Cup'ig English Gloss
Me - Mu Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Mecagmiut Kuigat river of Mecagmiut
Mecagmiut site in a bay on the southern side of Nunivak Island, meaning village of mecag (wet swampy area)
mecaliqer big soft wet snowflake
mecalqer wet tundra; swampy marshy tundra
mecangqag hip
mecangqi- to make a smacking sound
mecaqtar female lapland longspur
meci- to be soaked; to absorb water
Meciarun personal name, meaning seal oil implement
mecignaate- to be barely visible; to be hard to see
mecignarqe- to be clearly visible; to be easy to see
mecike- to be able to see (it) clearly
mecikenrite- cannot clearly see
mecugte- to dip into water
mecunge- to be wet; to be soaked
mecungte- to get wet; to wet
mecungyugnaate- will not get wet
mecungyuilzngur marsh cinquefoil; marsh five-fingers
megtar bumblebee
megtat neqait lousewort; roseroot; any flowering plant that bumble bees feed on
megute- to get possession of
mekiyir something or someone close; close relative
mellaarissun a utensil to burn out lamp
Mell'arpag personal name, meaning giant
Mella'ar personal name, meaning plugged
mellaarissun a told to snuff out candle light
melluurun snuff snorter; snuff tube
melqiun mature Alaska cotton-grass
melquleg fur-bearing animal
melqulliurta game warden
melquqsug bird feather
melqur fur; feather
melug- to smoke tobacco; to suck
melugyunrite- does not want to smoke
meluskar powdered snuff for snorting
meluskautar snuff box
melzngur beetle
mengla boundary; edge
mengqi- to make a crackling sound
mengqullegtar bunchberry
menkuke- to send a visitor without having him or her eat
meqcir- to age an animal skin to remove fur or hair
meqcirer sealskin aged to remove hair and stretched on stakes over ground (hide is then used for making boot soles)
meqe- to shed hair
meqete- to remove feathers or hair; to remove feathers along with skin
meqsug- to be thirsty
meqtacir(ar) aged animal skin
mer- to drink
merayer cyst
merigte- to fold; to hem
merinite- to blend in with land formation and not be visible anymore; to disappear over a hill or mountain
mernuirute- to be refreshed; to no longer be tired
mernur- to be tired; to be exhausted
merpallag- to drink too much
mertarrsun bucket
merug- to descend (for example, going down a hill) and disappear; to burrow underground
merwig water barrel
metenglliaqer- to spring off
metr(ar) eider of any type; parka made out of eider skins with feather
metrapig female common eider
Miinguartarcirwig site on Nunivak Island, Ingricuam nanwa near Qengartaaremiut, meaning one who pretends to pack water
miinguartarkar- to pretend to pack water
Miissar personal name, meaning one who give drinks
miite- to provide water
mikelke- to find (it) to be too small for oneself
Mikngayar personal name, meaning one who is small
mikte- to be little; to be small
Mikuryarmiut Kuigat river of Mekoryuk
Mikuryarmiut Taciat bay of Mekoryuk
Mikuryarmiut Mekoryuk (only year-round inhabited on Nunivak Island), meaning village of abundance
milqaute- to throw (it) at something
miluqar- to throw something at it
mimer roots flaring out from trunk of uprooted tree; hind
mimernar1 quarter of an animal
mimernar2 lower part of a tree trunk including the flare and lateral root
mineg- to be or become moldy
mingqar grass basket
mingqe- to sew; to mend
mingqii- to make a grass basket
mingug color; butter; margarine or other product to spread on bread or cracker
mingug- to become soiled; to spread butter; to smear
mingugiss'un butter knife
minirrliklangayag- for there to be wet drizzly fog
minirrlir- to drizzle
minirrlug drizzle
miqsar hard bluish stone used for making wood shaping tools (very rare and valuable)
Miqsarmiut Kuigat river of Miqsarmiut
Miqsarmiut site at a bay on the western side of Nunivak Island, meaning village of the hard bluish stone used for making wood shaping tools
Mirasgan personal name, meaning one who regurgitates
miryangcar- to make one vomit
miryar- to vomit
miryara- to vomit repeatedly or continuously for a while
miss'ug burlap bag
mistuqute- to join with others who are doing something
miswig airport
mit'e- to land (from the air)
miter- to be dark in color
miuyegqutar- to make a face; to stick out the tongue
miuyegte- to scowl; to pout
Miya'ar personal name, perhaps meaning one who scowls
mug breast
muggsuuteg bra
mugte- to suckle
muir- to leak; to ooze fluids
muk'ar flour; bread
mukaar a flour; a bread
mula nipple of breast
mulzngayugwig place where one ought to be careful, or to be watchful
mulut'ug hammer
mumer drum-stick (for example, for use with an Eskimo drum)
mumigte- to repent; to reverse
munar- to be gentle and careful, to be good at doing arts & crafts
munrir- to be weaned
murilkaate- to be unobservant; to not pay attention
murilke- to be careful; to watch; to observe
muru- to sink into quicksand, snow or mud
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