Cup'ig English Gloss
L Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
laag- to dig a hole
laagute- to bury
Laakautarkar personal name, meaning future water well
laanguar- to play with toys
laanguarun toy
laapar large boat
laaraki- to be dissatisfied; to want more
laawe- to crouch down
lagturyaqleg small sea anemone that rests between cracks of rocks and under sand
lagyar ditch
lakcagte- to dig vigorously
lampar lamp; lighting fixture
langrat vertical design or designs made from fish skin on a parka
lanrite- is not digging
lavkar building; frame house
lavqerte- to duck down suddenly
lavte- to knock down; to flatten; to fall down
legcicuar small gaff attached to caguyar (wooden hat)
legcig large hook; gaff
legcigpag big ice hook; large gaff
legcikcuar meat hook with long straight handle used to haul seals out of kayak or boat
legevkar- to burn; to set on fire
leglegte- to scrub with steel wool or the like
legtat turquoise beads
legte- to scorch; to char; to burn
lepliur- to make a flapping sound in the wind
leqlepig white-fronted goose
leqlernar black brant
Leqlerrsurwig lake in the western interior of Nunivak Island, meaning place to hunt molting geese
Leqlerrsurwigar lake in the southwestern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning little place to hunt for molting geese
lerave- to crumble; to shatter
lerli- to make the noise of solid objects being put away or being taken out for use
liicugnaate- will not learn
liigarte- to catch on, to learn
liissar- to teach
liissarista teacher
liissaute- to show how; to instruct
liitaqe- to recognize
liite- to learn
lirqe- to cut out the pattern
lirqun pattern
lisnga- to be learned; to be knowledgeable
lisngiate- to be ignorant; to not be knowledgeable
lumarrer cloth of any type
luquckiar(ar) small knife; pocketknife
Lurlingmiut site in a bay on the east side of Nunivak Island, meaning people of the gurgling stream
Lurlur personal name, meaning one who falls into water with a splash
lurlur to swallow with gurgling sound
lurnir- to set one's direction inland; to go further back inland
lurrlug marsh; quicksand or bog; wet part of tundra
Lurtussikar personal name, meaning person who makes a gurgling sound
luucitukuayaner- to be a show-off
luussir knife (not ulluar (woman's semi-lunar) style)
luussitar horse
luvyuqnerar(ar)- to be soaked from the rain
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