Cup'ig English Gloss
Iq - Iw Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
iqallii- to fish
iqalluar saffron (tom) cod
iqalluarpag herring
iqallug fish
iqallugguar patterned snowdrift
iqallugnar shark
Iqalluleg crater hill in the southeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one with fish
Iqallulgem Nanwi lake of Iqalluleg
iqalluyagar Dolly Varden
Iqangmiut Kuigat river of Iqangmiut in the southeast of Nunivak Island, meaning dirty village river
Iqangmiut estuarial site in the southeast of Nunivak Island, meaning dirty village
iqelqur pinky; little finger
iqemkar- to pop into mouth
iqer corner of mouth
iqertur- ice breaks up along shore
iqiilitar men's dancing stick or wand
Iqiucirwig point of land in a bay on the north coast of Nunivak Island, meaning place for poles used for stretching net ropes
iqkite- to be narrow
iqlegte- to tear (of fingernail)
iqlu lie; untruth; joke
iqlungar- to have a tendency to tell lies
iqluqu- to lie constantly
iqlur- to lie; to tell a lie
iqlussuite- to never lie
iqmig- to have something in the mouth without intending to injest it; to chew tobacco
iqmiutag snuffbox, or two snuffboxes
iqngullug abnormal growth in throat or mouth of codfish
iqre- to sew a waterproof seam as in a seal-gut raincoat
iqsag hook, large, used for halibut, cod, or other large fish
iqsag- to go deep-sea fishing
iqsagar fishhook
iqsagar- to go jigging for fish
iqsim canirut'i crosspiece from the ends of which a pair of fish hooks hang
iqtu- to be wide; to be broad
iqug toggle that is attached to the harpoon line next to seal float
Iqug westernmost cape of Nunivak Island, meaning the end
Iqugmiut site near Iqug on Nunivak Island, meaning residents of the end
iquleg one with an end; seven in playing cards
iquqerte- to lose balance and fall
iqute-1 to tan animal hide by scraping or rubbing vigorously
iqute-2 to wrestle down; to knock down
iquyallag- to stagger in a drunken stupor
iquyarpiar- to almost lose one's balance
Iralur personal name, meaning moon or month
ircaqinrat dried heart sac that is used for storing caribou bone marrow (borrowed word from Yup'ik)
Ircaqurrsurayuli personal name of a shaman, meaning one who hunts for hearts
irci legendary creature, half man half fox
ircug- to whine; to whimper; to grimace
irlessuite- to be generous, is not stingy
irelkite- to be generous
ireltu- to be stingy
ireltunrite- to be generous; to not be stingy
irirte- to become lopsided; to get or make crooked
irleg- to be possessive, to be stingy
irlur- to be sheltered
irlurner knoll's side seen in the distance, shelter
irlurnite1- to come in and out of view in the distance; to be sheltered
irlurnite2- to be sheltered from wind
Irnerraucin personal name, meaning an inflated intestine
irnerrlug dried seal gut used to make raincoats
irni- to give birth
irniqur- to suddenly erode of a pit that is being dug
iru leg
irunar arctic char (trout)
iryagte- to set one's lips wide open with teeth clenched when whining or in a stressful situations
issuri spotted seal
it(rar)- to go up river; to go inside away from the outdoor entrance; to go further in
itegmig- to kick
Itegmiut coastal site in the southern part of Nunivak Island, meaning lower part of the foot
itegte- to rip; to tear
itemkar- to kick
iter- to enter; to come in
it'er- to go up river; to go inside away from the outdoor entrance; to go further in
itercista policeman
iterciwig jail
iternir- for it to be cold indoors
iterquri- to bring things in
iterte- to put in; to jail; to incarcerate
iteryarer inlet
iteryugnaate- will not enter
Itraqerceta'ar cliff area in the southwest part of Nunivak Island, meaning place for shelter in time of storm
itrug- to get powdery snow coming in through cracks
itugenqegte- smoke that is white color, human bodies that burn have white smoke
itute- to place next to; to go alongside
ivkar- to drop
ivrarar- to wade
ivrarer- to wade
ivrucir men's waterproof sealskin boot with fur inside
ivvua- to feel bad because someone did not give one a portion of their catch
Ivyugtuli crater mountain in southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one with a lot of rain
iwalu sinew; thread
iwalukegcaun wax or soap put on thread when sewing skin
iwalzriiyar crab
iwar- to look for; to long for
iwer- to walk in the water; to take a step or some steps in the water
Iwerwigmiut a site in a bay south of Nunivak Island, meaning place to wade in water
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