Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

-valuk- -yyiaq-
See: -paliq-. [Gram: v-v]
-valuk- der.af. sound of. Reversal: sound of. Putu
tusraaruq qusriqpaluktaqtuamik. Putu
heard the sound of constant dripping. Syn: -ula.
[Gram: v-v]
-viaq- der.af. POSS. Reversal: possibility. Putu
uvliviaqtuq. Putu might spend the day. Iñuich
aäalanniqâuktaiviaqtut. The people might
cause a riot. Variant: -piaq.
-vigi der.af. place of, place for, time for. Reversal:
place of, time of. Putum qalugvigisruugaa
kuugaatchiaq. Putu usually gets his fish from
the slough. Aggiqsugut
sitquàvigityaqtuaqâugu. We have come so
that we could kneel before him. [Gram: n-v]
-vik der.af. place of ..., time of ... Reversal: place of,
time of. Putu qaluäniaàviqaqtuq
imaàruämi. Putu has a fishing place on the
-ya- der.af. readily, easily. Reversal: readily ; easily.
Igliàutit aullayarut. The motor started easily.
Isigaiyaqpakkaaäa. My feet got very cold!
[Gram: v-v]
-yaaq- der.af. young one, offspring. Reversal: young
one ; offspring. Putu Qikiqtaàruämiuyaaq
uvva. Putu is a young person from Kotzebue.
[Gram: n-v]
-yait- der.af. disinclination, lack of tendency.
Reversal: disinclination. Putu
uumitchayaitchuq. Putu is slow to anger
(idiomatic). [Gram: v-v]
-yasri- der.af. about to do ..., nearly ready. Reversal:
about to do ... Putu niàiyasriruq. Putu is
getting ready to eat. Nuiyasriuraqmiuq
siqiñiq. It was very soon after sunrise. Syn:
-aqsi; -âhiñaaq. [Gram: v-v]
-yasrimmi about to do ... Putu
savvaiyasrimmiruq. Putu is waiting to go to
work soon.
-yasriuraq almost, on the verge of ... Putu
siñiänaiáiyasriuraqtuq. Putu is drifting off to
sleep. Putu tuquyasriuraqtuq. Putu is very
nearly dead.
-yatu- der.af. does s.t. easily. Reversal: does s.t.
easily. Putu qiviyatuurauruq. Putu becomes
easily angry. [Gram: v-v]
-yuit- der.af. badly. Reversal: badly. Putu
atuyuitchuq. Putu sings badly. [Gram: v-v]
-yuk- der.af. habitually. Reversal: habitually.
Unauvva taimñaunàitpa aäun aquppipáuni
Y - y
lake. Iñuich qaluktut qalugviatni. People
catch fish at their spot. [Gram: v-n]
-vik- der.af. disapprove, dislike, show contempt.
Reversal: disapprove, dislike, show contempt.
Putu iglaviksuq. Putu is laughing disdainfully.
[Gram: v-v]
-viñaq der.af. lots quickly, forcefully. Reversal: lots
quickly. Putu nipliviñaqtuq. Putu shouted a
lot. Putu niàiviñaqtuq. Putu ate a lot in a short
while. [Gram: v-v]
-viñiq- der.af. part of something, piece of something.
Reversal: part of something. Putum
qakiviñauraàaaäa. Putu dealt me one big
blow. Putu tiniikaviñiàmik igarriqsuq. Putu
cooked a piece of moose meat. Putu
amiviñillautauraqaqtuq. Putu has a nice little
piece of skin. [Gram: n-v]
iäiulayuk? Is not this the man who always sits
and begs? Putu nipliyuktuq. Putu easily
speaks up. [Gram: v-v]
-yuma- der.af. See: -uma.
-yumman- der.af. urge for s.t. Reversal: urge for s.t.
Putu niàiyummatiqaqtuq maani. Putu has an
urge to eat here. Piyummatiqaqtuäa,
mamittin! I have the willingness, arise! ...
nalliqsiä qaitchiyummatiqaqmagaan
ilaanik. ... which of them would have the urge
to give him away. [Gram: v-n]
-yunaq- der.af. pleasant - ADJ. Reversal: pleasant.
Uvluvak umiaqtuyunaqtuq. Today is a nice
day for boating around. Savaaqatlasrirusri
akuqtuiyunaqtuamik Agaayyutmun. You
have become able to serve God acceptably.
[Gram: v-v]
-yuänaq- der.af. about so many, about so much.
Reversal: about so many. Niàiruat
5000-tuyuänaq inniqsut aäutit.. Those who
ate were about 5000 men. Aullalgiññiqsuq
uvluq qitiquàuänaqman. He went out again
when the day was about at its middle.
Sisamanun tuqtuqtaq iáiyuänaqsikman. It
was about toward four o'clock. [Gram: n-n]
-yusraq- der.af. learn how to do s.t. Reversal: learn
how to do s.t. Putu sanayusraqtuq. Putu is
learning to carve. Miiyuk miñuliyusraqtuq.
Miiyuk has learned how to paint. [Gram: v-v]
-yyiaq- der.af. See: -liaq.
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