Cup'ig English Gloss
Ce-Ce Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
cegar- to search for food or anything needed
cena shore: edge; boarder
cenaar(ar) purple sandpiper
cenaarar- to gathering edible sea food
cenar beach
cenarayag ribbon kelp; sea lettuce
ceneg bruise
ceneg- to be bruised
cenirte-1 to visit
cenirte-2 to beachcomb
cenkar land otter
cepqer- to fall into water without making a splashing sound (of a rock or the like); to dive into water without making a splash (of a person)
cetaman-ipiar eighty
cetaman four
Cetamirin Thursday
cetegglug- to peel improperly (as when peeling cow parsnip wrong)
cetegner monkshood
ceter mark; line
ceter- to draw a line with a writing instrument; to mark with a line
cetu- to slide down
cetuar beluga
cetug fingernail or toenail
cetugglug broken fingernail that grows and heals out of shape; claw of bird
cetugglugayagat sled brakes
cetugmig- to scratch hard with one's nails
cet'um ciuti hangnail (literally, nail's ear)
cetumqur claw of animal
ceturqaar(ar) fiddlehead (fern)
ceturuar- to go sliding
cetuskar white-winged scoter
Cev'armiut Chevak, Alaska; native residents of Chevak
cevqar- to fall into deep water and practically get submerged
cevyira(ar) sandpiper
cialiur- to swiftly walk over thin ice as it makes a waving motion and crackling sound
ciamar jam (from English)
ciamciurte- to dance as someone promises to give you something on credit
Ciayar personal name, meaning silver salmon
ciayuryar silver salmon
cicingqe- to be really frozen (of fish or meat)
Ciguralegmiut coastal site on the southern side of Nunivak Island, meaning place of pigeon guillemots
cigurat atkut parka made from pigeon guillemot skins (with feathers)
cigurer pigeon guillemot
cigwigqur seal harpoon part, hand-hold at lower end of harpoon attached to seal poke float
cigwinguar plant which is like reindeer moss and is sewn inside seams of kayak cover
cii- to be chapped
ciilerte- to be crispy; to be so dry that it crackles
ciite- to be dented
ciitessar any thin cloth, usually percale
cik'ar capelin (fish)
cikcenar- to sleep with clothes on
Cikigar personal name, meaning one who gives
cikii- to harvest capelin
cikiqenge- to donate
cikir- to give
cikiun gift
cikiwig sewing needle case
ciklar large ivory adze or pick, sometimes with etgerer (hard wooden) blade
cikmir- to sit and stay with one's head down and eyes closed
cikna- to be jealous; to envy
ciktaar(ar)- to bow one's head continually for some period of time
ciktar- to bow head and worship
cikte- to bow head down
ciku- to freeze
Cikulqaar personal name, meaning one who has become frozen
cikur sewing needle
cikussun ice pick or long ice cutter, chisel-shaped
cikutaarin bone snow-knife used with qay'ar (kayak)
cikutagci- to get ice to melt for drinking water
cikutagqur sleet
cilignga- to be slanted; to be tilted
ciligte- to tilt
cillup'kaar(ar) heavy sewing thread
cilqaar(ar) fireweed
cilumcuksugar small birds of any kind of either sex, such as Lapland Longspur, snow bunting or sparrow; name used in a song sung by a certain old lady many years ago
cilzrag
cima- to hesitate to do a chore thinking that someone else will do it
Cimigar personal name, meaning one who changes
cimir- to change; to exchange; to replace
cimirii- to change one's clothing
cimirkar replacement for a person or a thing
cimirkarte- to get a replacement for
cin'amerlag pea (neologism)
cin'ar fish eggs; roe (fresh or aged)
cingalliner thawed or melted spot in the snow on tundra in spring
cingar- to kiss
cingara- to smooch
cin'garte- to beach the bow of boat or kayak
cingarturwike- to beg from; to want from
cingayag type of fish that birds catch, thin and blue or aqua in color
cinge- to push
cing'ig geographically point
cingig- to be pointed
cingig- to sharpen
Cing'ig Cape Corwin at the southeast side Nunivak Island, meaning protruding land point
