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| Cup'ig | English Gloss |
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| qia- | to cry |
| qiacugte- | to pout; to whine |
| qiaryegte- | to make a crackling sound; to grind |
| Qiawigar | personal name, meaning a place to cry |
| qigag | seal flesh with blubber |
| qigcig | outer sides of eyes |
| qigcig- | to look to the side by moving the eyes without moving the head |
| qigiqur | ivory spear head |
| qiilerte- | to shiver; to tremble; to shake from fright |
| qiini | out there; out in the yard |
| qiiteg | window frame |
| qikertar | island |
| Qikertar | trianglular island located northeast of Nunivak Island, meaning island |
| Qikertarrlag | islet off the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning a major island |
| qik'it | woven beach grass rope used to hoist kayak to tatkit (kayak racks) |
| Qikmirtalegmiut | site on a bay northeast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Qikmirtaleg (place with dogs (qikmir) |
| qikmirruar | willow shoot |
| qiku | blue colored clay used to make pottery |
| qikulznguyat | poor soil |
| Qikumiut | site on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of qiku (clay (area) |
| Qikumiut Kuigat | river of Qikumiut |
| qilag | sky |
| qilag- | to knit |
| qilagarkaun | yarn |
| qilagglir- | to be cloudy |
| qilagglug | cloud |
| qilaggsun | knitting needle |
| qilagturer | seal harpoon part; splicing of line tukarta (loop through harpoon head) |
| qilakutar(ar) | tarp of skin or cloth used for shelter |
| Qilangaaruswig | August |
| qilangar | puffin; puffin parka |
| qillerner | knot; a bundle of six of anything (fish, skins, etc.) |
| qillerpautat | hair braided in two braids with beads at base of the braids |
| qillerte- | to tie; to knot |
| qillri | golden eagle |
| qillrute- | to tie to another |
| qilqer- | to accidently and suddenly become tied up |
| qilu | intestine |
| qilug- | to bark |
| qilunar | intestine's J-hook after stomach (specifically walrus intestine's J-hook) |
| qilunguuyar1 | small intestine; single macaroni noodle (neologism) |
| qilunguuyar2 | light blue-colored clay used to make pottery |
| qilurpag | large intestine |
| qilzri | hawk; bird similar to an eskavviar (osprey hawk) |
| Qilzrirlur | personal name, meaning old osprey hawk |
| qimag- | to run away; to flee |
| Qimagarer | personal name, meaning one who runs away |
| qimug- | to pull sled (of dogs) |
| Qimugglugpacuar | small rocky bluff area a little ways south of Qimugglugpag, meaning small big bad dog |
| Qimugglugpag | small rocky bluff in front of the stream at Nash Harbor in the northwest part of Nunivak Island, meaning big bad dog |
| qimugta | dog |
| qimukarte- | to pull forcefully |
| qimukcuar(ar) | puppy; cottonwood buds; willow bud |
| qin | root tool; digging tool |
| qinangnir- | to look into corners, bays, etc. |
| qinertar- | to look with binoculars; to peek through a hole |
| qingar- | to reject something; to dislike (especially food) |
| qinrute- | to aim at |
| qinu- | to send a son- or daughter-in-law to his |
| qinuite- | to be calm; to be at peace |
| Qinuran | personal name, meaning to bother someone |
| qinurqe- | to bother; to pick on; to tease |
| qinuyungqegg- | to be untamed; to be wild |
| qipallurer | tear duct |
| qip'ar | hand-twisted sinew thread |
| qip'arpag | rope |
| qipauteg | net shuttle; net-hanging needle |
| qip'ayagar | electrical wire |
| qipe- | to twist |
| qip'i- | to twist sinew or similar material to make thread |
| qipiamcet'ar | toy for boys; bolas (may have been used for adults for hunting birds) |
| qipsalkutet | ivory attachment for earrings to prevent tangling |
| qipte- | to turn back |
| qiqia- | to harass sexually |
| qiqiulleg | ruddy turnstone |
| qiqli- | to harden (of prints in snow); to be stuck open (of a trap) |
| qiri- | to want something from someone; to beg |
| qirruarte- | to mope when bothered by someone |
| Qirwan | personal name, meaning one who wants something |
| qissir | lip |
| qissiryarer | log in front of doorway of a sod house; sill |
| qiste- | to have seizure; to have convulsions |
| qitevte- | to speak in English |
| qitngayug- | to not be able to look right at someone due to respect; to be shy |
| qitngirnarqe- | to be too bright; to be dazzling |
| qiu- | to become purplish-blue from being short of breath; to become bruised |
| qiugguir | crack in shore ice |
| qiuglig | jeans |
| qiuglir | navy-blue; blue-black |
| qiuner | purple |
| qiuqlag | hair |
| Qiuran | personal name, meaning land that is cluttered with volcanic rocks |
| qiuryi- | to make a squeaking or crunching noise when walking on snow or ice |
| Qiuryuggar | personal name, meaning small land with volcanic rock |
| Qivcaugem Callugwia | islet off the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning place where Qivcaug fought |
| Qivcuar | personal name, meaning one who partially turns |
| Qivcungayag | personal name, meaning one who turns badly |
| qivvsar | screw |
| qiwalzngucuar | whirlpool |
| qiwayar | branch |
| qiwir- | to add to; to mix |
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