Nar - Nen Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Cup'ig English Gloss
nare- to smell
narkaunrir- to be unable to smell
narug- to intercept; to go near someone who is picking berries or gathering other products; to attempt to outrun a fleeing reindeer
narulkar fish spear; harpoon
narulkar- to thrust a spear or other weapon; to spear; to harpoon
narulkaute- to fall suddenly
narullgir weasel (summer name)
narullgute- to fall down; to fall down and pass out; to faint
narurte- to oppose one's thoughts and opinions
naruya friend
naruyake- to share with; to be friends with
naruyir- to share
naryaniur- to sniff
naryarer bait
Naryartur personal name, meaning one who goes to smell
nasqerrun headdress used for Eskimo dancing
nastarnar beach bug that is similar to a tiny lobster; arthropod
naste- to observe one's surroundings from a higher elevation; to look out
nate- what part?
nater floor
naternar flounder
naternarnar ocean flounder
naterrsun mop; floor rag
natquwig- for there to be snow drifting near the ground
natruate- to miss when aiming
Nat'rug personal name, meaning old floor
nau- to grow
nauciar(ar) flower
naucir plant; wild plant
naucir- to plant; to garden
naucir(ar) plant; house plant
naucit hair at nape of neck
Nauglug personal name, meaning to grow badly
navr(ar)- to borrow
navriskengarnarqenrite- to be unworthy to borrow things; to not returns borrowed items not caring if owner needs them
navriskengarkarniite- to be unworthy to borrow things; to not returns borrowed items not caring if owner needs them navriskengarkarniitur it is not goot to lend him anything
navrite- to lend
navritnarqenrite- to be unworthy to lend things; to not returns borrowed items not caring if owner needs them
navruci- to trade many items
navrun item for trade
navte- to collapse
nawakar- to be in shoked
nawerniar- to trade or sell items going from house to house
nawerte- to trade an item for another; to replace; to exchange
naweskar attic
Nayagar personal name, meaning younger sister of a male
Nayiir personal name, meaning ring seal
nayir ringed seal
nayur- to stay with and look after; to accompany
negacungar very thin cloth
negaqerrun mesh-gauge for fish or seal net
negar mesh of a gillnet
negavyat dried grass roots from sand dunes used as a scrubbing implement for washing dishes
Negermiut Kuigat river of Negermiut
Negermiut site on the northwest coastal area of Nunivak Island, meaning villagers of the north
negeqvar west
negg'ar tundra spider
negili edge of hood where ruff is attached; edge of kuspuk hood; halo around the sun
neginqur hair line on the forehead that insert inward on the sides
negituqagge- to hiccup
negur- to go around
negurlug noose; loop
neguryar spider
neka- to be vengeful (towards)
nekake- to feel vengeful toward
nekayug- to feel vengeful
nekeve- to stand up
nekevraartut trees or other objects that have the same height; anything of the same height at a distance
nekva- to be standing
nekvawig place where one stands holding on to one end of the seine net and waits for fish to enter net
nekvayar- to beach-seine (one person stands on the river bank holds on to one end of the net while the other end is attached to a boat that goes toward the middle of the river stretching the net out to catch fish)
nek'we- to stand up
neler- to fart; to release intestinal gas through the anus
nelernar bean
nelte- to deflate; to release gas
nemer lashing of frame; wrapped lines of kayak lashing; seal harpoon part (sinew cord fastening for float and feathering)
nemer- to bind; to strap; to bandage; to lash
nemiar- to stitch with a spiraling stitch
nener bone
nenerrlug dried fish vertebra
nengamllugte- to be unhappy; to pout
nengar- to sulk angrily; to be in a bad temper
nengaugar son-in-law
nengciun harpoon tip with hole for attachment
nengciutar wooden holder for harpoon head
nengite- to distribute portions of a catch
nengla cold weather
nenglem cuqyut'i thermometer
nengllar- to cool down (of foods or liquids)
nengller- to be cold (of objects)
nengllaciriwig refrigerator
Nengllinar spring at an east coast bay of Nunivak Island, meaning spring
nengllinar spring of cold water
nengllir- to be cold indoors or outdoors
nengqussig- to stand on tiptoes
nengte-1 to be cold physically
nengte-2 to stretch or be stretched
nengugarte- to overwork and get sick
nengugte- to over-stretch; to pout
nengulerciss'un scraper for fawn skins; tanning tool for softening and stretching skin made from bone or ivory
nenguqner- to stretch out without tearing
nenguralzria kayak end part
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