Cup'ig English Gloss

Ma Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
maa goose bump; pore; arrector pilli
maa-i now; nowadays; here
maanerpag these days; a lengthy period of days
maani general location here
maatekir(ar)- for fog to close in and go out
maaten upon; but when
Macian personal name, meaning to warm up next to heat
mac'utalug dried chum salmon
mac'utar chum salmon
macari- for the weather to be warm
macugite- to be barely visible due to weather
mak'arte- to spring up; to spring up as it is being pried
makar diaper; skin diaper
makar- to diaper
maketnari- to be time to get up
makira- to run an errand
makiuciurrlut cooked fish to be eaten in the morning for breakfast
makiutar- breakfast foods
maklag bearded seal
Maklaleg crater in the southern part of the interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one with bearded seal
maktanqegciss'un level (tool)
makte- to get up; to rise
makugte- to be doing heavy labor; to work very hard
makurte- to be exasperated; to be frustrated; to be distraught on account of the misdeeds of a close relative
makut these
makvig kayak part (hook at stern)
malak'ur milk
maligarucukar(ar) one who is easily intimidated; gullible
maligute- to tag along
maligyagute- to sleep together facing the same direction
malike- to take someone along
malilir- to take something along on a trip
malimiu Eskimo from northern Alaska
mallegtenqegcar- to make sure an object is securely sealed against another or sealed down
mallgute- for loose pack ice to sorround and trap
mallunge- to find a beached animal carcass or anything else on the beach that may be of use
mallussur- to go beachcombing
maluknar- to be unlikely; to feel and look unhealthy
malzrig twins
malzrucuar kalzngag grass bag in which the stitches are made in pairs
malzrug-ipiar forty
malzrug two
malzrupegte- to have double vision
mam- to double (one's clothing)
mamarte- to flirt; to advertise; to see if one can get a job, a gift, etc.
mamcar- to be flattened
mamcarte- to pout; to be happy
mamcartat upper tie beam of a kiiyar (men's community house) or enpiar (old-style small house)
mame- to heal
mamkite- to be thin (of skin, ice, etc.)
mamlir- to put layer of clothing; to double
mamqi- to make a banging sound
mamqutui- to suddenly make a banging sound
mamrir- to patch
Mamterer Goodnews Bay, Alaska
Mamterillermiut Bethel, Alaska
mamtu- to be thick (of skin, ice, etc.)
man'a general nearby area; here
manassenkar person of the Catholic religion
mangaqcuar harbor porpoise
mangirre- to ravenously gnaw
mangllegte- to gasp after crying for long period of time
mangnaqesta one who raises a child
mani- to show; to display
maniar fried food; pancake
maniar- to make fried bread; to make pancakes
maniarrsun frying pan
maniate- to be rough
manig- to be smooth
manigcarissun iron
manigenqegcar- to flatten
Manignar personal name, meaning burbot (fish)
manu in front of
manulqat floor at side of fireplace in a kiiyar (men's communal house)
manumig- to carry in a cupped kuspuk or shirt
Manuquutar Manokotak, Alaska
maqangcar- to heat; to warm up
maqangcaun heater
maqari- to get warm
maqaruar arctic hare
maqe- to ooze out fluids
maqer heat
maqerpag- to be hot
maqerqe- to put on multiple layers of clothing
maqi- to take a steam bath; to take a bath
maqili- to prepare a steam bath
Maqiner Saturday
maqiqe- to feel physically hot
maqissun headgear for taking a steambeath (often made of eider skin)
maqiwig steambath house
Maram Ingria hill in the northeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning the mudflat's mountain
marer mudflat
Mararremiut site in the bay on southern Nunivak Island, meaning small muddy area
marayar- to be muddy
marayar mud
marayaurte- to become muddy
marrlugar grandmother
maruar- to howl (refers to animals)
maryaraun crosspiece of a sled
maryarte- to lead; to make others follow certain ways
maskar musk-ox; nickel
maslar butter; margarine
mass'ar cornmeal (from English 'mush')
massiinar engine; generator; sewing machine
massiiniurta mechanic
Massualug personal name, meaning to bring up the hill
massuute- to bring up things from a lower elevation to a higher elevation; to bring up things from the beach to where one lives
mastar- to take a steambath with an open fire (in a kiiyar (men's community house))
matangqa- to be nude
matarte- to undress
materta hip
matnir- to radiate heat
mayar- to plunder; to take away belongings
mayarcete- to play a game of prize tag, the taggee has a prize, the person who catches the taggee takes the prize, in turn that person gets another prize and runs with the prize
mayungarte- to suddenly pop-up; to suddenly appear
mayuqataarar- to gradually climb up
mayur- to go up; to climb; to ascend
Mayuralzria personal name, meaning one who lost something that went up ahead
mayurngig leavening; baking powder
mayurrvit roof of enpiar (small traditional-style house) or kiiyar (men's communal house); store house pilings
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