Cup'ig English Gloss
G - Il Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
giimar part of seal harpoon, long narrow toggle that fits into spurred harpoon head, caweg tip
gilraur- to travel
Icaranin personal name, meaning one to be tidied
iciwar a few days ago; recently
ig eye
igagte- to turn on one side; to lean; to tilt
igartar- to urinate raising one leg (referring to male animals
igaruarun story-knife
igcet'ar fox trap that looks like a house
ige- to swallow
igg'arte- to suddenly fall
iggayu- to be a champion; to defeat all opponents in a competition or series of competitions; great hunter or fisherman
iggayul'i champion; great hunter or fishermen
igguag eyeglasses; snow goggles
Igigkarrat1 place on Nunivak Island across the bay from Mekoryuk
igigkarrat2 a certain constellation where lots of stars are clustered together
igigta animal dens
igigtaun secret berry patch one continues to pick from and tell no one about
iglag esophagus
igte- to fall from a high place
igug testicle
igur-1 to jell; to stiffen of body or of extremities
igur-2 to defend; to be protective of a person when someone argues, fights or harms him or her
igwar- to come into view
Igwar point of land on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning to come into view
Igwaryarag point of land on the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning two places to come into view
Igwaryarer point of land on the south coast of Nunivak Island, meaning a place to come into view
igyarer throat
igyariqe- to have a sore throat
igyuar(ar)- to whisper
Iigmiut Eek, Alaska
iili- to wash one's face
iiliss'un wash basin
iilliqe- to have a sore eye or sore eyes
Iilzgayar Dillingham, Alaska
iingacullua pierced nose
iingakuyug human skull
Iingan personal name, meaning an eye
iingarnat volcanic rock with many holes
Iingircaun point of land on a bay on the north coast of Nunivak Island, meaning place to remove eyes or to get snow blind
iini across there, over a river or valley
iiqupag seed
iir- to hide
iiralitat campfire rock guard
iirutar- to play hide and seek
iissuuyar- to have a sty in one's eye
ikaarruar horizontally striped thin cloth
ikamracuarag little sled (one or two)
ikamrag sled (one or two)
ikamrapigag an old fashioned sled of ancient times, not a modern qamaug
ikamri- to make a sled
ikani across there
ikarall'in grass mat used on kayak seat
ikegli- to decrease in number
ikgar- to sneak up on; to stalk
ikgelke- to be dissatisfied; to complain that what one has received is too little
ikgete- to be few in quantity; to be little in amount
ikigte- to tilt up; to bend over so as the buttocks protrude
ikii exclamation of discomfort at something bad, filth, wet, or ugly
ikiitug wild celery; cowslip
ikilipig ring finger
ikirciss'un can opener
ikirte- to open or be open
ikircugnaate- will not open
ikug1- to pry and lift using a lever; to pry open
ikug2- to crimp to make sealskin soles for maklaks
ikugte- to half cook whole sourdock
ikuktar- to probe with a pole or stick; to lever repeatedly
ikuukar(ar) bone tool for pushing cords through holes
ikuyeg elbow
ikuyegarner measurement, from elbow to finger tip
ila relative; peer; partner,
ila- to add to; to be mixed with
ilaciqtar- to have heavy breathing after working or running
ilag- to tangle
ilagar- to join in with
ilagaute- to mingle with others; to associate with others
ilake- to be related to; to be part of
ilaksagute- to become related
ilakuar left over of food, or something consumable
ilakui- to leave a share for (him)
ilaliur- to be sociable
ilalke- to mistreat; to be cruel towards
ilalkissuite- to never mistreat others
ilalkitu- to habitually mistreat others
ilalkuinraqer- to travel on land coming in and out of view to distant observers
ilangarte- to subtract; to take away part of; to reduce in quantity
ilangci- to leave alone; to pay no attention to
ilaniite- to be unfriendly
ilanir- to be friendly
ilirer friend
illaar- to untangle; to get untanglesd
illaassug cross fox
ill'artayuli gnat
ilu interior
ilukegci- to feel pleased; to feel good inside
ilukite- to be shallow (of objects)
iluleg deep serving spoon
iluliarun great-grandchild
iluliqe- to have an intestinal disorder; to have an upset stomach
ilulirtur- to put on layers of clothes
ilulkar- to get food poisoning
ilulkucugar great-great-grandchild
ilullugte- to be stinky, to give out strong odor
ilulzngu- to have an upset stomach and intestinal track
ilumun truly
ill'unar deep crevice in sand dunes, rounded bottom bowl
ilunge- to be enthusiastic
ilupeqsar sock
iluper underwear; lining
iluqlir undershirt; lining; inside layer of hatch rim of kayak
ilur- to have frost (inside an object or house)
ilurer cousin
ilussaqerte- to get food poisoning
ilussarte- to have food poisoning
Ilussug personal name, meaning one that has an inside
iluteqe- to be sad; to be heartbroken
ilutmurtar Eskimo boot for men with fur inside
ilutu- to be deep; to have depth (of objects)
iluyarag hatch rim of kayak
iluyarer tunnel entry to a sod house; underground entrance
ilzgulzgar poor person with tattered clothing
ilzngingqerr- to have no front teeth
ilzwar- to put something inside for storage
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