Cup'ig English Gloss
AN Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
An'arag knolls in eastern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning two places to pile feces
an'garer nephew or niece of a woman through her brother
an'gir- to go or be outside
an'giuteg men's Eskimo winter boots
An'uliksenar personal name, derived of English word, "Hendrickson"
anaanar aunt, mother's sister, step mother
anaanarrlugar aunt; specifically mother's sister
anag- to get away safely: to meet a goal
anagi- to miss (in aiming) and have it get away from one
anagkenge- to win; to beat; to do well while others are unsuccessful especially in hunting
anagte- to beat one in a competition
anagute- to be overly mischievous; to take too much of something, do overdo it
anangnaqe-1 to try to survive; to make it on ones own
anangnaqe-2 to try to defecate
anaqaunrir- to be constipated
anaqsaate- have not defecated yet
anaqsartur- to go defecate
anaqsug- to feel one needs to defecate
anaqupag prune
anar- to discharge one's bowels; to defecate
anar feces
anara- to have diarrhea
anaririyar housefly
anaar(ar) dungfly, reddish colored fly smaller than a housefly
anarkiurta idle person; lazy person
anarnig animal pelvis area
Anarnissagam Nanwa the lake of Anarnissagar stream
Anarnissagar stream in the southeast part of Nunivak Island, meaning a place that smells like feces
Anarnissagarmiut camp in the proximity of Anarnissagar stream
anat (plural) insect larvae
anau- to bat: to hit with a stick: to spank
anaulleleg kayak type (resembles the profile of Iqug (Cape Mohigan)
anautar bat; club
anaute- to save something for someone
ancarner outgoing tide
anci- to put things out; to spit blood (as when one has TB)
ane- to go or come out; to exit
anelzr(ar)- to go toward the exit: to go downriver: to go towards the ocean
anerner breath
anernerite- to die; to have no more breath
anerneriucug- to be short of breath
anerniqe- to be asphyxiated
anerteqe- to be alive; to have life
anerteqsugnate- will not live
aneryagpag- to breath hard; to pant
aneryakaunrir- to be asphyxiated; to be short of breath
aneryanerrlug- to sigh; to take one deep breath to show disappointment or disagreement
aneryar- to breath
ang'aqe- to take (it) along
ang'aqur- to take something along
ang'ayanar swamp; quicksand
ang'u don't; no; stop!
Angaangaleg personal name, meaning one who has an imitation uncle
Angaangar personal name, meaning one who sings during Eskimo dancing
Angaassalurmiut site in the bank of the Mekoryuk River on the north side of Nunivak Island, the site of the village of Angaassalur, meaning to be stuck in mud
Angagar personal name, meaning one who is struggling to move
angagglugar uncle; specifically one's mother's brother
angala- to wobble, to be loose
angalate- to move (it) back and forth
angalki- to practice shamanism
angalku shaman; medicine man
angange- to run out of fuel (of a wood-burning stove), wood turn to amber
angaqeqtar- to rock back and forth
angaqerte- to jerk forward when a vehicle suddenly stops
angayuqer administrator, parent, mayor, leader
ange- to be big
Angenqer personal name, meaning one who has a big toe
angenquyug big toe
Angenquyugtaleg the largest lake on Cape Etolin on northern Nunivak Island, meaning one with a big toe
angenrite- to be small, not big
angenruyug- to feel emotionally hurt
anger chewing gum
anger- to say yes; to agree; to respond when someone calls
angerqun rosin and soot; mixture of ash and wood sap for lapping two pieces of wood together as a friction stop
angeryag sap; woodsap
angi- to become loose; to become untied
angicissun screwdriver
angilurner eddy
angite- to loosen; to untie; to undo
angivkar- to become soft from moisture
angli- to grow
anglicar(ar) adopted child
anglicar- to adopt a child; to rear a child
angllur- to fall into water; to dive under water to be baptized
angparte- to open
angqin weapon; object thrown to hurt someone or something
angqiqerte- to get hurt accidently; to suffer an injury
angqirte- to be (or have gotten) hurt; to hurt
angqircuite- does not get hurt
Angtuapagar personal name, meaning one that is big
angturi- to grow; to become big; to become tall
angu- to overtake someone or something; to catch one doing something
anguar- to paddle
anguarun paddle; oar
angu-llu or
angumayutar- to play tag
angun male
angu-qa or
angussaag- to get food; to hunt for game
angute- to arrive in time to receive
Angutengiar personal name, meaning the men
angutepig mature man; man of stature
anguteryug marsh marigold bulb
angutngurte- to become a man; to mature as a male
anguturlur poison water hemlock
ang'ur- to accidently urinate in one's pants or in bedding
ang'uryugnaate- will not urinate accidently
anguyag- to fight in a battle or war; to have a dispute
angwar-1 to open
angwar-2 to open skylight to start fire and cook
angwarqur- to open skylight and cook in an open fire
angwarun key
angyaleg boat owner; captain
angyaqatag small boat
angyar boat
angyar- to ride in a boat; to experience motion after boating for a time
angyarpag ship; large boat
angyarruar toy boat
angyi- to build a boat
aniguyaar snow shelter
aninguar boil (large sore on skin)
aninqe- to save for later use
aninqite- to save; to savor food; to conserve
anipar snowy owl
anirta good thing (considering what may have happened)
anirtur to save one's soul; to save a life
anirtuutarkar device for saving lives
aniurta sanitation worker
anllite- to mark one's birthday
Anman personal name meaning one who is going out
anngar older brother
anngarpa'ar the oldest brother
anqe- to take out
anqenkiiyagar newborn baby
anqerri- to accidently shoot a gun; to suddenly break out in impetigo
anqerte- to dash outside
anquri- to take things out
Anrucillug lake in the southwest interior of Nunivak Island, meaning raggedy stomach
anrucillug stomach sack
ante- to put out
anu harness for dogs
anucimircitar- to abuse; to torture
anuilite- to descend toward the coast to the snow during spring (referring to reindeer)
Anunaar personal name, meaning one who is harnessed
anuqa wind
anuqaacagiurte- to die down (referring to wind), wind to subside
anuqaarute- to die down (referring to wind)
anuqekegci- for there to be a good and favorable wind
anuqekegcinrite- to be unfavorable of wind, bad wind direction
anuqem cuqyut'i anemometer
anuqess'un vane; windmill; flag
anuqlir- to be windy
anuqsagar- to be breezy
anuraqe- to feel too intimidated to do something
anute- to take outside
anyanssar onion
Anyarer Aniak, Alaska
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