Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

aippaak akiaq-
aippaak n. second in a series, one of two equal parts.
Syn: alàiaq; tuglia.
aippaani adv. 1) some years ago, long ago, in the old
days. 2) year before last.
aippaanigu adv. in the far future. Syn: aippaagu.
aippaaniqnisaq n. ancient artifact, fossilized ivory.
Syn: imakäaqtaq; alàaqsaq; iäiáàaaqnisaq;
utuqqaqtaq.
aippaavak adv. past, all those years until now,
ancient times, time immemorial.
aippaàiik n. 1) two spouses married to same spouse.
2) pair of items belonging together.
3) orthography: double letters. See: atiruak.
aippaq n. 1) co-wife; one of several wives who
share the same husband. 2) one of two, one of a
pair. Syn: aäutauqan.
aippiàñiq (C) n. Tuesday. Syn: ilaqatchiiãiq.
aippiq- (C) vi. 1) to get a companion, to become a
companion. Aippiääa! Join me! Syn:
iáaqatchiq-. 2) to be Tuesday.
aiq- vi. to put one's arms into one's sleeves. Putu
aiqsuq. Putu put his arm into his sleeve.
Miiyuuk, aiàutin. Miiyuk, put your arms into
your sleeves. Syn: asiq-; qumik-.
aiq (C) n. sleeve.
aiqpak (C) n. mittens, elbow-length. Syn: aatqatik.
aisaq- (C) vi. to rush home. Syn: aäiáaaqsaq-.
aisaqtit- (C) vt. 1) enjoy food, to enjoy food that you
liked long ago. Lit: 'making it go home'. Iñuich
niqi aisaqtitkaat. People enjoy food very
much. 2) to send someone home, to cause
someone to go home.
aisuliq- vi. to be homesick. Syn: aäiáaaàuliq-. See:
paiáiñäu-.
aitchuivik (C) n. collection plate (in church). Syn:
iáiraqsiuàvik.
aiva- vt. to chide, to berate, to belittle. Miiyuum
aànauraq aivagaa. Miiyuk chided the girl.
Iáaäich aquaksraatchiat aivakâiàuurut
aànauranik. Some old women like to chide
little girls out of habit. Syn: inniiááak-;
pipasaàiäit-; pivasraàiñàit-; suvasraàiñàit-.
See: iáisimatluäniraaq-.
aivvati- to berate each other, to belittle each
other. See: aivakâiq-.
aiva- vi. to quarrel. Syn: uqaala-. See: aivvati-.
aiviq n. walrus.
aiviqiak (C) n. pectoral sandpiper. Erolia
melanotos.
aivvati- vt. to chide, to put each other down. Syn:
uqaallati-. See: aiva-.
aiyaaäa- (C) vi. to be dizzy, to be nearly
unconscious, to nearly faint. Syn: kuniàaq-;
niàuvruk-; tuquanäu-. Variant: aayaaäa-.
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aiyaupiaq n. 1) cane, walking stick. 2) crutch.
3) stretcher for a net (to keep it wide). Variant:
aiyaupiq.
aiyaupiq n. stretcher, for keeping a net wide. See:
aiyaupiaq. Variant: ayaupiq.
aiyugaaàun n. invitation.
aiyugaaq- vt. to invite. Putum aanani
aiyugaaàaa. Putu invited his mother. Putu
aiyugaaqâiqsuq aanamiñik. Putu invited his
mother. Syn: itqu-; tukkiqsuq-;
tuyuàmiaqsaq-; yuàaisuq-.
aiyugaaqâiq- vt. to invite. See: aiyugaaq-.
aiyugaaqtauruaq n. guest, the person who is
invited.
aiyugaaqti n. host, the person who invites.
aiyuiáisuu- (C) vi. to be excessive, to go to
extremes. Syn: pivaaââak-; qaaäaiãauti-;
qaaäiuti-; suvaâuk-. Variant: ayuàiiái-.
akaââak- vt. to curl. Miiyuum akaââaäniàai
nutchani. Miiyuk curled her hair. Syn:
akatiäa-.
akarrutauruaq n. rioter, person who causes a riot.
Lit: 'that which has been stirred up'.
akarruti- vt. to provoke, to incite. Putulu
aniqatmiáu akarrutiruk. Putu and his brother
are provoking each other. See: akat-.
akat- vt. 1) to stir, to agitate. Syn: akarruti-. 2) to
bother. Syn: sanmikãiq-. 3) to ruin. Syn:
maqut-; piyaqquq-; siqumit-; suksraunàiq-.
Variant: akatchi-.
akatchiãiq n. destruction. Syn: piyaquâiq;
suksraunàiãiq.
akatchiri n. 1) stirrer. 2) provoker, troublemaker.
Syn: uumisaaqti. See: akat-.
akatiäa- (C) vi. to be curled. Nutchasi akatiäarut.
Your hairs are curled. Syn: akaââak-.
aki pos.base. area opposite.
akiani directly opposite. Mary aquppiñiqsuq
akiani iáuvàum. Mary sat down opposite of the
grave.
akianun to the opposite side of.
Arguàanniuqhuta tikiáàataqtugut akianun
nunaaqqim. Sailing against the wind, we
finally arrived with difficulty opposite of the
city.
aki n. 1) hook; barb. 2) price, value. Putum
aatchuutinigaa umiam akiäa. Putu gave the
boat's price. See: akiksraq.
aki- vt. 1) to pay. 2) to earn; to win.
akiaàaqtaaq- vt. 1) to alternate, take turn. Variant:
akiaqtaaq-; akiaqtaq-. 2) to change clothes.
Syn: simmiàaaq-.
akiaq- vt. to relieve (e.g. carrying a load, take over a
night watch).