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Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

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aàiñaq- aippaagu<br />

aàiñaq- vi. to be wet.<br />

aàit- vt. to dampen.<br />

aàit- vi. to become damp.<br />

aàitchiaq- vt. to soak.<br />

aàiu- vi. to be tired of. Syn: minàuuti-. Variant:<br />

aàiusruknaq-.<br />

aàiu- vi. to stop, to halt.<br />

aàiusruknaq- vt. to be irritated. Putu<br />

aàiusruknaàaa. Putu is irritated by it.<br />

aàiva- (C) vt. to insult, to hurt emotionally. Syn:<br />

uqaala-.<br />

aàligi- (C) vi. to feel uncomfortable about leaving<br />

behind some part of the load (which one needed<br />

to leave behind).<br />

aàlik- (C) vt. to leave behind some part of load. Syn:<br />

qimatchi-; unitchi-.<br />

aàlu (C) n. mandible. Syn: agliàuq.<br />

aànaàiksaaq n. beautiful woman.<br />

aànaàiksaq- vt. to put make-up on, to beautify.<br />

aànaàuq- vi. to be pubescent, to become a woman.<br />

Syn: agliñàaq-.<br />

aànaiáaaq n. young woman (in marriageable age).<br />

Syn: aànauraq.<br />

aànaiyaaq n. young girl not yet in teens. Variant:<br />

aànauraq.<br />

aànaq n. 1) woman. Taamnauvva aànaàa. That one<br />

is my wife. Syn: nuliaq; tuvaaqqan. 2) queen<br />

(in a deck of cards).<br />

aànaqan n. cousin (mother's sister's child). Syn:<br />

uumaa. See: aäutauqan.<br />

aànaqtaq n. woman object. item made for women<br />

and usually used by them.<br />

aànasalluq n. female animal. Variant: aànasralluq.<br />

aànasuk n. bitch, female dog. Variant: aànasruk.<br />

aànasralluq n. female animal. Variant: aànasalluq.<br />

aànatuq- vi. to commit adultery (of a man). Lit: 'use<br />

a woman'. Syn: atlatuq-; aàniqi-. See:<br />

aäutituq-.<br />

aànauniq n. 1) woman companion in a hunting party.<br />

2) female cousin.<br />

aànauraq n. young woman, of marriageable age. Syn:<br />

aànaiáaaq.<br />

aànaviaq (C) n. female eider duck. Syn: mitiq.<br />

aànavik- vi. to be coquettish. Syn: pivik-.<br />

aàniqi- vt. to commit adultery (man pursuing<br />

woman). Syn: aànatuq-; aäutituq-; atlatuq-.<br />

aàniqiniuraq- vt. to flirt; to chase after women. Syn:<br />

pitqusrauraq-.<br />

aàra n. 1) ash, powdery residue when something is<br />

burned. 2) gunpowder. 3) fire pail (used by<br />

whaling crew).<br />

aàramiu (C) n. 1) orphan. Syn: iáaipak. 2) drudge<br />

[derogatory]. Lit: 'inhabitant of ashes'.<br />

aàvaalik n. female whale with calf accompanying it.<br />

aàvaaq n. whale calf, baby whale. See: aàvaalik.<br />

aàvak n. 1) palm of hand not including fingers. Syn:<br />

utummak. 2) edge of one's hand. 3) pads of<br />

one's fingertips.<br />

aàvak- vt. to catch a whale. Variant: aàvaaq-.<br />

aàvaluk- (C) vi. to be round. See: aàvak. Variant:<br />

aqvaluk-; aqsravaluk-.<br />

aàvaämik- (C) vt. to hit with the edge of one's<br />

hand. See: aàvak.<br />

aàviàluaq n. gray whale.<br />

aàviñàaq n. strips of whale blubber for rendering oil.<br />

aàviq n. bowhead whale.<br />

aàyuk- (C) vi. to travel around. Syn: igliàaq-.<br />

aàyuuq- (C) vi. 1) to travel fast. 2) to hurry. Syn:<br />

qilamiksruq-.<br />

ai? quest. what? what did you say? See: suva?<br />

ai- vi. to go home. Putu aitmuktuq. Putu is on his<br />

way home. Syn: aäiáaaq-.<br />

ai- vt. to fetch. Nukatpiaq aikãiqsuq qiruämik.<br />

The young man is fetching some wood.<br />

Nukatpiam qiruk aigaa. The young man has<br />

gotten wood. Variant: aikãiq-.<br />

aiàaq (C) n. edible root: Parry's wallflower. Parrya<br />

nudicaulis. Syn: nakaaq; masru. See:<br />

nakautaq.<br />

aiàun n. sleeve cuff.<br />

aikãiq- vt. to fetch. Putu aikãiqsuq qattamik. Putu<br />

fetched the pail. Syn: ai-.<br />

aikãiqsukti n. policeman. See: aikãiq-.<br />

aiáaq n. dampness, moisture. See: sikunaq.<br />

aiáaq- vi. to be damp, to be wet. Syn: arruumaaq-.<br />

aiáaqsi- vi. to become damp. Syn: arruk-.<br />

aiái- vi. to eat lunch. Syn: qitiquutchiq-.<br />

aiáiáàutaq n. lunch food. Syn: qitiquutaksraq.<br />

aiáiãiq n. lunch time. Syn: qitiquutchiàvik.<br />

aimaaàvik (C) n. home. Syn: kiñuniq.<br />

aimmaànaq (C) n. antlerless female caribou,<br />

barren caribou. Syn: nuààitáaiqsauq;<br />

nagruiáaq.<br />

aimmaq n. birch basket, berry bucket.<br />

aimmi- vi. to remain at home, to stay home. Syn:<br />

aäiáaaqsima-.<br />

aiñaq n. onion.<br />

aiñiq n. pocket.<br />

aiñiqsruq- vt. to reach into one's pocket trying to<br />

find something.<br />

aipa- vi. to be fresh, to be raw. Syn: uiáaq-.<br />

aipallak- vi. to break silence, to speak up (after<br />

silence in group). Syn: uqallak-. See:<br />

nipliááak-.<br />

aipallauti- vt. to break silence about something, to<br />

speak out. See: uqauti-; nipliuti-.<br />

aipaluk- vi. to argue, to quarrel.<br />

aippaagu adv. 1) in the far future. 2) year after year.<br />

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