QU Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Cup'ig English Gloss
quagu groove line on oval wooden bowl
quaguilznguar round needle
quaguleg skin-sewing needle, tri-cornered needle
qualqamyi- to get ripples as water calms from a disturbance
quarta- to have an itchy anus due to pinworm
quaryarnar yellow-fin sole
quasqiaqer- to slip
quasqinar- to be slippery
Quasqinarlit seining site in a coastal bay on the east side of Nunivak Island, meaning ones that are slippery
qucavliqe- to not be dexterous
qucilkuryug sandhill crane
qucngirte- to smell of urine
qucuwike- to want a garment (which is, however, too small)
qugcuaqar- to suddenly awake because of loud noise; to be startled
quggautnarpag wolf eel
qugnira- for there to be gusts of wind
qugtag sled runner of wood
qugtuqer thigh muscle; hamstring
qugyug swan
qugyugguar beach fleabane
quilikupiar ice crystal from extreme cold weather; silvery speckles
quilekupiar- to have silvery speckles (on dried fish, or an exterior surface in the cold)
qukaleg nine in playing cards
qukalqer floor in front of fireplace in enpiar (old style small house) or kiiyar (men's community house)
qukar middle; center
qukar- to be half-full; to fill halfway
quk'arte-1 to have a broken back; to have an injured back
quk'arte-2 to subside (of bad weather) and then start up again
qukar waist
qula-ataucir eleven
qula-malzrug twelve
qula-pingayun thirteen
qula ten; ten in cards
qula the area above; ten dollars; ten
qular kinguqlir top stiffener of kayak aft that connects the struts
qular boat rail; top stiffener of kayak forepart that connects the struts
qulcungar eight in playing cards
quleqsig- to be high above
quleqvig upper lip area
quli- to make aged salmon
quliraarta preacher
qulirer folktale; story; legend
quliri- to tell a story
qulite- to wash the hair
Qullirrlugar personal name, meaning old top layer
qultun ten dollars
qulug aged salmon
qulungllugte- to be baggy; to be soggy; to not be energetic
qulzmuar(ar) sternum
qulzmuuyar sled rail
qulzngunrita'ar nine
qulzrir baking powder
qulzruarte- to miss what one is aiming at by shooting above it
qumag tapeworm
qumciartar- to be ticklish
qumciaryug- to feel ticklish
qumig- to put or hide something inside one's clothes
quming- to be pregnant
qumucir- to freeze (it)
qumuciwig freezer
qumute- to freeze
quner- to crouch; to bury the head under the wing
qungagte- to clean up (a mess)
Qungarmiut site in a coastal bay in southwestern Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Qungar (warped, shortened place)
qungi- to bury the dead
Qungurkar personal name, meaning future coffin
Qungutur personal name, meaning grave
qungwagyug- to suddenly feel ashamed
qungyar- to be jealous
qunigqe- to have mucus in the corners of the eyes
Qunqussin personal name, meaning one who sits cradled
qunu- to be stingy; to be unwilling to give up something that one has
qunuke- to refuse to give (it) up; to be unwilling to part with (it)
qununarqe- to be precious; to be too important to lose or give up
qunutar- to be always stingy
Qunuug point of land on the east coast of Nunivak Island, meaning two who are stingy
qunuyuite- to be generous
qupa half dollar
qup'arte- to suddenly crack when bending (referring usually to wood)
qupcungar quarter dollar
qupe- to crack; to split in half
qupirlar- to have many cracks
qupngur- for there to be open water with icebergs beyond
qupun wedge for splitting
qurre- to urinate
qurremcuar(ar)- to accidently urinate a little in one's pants
qurrengcar- to help a child urinate, to try to urinate
qurrenkaulug- to be spawned out (of fish)
qurrlugte- to drool
qurrmar- to urinate for a while; to shine through the clouds (of the sun)
qurrsug- to feel the need to urinate (of men)
quruner measurement from fingertip to the chest
qusngir reindeer; white bearded seal
quss- to be happy
Qussauyar personal name, meaning person who is happy
qussig- to be high above; to have high self esteem
quss'ur smelt; hooligan
quswa- to be happy
quswaqer- to suddenly be happy
quswayug- to be happy
quswayunrite- to be unhappy
qutirtur- to walk on shore as when beachcombing as a boat accompanies one out in the water
qutngug sealskin parka
Qutnguyugnar rock on the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning one that resembles a sealskin parka
qutqirte- to sit close to the edge (as on a cliff, or on one's chair)
qutqur- to mispronounce
qutug shoulder bone of fish; collarbone
qutug- to snore
qutuirte- to have a broken collarbone
quu- to tighten; to close of opening
quugaarirte- to have a quugar (a certain legendary creature) come out from a lake
quugar legendary walrus-like creature that lives underground or in a lake
quulernilarqe- to smell sour; to smell like alcohol
quulerte- to be sour; to have indigestion; to have heartburn
quulistar mountain sorrel
quumig- to hug between legs
quunaqe- to find it sour-tasting
quunaqite- to be too sour
quunarqe- to taste sour
quuner calm weather
quunir- to be calm (of weather)
quurruyag- for fog or mist to close in and clear up repeatedly
Quuyarmiut site at a northern bay of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Quuyar (inclined to close in)
quvlur maggot
quvlurruar rice
quvqetaaqar- to shrug one's shoulders
quwerta cataract in eye
quya- to be thankful
quyana thank you
Quyaner Thanksgiving
quyanertu- to show much gratitude
quyatuite- to be ungrateful
quyayuite- to be unthankful; to never say thank you
quyer- to cough
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