Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

akipkua akkiqsima-
Variant: akitñaq-.
akipkua dem.pron. those across there (plural) (not
visible). See: akimna, akipkuak.
akipkunani those across there (locative).
akipkunuäa toward those across there
(terminalis).
akipkunakäa from those across there (ablative).
Variant: akipkunaääa (C).
akipkunuuna through those across there (vialis).
akipkunatun like those across there (similaris).
akipkuniäa those across there, with those across
there (modalis).
akipkuak dem.pron. those two across there (dual)
(not visible). See: akimna, akipkua.
akipkuänaäni those two across there (locative).
akipkuänuäa toward those two across there
(terminalis).
akipkuänakäa from those two across there
(ablative). Variant: akipkuänaääa (C).
akipkuänuuna through those two across there
(vialis).
akipkuänaktun like those two across there
(similaris).
akipkuäniäa those two across there, with those
two across there (modalis).
akiqsruq- vt. 1) to charge one's account, to buy on
credit. 2) to promise.
akiqsruuma- vt. to owe a debt to someone. Putum
akiqsruumagaaäa. Putu owes me [money].
akiqsruumaruaq n. creditor, person who is owed
money. Variant: akiqsruummi-.
akiqsruummi- vt. to owe. Putum
akiqsruummigaa nuliani maniämik. Putu
owes his wife some money. Syn: akiiáaq-.
Variant: akiqsruuma-.
akiqsruun n. 1) debt, invoice. Putum
akiqsruutiqaàaa nuliani maniämik. Putu has
a debt of money to his wife. 2) promise.
3) covenant.
akiqsruutaq- vt. to owe. Sunauvva
akiqsruutaqtillaktuäa. As it turns out he ran
up my bill. Iluqatik akiáiiáguiññiqmaknik
akiqsruutaiàñiàik. When both of them were
unable to repay, he forgave them both (their
debt).
akiqsruutau- vi. to be indebted. Putu
akiqsruutauruq tauqsiàñiaàviämun. Putu
has a debt to the store.
akiqsruuti- vt. to promise; to swear: making a solemn
declaration. Variant: akiqsruutri-.
akisaq- vt. to retaliate, to pay back (an injury) in
kind.
akisauti- vt. to avenge: take vengeance on behalf of
s.o.
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akisu- vi. to be expensive; to be valuable.
akisuruaäu- vi. to be be worthy (of a person).
akisuruaq n. something precious, valuable,
expensive. Syn: anniqñaq.
akitchaq- vt. to trade; to offer for exchange. Aànat
akitchaqtut suliaàmiknik
tauqsiàñiaàviämun. The women offer for
exchange the things they made to the store.
akititaun n. hook used for braking dogsled. See:
akikaun.
akitkaq (C) n. fluke (of whale).
akitñaq- vt. criticize. Variant: akiääaq-.
akitñaun n. offense.
akitñausrimaâiq n. opposition.
akitñausrimanàiãiq n. alliance. Lit: 'what is not in
opposition'.
akitñautiruaq vi. to be opposing, to be unlawful.
Syn: nalaunäaitchuaq-.
akiuàuti- vt. to disagree; to fight back. Putu
akiuàutiruq aäuyakhuni. Putu disagrees and
is fighting back.
akiuq- vt. to oppose. Variant: akiááiáiq-.
akivik n. 1) tarp, shelter from rain. Syn:
kalikuàruaq; quliàun; sigraaq;. 2) shelter
from the weather. Syn: avalu; qamannirvik;
uquq, uquuniq.
akivik- vi. to deflect, to divert, to prop [boat] on side
(when used as a shelter from rain).
akiyaq- vt. to carry with effort. Variant: akigaq-.
akiyaqataq n. kerosene lantern. Syn: ittugluuraq;
naniàuaq; nanipiaq. Variant: akigaqataq.
akiyaun n. yoke (for humans) - stick carried across
shoulders, with ropes on the ends used for
hauling water or wood. Variant: akigaun.
akiyauraq- vt. to carry armloads. Variant:
akigauraq-.
akiyautaq n. yoke (of wood). Syn: qamuutaq.
Variant: akigautaq.
akiyiuti- vt. to carry on back. Variant: akigiuti-.
akkaakak n. 1) uncle (mother's brother). Syn:
aäaaluk; aäak; aäatchiaq. 2) greatgrandfather.
Variant: akkak.
akkauq- vt. 1) to catch. Putum aksraaq
akkauàaa. Putu caught the ball. 2) to bite (of
fish), to strike (of fish). Qaluum niksiga
akkauàaa. The fish bit my hook.
akkiq- vt. to catch (e.g. dripping water). Akkiàiga
qusriqsuaq imiq qallutimnik. I caught the
dripping water with my cup.
akkiqsima- vt. 1) to hold a container under something
to catch something falling. Aànam
akkiqsimagaa qattamik kuviriruaq
imiàmik. The woman tried to catch with a
bucket the water that someone spilled. 2) to