Cup'ig English Gloss
Al - Am Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Al'akar personal name, meaning one who is surprised
alaa expression used when one catches someoneone doing something out of the ordinary; oh my!
alangar- to be surprised
alangarnar- to be amazing; to be miraculous to behold
alangru ghost
alaqe- to find
alaqute- to find some or something
alarcugnaate- will not make a mistake
Alarneret Kuigat stream on the southwest side of Nunivak Island, meaning river of mistakes
alarqiqe- to be in error
alarte- to make an error; to make a mistake; to get (it) wrong
alassar cutting board
alcir red wood; reddish colored wood
alegnari- to become feasible
alegnarqe- to be feasible
alegyug- to want to try
aler file (tool)
Al'er site and river river on the west side of Nunivak Island, meaning file
alerqua- to instruct; to advise someone how to do something
alerqun law; word of advise
alevlar tree burl (especially spruce)
alingallag- to be startled; to suddenly get scared
alinge- to be afraid, to be scared
alingite- to be fearless
alingnaate- to not be scary
alingnangnaqe- to try to be scary
alingnarqe- to be frightening; to be scary
alingtar- to be cowardly, to be fearful
alingtu- to frighten easily
alingyuite- to be fearless; to be unafraid
alir sleeve
aliruar clam
aliruarrsur- to go clam digging
alke- to consider feasible
all'erpag placenta
allaar- to become visible; to suddenly come into view
allaate- to be visible; to be in sight
allaatenrite- to be invisible
allakar different kind (of thing)
allakau- to be different
allakaunrite- to be the same; to not be different
allakaurte- to have a change of attitude; to become different; to change
allaki- to think there is something strange or different
allakucir different kind
allami some other time
allamtauneg occuring one after the other
allanarqe- to be unusually strange
allaniur- to host someone
allaurte- to change (as in attitude)
alleg- to tear
allegtar- to tear something up
allganer hole; hole at boat bow
allgilinrat long tail feather of male oldsquaw used to decorate the flippers of a seal float (an ivory bead is inserted on each feather)
Allianarli crater mountain on southern side of Nunivak Island, meaning place of loneliness
allianarqe- to have a lonely atmosphere
alliayug- to feel lonely
alliayunrite- to be not lonely; to feel happy
alliqat (plural) braided grass mat on bench or bedding of building, particularly used by woman
alliqsar insole made of sealskin or grass
allir homemade curved tanning board; hearth
allngir- to patch the sole of a skin boot
allungar bottom part of a wooden bowl; bottom part of any container
allungiller bottom groove line in an oval bowl
allurcugnaate- will nog forcefully take something away from someone
allurte- to forcefully take something away from someone
alluuyar fancy dish in bird or animal form
alluuyarar child's bowl
alugyaraar oval shaped container; child's bowl
alpa murre
Alpaaruswig July meaning the month murres fly south
alpacurrlugar murre-skin parka
Alpalgar islet at the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning a place with murres
alqer older sister
alqerpaar(ar) oldest sister
alqim'ar- to taste by dipping and slurping from fingers
alquceta seal harpoon part
alqunaun seal harpoon part, long wood foreshaft with an ivory shaft
alu sole or instep of the foot
alumcug- to lick
alumcugyugnate- will not lick
alunar tail feather of bird
alunar- to drive; to steer
alunaryunrite- is not willing to drive
alunge- to lap (specifically refers to animals)
alungkiur1- for soft fluffy snow to fall during birthing of seal pups in the spring allowing the pups to lick, to prepare food for a dog
alungkiur2- to prepare meal for dogs
aluwiyaar facial part where tears roll down the sides of nose
alz'er- to go towards an exit; to go down river; to go toward the ocean
alzngaleg qecig dyed skin
alzngar sign; writing; design; tattoo
alzngar- to write
alzngarkiur- to make a design; to make dyed grass
alzngaute- to write (it) down
alzr(ar)- to go towards an exit; to go down river; to go to a place in the direction of the ocean
Alzrem Kuiga river of Alzer on western coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the river of a file
alugyaraar smaller oval shaped container
alzwig container for washing women's clothes
am'arulkara'ar snow bunting
Am'igtulirmiut a certain fishcamp on the southeast side of Nunivak Island, meaning one with many doors, entrances
am'unyuar- to squint
amagte- to get bent; to get humped
amani on the other side; during the other day
amaqati adipose fin of fish
amar- to carry a person on one's back
amatngur- to feel grateful but not feel one deserves what he has received; to have low self esteem
amaurrlugar great-grandparent
amci hurry up; come on
amciartur- to urge; to encourage; to persuade
amelpag- to take a big step forward as one jumps over something
amig entranceway; doorway; entrance passage; porch
amiir- to skin an animal
aminkite- to save some food for someone
aminkinrite- to not save some for
aminkug left-over
aminkullrar left over food
amir kayak skin
amir- to put skin over (it - for example, a kayak frame)
amirag fish skin; fish skin parka
amirkar bearded seal pup
amite- to be narrow: to be thin in thickness
amitenrite- to be thick; to not be thin
amiutat (plural) whole-strand thread for sewing kayak cover
amlleqanir- to increase in number
amller- to be plenty; to be many
amllerpakar- to be too many; to be numerous
amllir- to step over
amna the one other side; the one in another place
Ampir personal name, meaning one with a hump
amqanrite- to not eat berries while berry-picking
amqar- to eat berries while berry-picking
amu- to pull out; to extract
Amuqan personal name, meaning to pull
amuteqe- to be sad
amyagyag horse mussel; large mussel
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