Cup'ig English Gloss
Im - Ip Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
imaar- to empty
Imam Umgut'i November
imanar- to gut; to take guts out of fish or animal
imange- for a hollow object such as a boat or boot; to have liquid come into it; to get water in one's boots
imangtu- to habitually leak water in (of boots or boats)
imangun leak in a boot or boat
imaqlig kayak part, piece on each side, up from kuyagar (keel), in front of canguyalkun (tracking stabilizer)
imar ammunition
imarmiutar mink
imarmiutat mink parka or parkas
imarniteg seal intestine raincoat (or two such raincoats)
imarpig ocean
imarpillar sea mammal, from the ocean
imarteller one that journeyed into the ocean from a kiiyar (refers to shamans)
imartulir snail (next to the smallest kind)
imarturi- to rain more
imaryar- to have pus
imasrir- to be refreshed or to be so overwhelmed by fresh air, food, etc. that one actually feels sleepy
imeg- to fold; to roll up
imegglugte- to be wrinkled
imelqutaguar seal harpoon part, incised line or groove lengthwise from the harpoon head (caweg) to the spur
Im'in personal name, meaning to fill
imir- to fill
imirite- to fill a cup for someone
imirtur- to fill out forms or papers
imkucir whatchamacallit; that thing (term used to name something when the name is forgotten)
imlalin- to miss someone's presences; to yearn for someone
imlaucuar herring sac roe
imlauleg pregnant bearded seal
imla- to feel left out or slighted not having received anything when others have
imna that person, that place, or that thing known to the speaker and the listener
imssa- to feel left out or slighted not having received anything when others have
imumi at that time (time both speaker and listener know about), a long time ago
imurnaate- to be comfortable because it is not wet and cold
imurnarqe- to be cold and
imurnite- to feel the coldness and wetness of something
imuryug- to feel uncomfortable because something is cold and wet
imutat wrinkles on body
inaqacit low bush willows, tundra willows
inarayuli shrimp-like creature that is found around rocks and muddy shores
inarcunrite- does not want to lay down
inarrnari- for it to be time to go to bed
inarte- to lie down; to lay on side
inarun rib of boat
ineqsunaate- to not be cute
ineqsunarqe- to be cute
inerciigalliqe- to be disobedient
inerciigate- to be naughty; to be disobedient
inerqun traditional law
inerqur- to teach one how to behave; to discipline
ingciller straight line
ingcir- to engrave a design; to scrimshaw ivory
ingciraun knife with hook at end to make curved lines on ivory
ingciukarer tool, stone-tipped scraper, with bone handle for working ivory
ingciun tool, graver for ivory
ingcu nose-bead; mantle in gas lamp
Ing'errlag Mt. Roberts, the largest mountain peak on Nunivak Island, meaning the major mountain
ing'errlin(rar) a certain rock type
ingler sleeping bench; bench in kiiyar (men's communal house)
inglerer shelf
inglerun sled floor
inglite- to become very old and disabled
inglu other side
ingluirneg sand dune eroded on the side
inglupiar(ar)- to operate using only one side
inglupiartaryarer pistol
inglutruarte- to miss a target by shooting to the side
ingna that one over there
ingner one of five large ribs in kayak below the apamar (side rail) right under the hatch
ingqi louse nit
ingqi- to dice; to cut up
ingqicuar- to dice into tiny pieces
Ingqilir Indian (American)
ingqis(rar)- to dice into little pieces
ingri mountain
Ingricuar a hill in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning small mountain
Ingrig Twin Mountains, a pair of mountains near the eastern coast of Nunivak Island, meaning two mountains
Ingrimiut camp in the coast near Ingrig (Twin Mountains) on Nunivak Island
ingte- to molt
ingulate- to stir
ingun kayak floor cross piece
inguqir cliff lettuce
ingyurner bottom of hill
ingyurte- to go over a hill or knoll and disappear from view
ini- to hang out to dry; to hang up
initar fish rack; clothes line
inqur- to coo a person, particularly a child, using words made up for that person
inqurkiur- to compose a cooing song
inru amulet; charm
Inutang personal name, meaning one who coos a child
ipeg- to be sharp
ipegcar- to sharpen
ipegcarissun whetstone; sharpening stone
ipgeryag rock that is jutting out
Ipgeryit lava bed in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning sharp rocks jutting out
ipgiate- to be dull
ipgukar(ar)1 dime
ipgukar(ar)2 diamond
ipiar twenty (numeral term used after twenty to represent number of twenties)
ipig finger
ipinga- to be out of sight
ipte- to disappear out of sight; to go out of sight behind something
ipug- to poke and pry out
ipugarte1- to suddenly pry out
ipugarte2- to suddenly crack when bending (referring usually to wood
ipugpag gray snail
ipuussuta'ar two in cards; deuce in cards
ipuutar sauce pan
ipuutar- to lift using a lever
ipuuyuli bearded seal that can arch over so as to touch head with flippers
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