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| Cup'ig | English Gloss |
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| ak'a | already |
| ak'allar | old person; old thing |
| ak'am | again |
| ak'arpag | forever |
| akag- | to be in an improper place; to be on "skid row"; to roll |
| akagallag- | to suddenly roll over |
| akagarte- | to roll over |
| Akagarwit | spit on the southern coast of Nunivak Island, located across from Qengartaarimiut, meaning places to keep rolling |
| akagun | grinding stone |
| akagyalkun | kayak part, ivory piece on tap'er (line across top of kayak) |
| akagyaraleg | all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with three or four wheels |
| akaurte- | to tarry; to take a long time |
| akaurtenrilzngur | not long ago; a while ago |
| akaurtenrite- | to not take long |
| akguarpag | oh my goodness! |
| akguawar | yesterday |
| aki1 | money |
| aki2 | opposite side; area across |
| Akiacuar | Akiachak, Alaska |
| Akiar | Akiak, Alaska |
| akicir- | to use a pillow |
| akicug- | to make reflection on calm silvery water |
| akigir- | to carry something at one end while the other person is carrying the other end |
| akiicug- | to be short of money |
| aki'irte- | to dance and give away one's catch |
| akiite- | to be free (of cost) |
| akikite-1 | to be cheap |
| akikite-2 | to give a person money |
| akikiur- | to make something for sale or for trade; to prices product(s) for sale |
| akilir- | to pay for something; to pay someone |
| akilite- | to pay someone; to pay for something |
| akiliwig | wallet |
| akilzngir- | to make a credit purchase |
| akilzngungqerr- | to have a debt |
| akilzngur | debt |
| akimiar ataucir | sixteen |
| akimiar malzrug | seventeen |
| akimiar pingayun | eighteen |
| akimiar | fifteen |
| akimiartun | (for) fifteen dollars |
| akimiarunrita'ar | fourteen |
| akin | log dividing an area such the bedding area from the rest of the living space, or in a fish-cutting area |
| akinaur- | to fight back; to retaliate; to take revenge |
| akingqerr- | to cost; to have value; to possess money |
| akiqaara- | to play a game similar to volleyball but without a net |
| akir- | to help push one up; to help lift up |
| ak'ir- | to go pass aross the bay or river |
| akirkarar(ar) | serving dish |
| akirtar | container |
| akirtarpag | large storage dish with the bottom made of two pieces of wood |
| akissur- | to go get money; to prospect for valuables |
| akissur | prospector; prostitute |
| akitet | pillow or pillows; traditionally the edge of a sleeping area where head is placed |
| akitmuuqar- | to stitch back and forth |
| Akitnaqeggli | hill on the northeast of Nunivak Island, meaning one with a nice slope |
| Akitnaqegglicuar | smaller hill near Akitnaqeggli on northeastern Nunivak Island, meaning one with a nice small slope |
| akitnar | slope; wall |
| akitniute- | to blend in with the background; to be camouflaged |
| akitu- | to be expensive or valuable; to be precious |
| akiugte- | to echo |
| akiutaate- | to have no money |
| akiutengqerr- | to have money |
| Akiwignar | crater in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning a place to prop things up |
| aklegar | seal harpoon part, intestine float on shaft; bird spear |
| Aklegarngali | hill on northern Nunivak Island, meaning one that looks like a bird spear |
| akliwig | sealskin bag used to keep things dry while hunting; place to put clothing |
| aklu | clothing |
| akqe- | to promise |
| Akquar | personal name, meaning one who promises |
| aksagtaar- | to compete |
| aku | trim of parka |
| Akuliqer | hill in the interior south of Nunivak Island, meaning the one in the middle |
| Akuliqutar | marsh land northwestern coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the one in between |
| akulirer | bridge of nose between eyes |
| akulkite- | to have narrow separations; to have narrow cracks or other openings |
| Akulqucug | stream between the two hills, Ingricuag, meaning the small one in between |
| akultu- | to have wide separations; to have wide cracks or other openings |
| akulugci- | to wear a long garment |
| akulzner | valley; dale between hills |
| Akulznguyag | two lakes in the interior southwestern part of Nunivak Island, a place to fish for black fish, meaning two in the middle of things |
| akulzwiqsar | area between two houses |
| akunkaar- | to remove root mesentery of an intestine |
| akunkar | root mesentery of the small and large intestine |
| akuqer- | to catch a ball; to catch something that has been thrown; to catch on fire |
| Akurcin Qikerta | islet or reef on the southeast side of Nunivak Island, meaning island belonging to Akurcir |
| Akurcin | personal name, meaning one who dips into water |
| akurte-1 | to wet with water; to dip into water to make soft |
| akurtu- | to have a long skirt; to be long of garment |
| akurtur- | to receive |
| akuruar- | to carry |
| akurucir- | to put trim on a parka or kuspuk (qasper) |
| akutar | Eskimo ice cream |
| akute- | to mix; to make Eskimo ice cream |
| akuupag | woman's skirt |
| akuyun | wooden mortar for preparing tobacco |
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