Cingigarmiut campsite of Cingigar at northwestern Nunivak Island, meaning a protruding sharp point of land
Cingigarrlugarmiut site on the southern coast of Nunivak Island, meaning an old point
Cingigmiut site on the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning old protruding land point
cingiite- to be dull
cingikegte- to have a sharp edge: to have a sharp point
cingileg hunting implement, single barbed antler used for hunting caribou or for warfare; stone spear or arrowhead
cingiller ankle
cingillertutellrig game where two individuals facing in opposite directions pull against each other using a string looped over one foot
cingillrirte- to brake an ankle
cingingssagaate- to have absolutely no edge
cingir skin strip around ankle of boots; shoelace
cingkissaag- to take more than what is needed; to be greedy; to greedily take more of something one has already taken
cingkissagta greedy person
cingqi- to make a crackling sound (as when chewing gum)
cingqutui-1 to make a sudden crashing sound
cingqutui-2 for a storm to suddenly approach before night falls
cinguma- to encourage
cinguqtar- to push forcefully; to push repeatedly
cipegte- to squeeze out liquids (or solids) from a contained object, such as a seal intestine
cipegyalkun stop of some sort which prevents slippage
cip'lagar crested auklet
cipte- to overflow; to have more; to have an excess
cipurvike- to give away an item which the owner no longer wants; to give task to someone you don't want to do
Ciqilitaleg place on east side of Nunivak where sour dock grows abundently
ciqima- to assign a task to; to will something to
ciqinqerte- to flash light at; to shine
ciqite- to splash out water from (it)
ciqlugar storage cache with small door; little hut for storing fish
ciqtagner folded skirt of a parka or kuspuk
ciqtagte- to start turning up the sides of a coiled grass basket as it is being made
ciqumqukegte-1 to be hard to sew
ciqumqukegte-2 to be very dry and burns easily
ciqur cottonwood log
cirliqe- to have a hard time due to physical weakness
ciru- to cover
cirukutaksuar(ar)- to cover a sick person's head with a sealgut rain parka as part of a curing process
cisqumigte- to kneel
cisqur knee
cisqurrilitar fur knee pad
ciss'ur fermented capelin that have been buried underground for a period of two weeks
cit'ag human burial above ground, sometimes in wooden coffin covered with rocks
ciu bow of boat or kayak; front part; area in front
ciucin earring
ciuciqe- to have earache
ciugnga- to be snobbish
ciugte- to look up; to tilt head up
ciukarer lovage
ciulegkat auklet skin and feather parka, made from the white part of the bird
ciuliaqatug person of ancient times; ancient person
ciulleg- to go ahead of (him) ; to beat (him) in a race or the like
ciumuu- to be persistent
ciun ear
ciuner the future; area up ahead; area in front
ciunite- to reach one's destination
ciuniur- to greet one warmly; to welcome
Ciuqlir Monday
ciur- to wring
ciurissun wringer
Ciutemqurtuli place on Nunivak Island, meaning one with an abundance of snail shells
ciutequmlag dried peach; dried apricot
Civlagar personal name, meaning to set out or to spread
civnerturpag oysterleaf
civte- to set a net; to spread (it) out
civtulzgar Aleutian tern
civvuurayug- to not look forward to something; to be reluctant; to worry
civyegte- to not be frozen well (of fish or meat that has particles of ice in it)
ciwanr(ar) fibrous leftover piece when seal oil has been obtained by heating diced seal blubber in a pan
ciwassar sourdock
ciwatugte- to dice seal blubber and heat it in a pan to get seal oil
ciwignilzngur heavy material used to make parka cover for men; khaki; dark yellow thing or color
ciwigtar- to urinate with one hind leg up (of male animals)
ciwigtarngalzngur yellow color or paint; gold colored rock
ciwissaar(ar) young seagull at first season flight
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