Naa - Naq Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Cup'ig English Gloss
naa- to be numerically complete
naaqe- to read; to count
naaqerkar book
naaqin book
naaqiss'un number chart for counting
Naasaapelarmiut Nash Harbor (from the Cup'ig pronunciation of the English "Nash Harbor")
nacallngaar(ar) sabine's gull; common black-headed gull
nacapcuar monkshood
nacaqupagar male lapland longspur
nacar hat; cap; bonnet
nacarpig'ar men's dance hat; man's fancy cap with strips of fur hanging on shoulders
nacaulleg emperor goose
nacig- to yearn for someone; to cry to go with someone
naggiiquyar hunting harpoon; spear thrower
nagte- to trip over and fall; to stumble
nagteq'er belt buckle; belt stop of ivory or bone on a leather belt
nagutet seal harpoon part (place where one holds the shaft)
Nakaar personal name, meaning bladder
nakaci- to have the need to urinate (of women)
nakacug bladder
nakacugnar calf of leg; gastrocnemius
nakacugtaller dried bladder used for ceremonial purposes
naker- to be straight; to be accurate
naki- to agree
naklegnarqe- to be pitiful; to evoke sympathy
naklegtar compassionate; love
naklegtar- to have compassion; to have grace; to have love
naklegyagute- to forgive
naklegyug- to feel compassion
nakmin one's own
nakrun seal harpoon part; fletching on arrow usually made from cormorant feathers
naku- to be crossed-eyed; to feel high from of alcohol or other drugs
nakunar large snail
nakuyulzngu- to feel dizzy
nala- to die; to wither
nalaqer- to die suddenly
nalir which one
nalke- to be found; to find; to get it right
nalkestar dice
nalkute- to find something; to discover something
nalla immediate area
nall'arruar joint at the edge of canguyalkun (tracking stabilizer) and pamyur (stern piece) of a kayak
nall'arte- to coincidently come upon; to find; to hit on target; to get it right
nallu- to be unknowing; to not know; to be unaware
nallunarqe- to be unpredictable; to be such as one cannot know what the outcome may be
nallunrir- to find out about; to come to know
nallunrite- to know
nallunritevkar- to notify; to let (one) know
nalluqar- to forget; to faint
nalluyagute- to forget; to become unconscious
nalluyurci- to be unfamiliar with something; to be unknowledgeable about what one is dealing with
nalqigte- to explain in detail; to confront and explain
nalqir- to be straight
nalug- to toss; to throw
nalugarui- for prints on the snow to become hard and elevated (as the surrounding snow sinks)
nalzmag rib support in kayak or open boat
naner- to put weight on something to keep it from blowing away
nangcar- to tow
nangcarrsun tugboat
nangci- to mistreat someone
nange- to be all gone; to consume or be consumed; to use up or be used up
nangnaalitar thumb-guard with a strap that wraps around the wrist, used when carving
nangnenguat- small arrow for hunting ptarmigan and similar birds
nangner thumb
nangqur seal harpoon part; barbed ivory foreshaft of alqunaun (foreshaft); sharp edge; antler arrow point with side barbs; drill bit; arrowhead
nangte- to be sick; to be ill
nangugte- to get worn out from much use
nangyun sickness; illness
nani where?
nanikiitar plant used for the wick of a stone lamp (found on top of some very dry knolls; black inside and yellow on the outside; splits in half from the top toward the root, braid before use)
nanikua- to be helpless; to be incapacitated; to be incapable of doing things
nanill'er wooden bowl-shaped lamp with nanikiitar (wick) (see also ussuciar)
nanillrat three posts in a kiiyar (men's community house) used for support
nanir kerosene lamp
nanite- to be short
nanrar- to praise
Nanwag lakes near a cliff on the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning two lakes
Nanwar lake in the southeast coastal area of Nunivak Island, meaning the lake
nanwar lake; pond
Nanwarat Cikutit October
Nanwarciar crater lake in the southeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning acquired lake
Nanwarciayagar crater lake in the southeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning lesser acquired lake
Nanwarrag lake in the village of Mekoryuk at the northern part of Nunivak Island, meaning two small ponds
Nanwarrlugar lake in the southeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning dear old lake
nanwista common eider
napa tree
napackarte- to get stuck penetrating into something into
napallageg group of seven ribs in a boat
Napamiut Napamute, Alaska
Napanguyar rock protrusion on the cliffy west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning an upright projection
napaqer northern pintail
napaqutarat eight sled posts (posts other than pingutakug)
naparta mast of a boat
napartar barrel; keg
naparte- to construct; to erect; to put up
naparyar post
Naparyarer Napakiak, Alaska
Naparyarmiut Hooper Bay, Alaska
Napaskiar Napaskiak, Alaska
napiller holes for rope over top of kayak
napner joint (of body)
napniqe- to have pain in the joints; to have arthritis
naptaar- to remove fish from a gillnet
naptar whitefish of a certain type; least cisco
napte- to catch in a set-net
naqugte- to put on a belt
naqugun belt for coat
Naqugutalzngur personal name, meaning one without a belt
naqyucir- to put trim on parka or kuspak
naqyutkaun trimming
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