Cup'ig English Gloss
Cu Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
cucangiali- to become hard of hearing; to become deaf
cucu- to want what someone else has; to envy
cucuke- to desire (it)
cucunarqe- to be desirable
cug person
cugaleg bow with ivory backing for strength
cugalluutar landmark made of stones; cairn
cugamkuyug end of ulna at the wrist where the bone sticks out
cug'ar fist or knuckle of hand
cugayunar- to appear large (of waves on the horizon)
cugg'alir pilot cracker
cugg'alurnar triangle
cugg'eg bird beak
Cugguarat mouth of Cugguarat Kuigat, a river in the northern part of Nunivak Island, meaning imitation people
Cugguartaleg hill in the eastern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one with rocks that resemble a man or men
cugir- to remove the facial area of a seal before reaching into it
cugngalznguar(ar) Japanese; Chinese; Asian
cugnir- to have rosy cheeks
cugtaate- to have no people
cugte- to kill a person; to murder
cugtuwig common snipe
cugyag- to be populous
cuinar-arwinleg twenty-six
cuinar-ataucir twenty-one
cuinar-cetaman twenty-four
cuinar-malzrug twenty-two
cuinar-malzrunleg twenty-seven
cuinar-pingayun twenty-three
cuinar-pingayunleg twenty-eight
cuinar-qula thirty
cuinar-qulngunrita'ar twenty-nine
cuinar-talliman twenty-five
cuinar twenty
cuinarruar the mark X
cuinartun twenty dollars
cuinaunrita'ar nineteen
cuite- to be unoccupied; for no one to be there
cuka- to be fast; to be speedy; to be quick
cukaate- to be slow
cukacar- to speed up
cukanr(ar)- to go fast
cukanranrite- to not be speedy; to not go fast
cukanrite- to be slow; to not be fast
cukar one of four supporting posts in a sod house
cukari- to go faster; to pick up speed
cukcuuluug an expression shouted as one sees a person approaching in the distance
cukegci- to have a good personality; to be kind hearted
cukegtaar good person
cukiciurtri- to place sharp objects on ground (to harm someone or something)
cukicungar shaft of bow-drill
cukicungar- to start a fire with a bow-drill
cukileg needlefish; stickleback
Cukiliyagar personal name, meaning little needlefish
cukilpag crested auklet
cukite- to get something sharp in embedded in one's foot; to step on a nail or other sharp object
cukvagguar alder
culengciqe- to act mean; to act violently
culug spine; backbone; dorsal fin of fish
Culugpaugaleg stream in the southwest part of Nunivak Island, meaning one with many grayling
culugpaugar grayling
culugyi- to whistle (referring to wind)
Culuksut sand dunes in the southeast part of Nunivak Island, meaning spine, backbone
culunali- to salt food (to preserve it); to make salted fish
culunar salted fish
culzgussug barnacle
cumake- to find something or someone repulsive
cumanarqe- to be repusive
cumayug- to feel repulsed by someone or something
cumigte- to be nosy; to look around curiously
cumiite- to be careless with one's belongings; to not take care of one's possessions
cumike- to watch; to babysit; to take care of
cumikista babysitter; one who takes care of children
cun'erar(ar) young man
cungagyag dark green thing
Cungallug personal name, meaning brine
cungaqvag jaegar
cungar bile
cungavyit large blue beads
cungite- to pout; to whimper
cungnaqe- to live in the traditional way; to try to make a living
cungqerr- to be occupied; to have people
cung'u forehead
cungu- to be dimmed; to be turned down
cungukanir- to dim (the light)
cung'ulzngu- to have a headache in the front part of the head
cupcir- to apply ointment (especially aged urine and then seal oil) to a wound; to apply cream
cupe- to blow out with one's breath
Cup'ig native of Nunivak Island
cupegpag- to be windy and dry
cupemnilugte- to have a slight current, or slight wind
Cupigcarag trail in the northwest part of Nunivak Island between Carwarmiut and Ellikarmiut or Mecagmiut, meaning to put a garment on backwards or inside out
cupigte- to put a garment (or other object) on backwards, to put things in opposite places where they don't belong
cupkecir- to bandage (especially with moss soaked in seal oil)
cupkecirkaun moss soaked in seal oil and used as a bandage
cuplu bronchial tube
cuplulir- to make a drainage; to discard content of container neatly (so that the liquid makes a tunnel in the snow, instead of splattering all over)
cuplunqut'ag pulmonary vein or artery
cupnilugteqsaar- to have a only a slight current (of a river), to slightly flow
cupqer- to blow (it) out
cupugte- to be drafty
cupun charcoal
cupungnig- to fart silently
cupurar- to blow on (it)
cupuraun draft hole in a building
cupurtuleg jet airplane (specifically)
cupurtur jet; jet airplane
cupuute- to be carried away by current; to drift away
Cuqa'ar personal name, meaning the sights of a gun
cuqciss'un measuring instrument
cuqerte- to use the bathroom to urinate or to defecate (refers only to females)
cuqlur- to sag
Cuqucuryarmiut estuarial site in southeast Nunivak Island
cuqulaate- to be very talkative
cuqyutke- to use as a guideline
curaqaqe- to check outside periodically
curaqerte- to go outside to get fresh air, to check outside
curaqet'arta inspector that checks outside frequently
Curarpaleg Chuathbaluk, Alaska
curer blueberry; raisin
curlug nasal cavity to main bronchi; bronchial tube
curmag container for tobacco (traditionally made from the plucked and dried skin of a sandhill crane)
currlug- to be muddy; to be murky
curte- to be born
curukar- to charge in attack; to go confront a person in rage
curulug grass mat used in the house
curruarat braided mat on top of curulug for bedding, particularly used by men
curyir- to be dirty; to be soiled
cuucunguar doll
Cuukar personal name, meaning a post
cuukicungar shaft of bow-drill
cuukicungar- to start a fire with a bow-drill
cuvger slime on a fish
cuvri magazine
cuvrir- to feel; to examine by feeling; to inspect; to look through (as through papers, books or magazines)
cuya leaf of yellow flowering plant
cuya tobacco; cigarette
cuyatur- to smoke tobacco
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