiàaa. Miiyuk is holding her baby
daughter on her lap.
-siq der.af. See: -tiq.
-siqi der.af. See: -liqi.
-siun der.af. implement for subsistence. Reversal:
subsistence, implement for ~. Uvva
qalugruaqsiun. This is a salmon net.
Siáasiutiqaqtugut tupimni. We have a
thermometer in our house. Variant: -niun.
[Gram: v-n]
-siuq der.af. See: -sriuq.
-sugruk der.af. 1) to spend much time. Reversal:
much time, to spend ~.
Tavraniisugruanikmaknik aullaqtinniàaich.
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