S--TAN Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Cup'ig English Gloss
ser- to sweat, to perspire
sevner canal
Sevner coastal stream at the south coast of Nunivak Island, meaning cut through place, canal
simpag large rocks; boulder
Siimaleg low mountain in the western interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one with rocks
siimar rock
Siimarpallur islet off the northeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning mostly rocks
sipar zipper
suuri spotted seal
taa- to come
taakanir- to bring closer
taaleg- to be dark
Taalegalzria personal name, meaning tall dark one
taalegcete- to be dark
Taamituryag personal name, meaning one who arrives badly
taangar- to drink liquor
taangar intoxicating liquor
taate- to bring (here)
taatugglug mist
taatuir(ar) murre chick
taayam come
Taciat bay of Nunarrlugarmiut
tacilar grinding stone
Tacikcuar bay on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning little estuary
Tacillgar personal name, meaning not a pretty bay
Tacim Ingria mountain in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning mountain of the bay
taciqviuyuggar tiny bay; estuary
tacir bay; estuarial bay; curved piece at bow of kayak
Tacirmiut Kuigat river of Tacirmiut in south side of Nunivak Island, meaning river of a bay
Tacirmiut site in bay on south side of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of tacir (bay)
Tacirrarmiut site at a southwest coastal bay of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Tacirrar (small estuary)
Tacirrlag estuary on the southern coast of Nunivak Island, meaning major estuary
taggiyarte- to climb up on bed
tagkanir- to move back
tagte- to pull up onto an elevated area
tagukararer raft; dinghy
tagura- for there to be a sudden gust of wind
tagute- to bring up
tagutuar(ar) pet animal or bird
takaqe- to have respect for; to honor
takaqenrite- to not have respect for; to dishonor
take- to be long
takemqussugyagat long snow crystals
Takli stream at the interior bay, Mikuryarmiut Kuigat, in the northern part of Nunivak Island, meaning long one
Taklir island in a bay on the eastern side of Nunivak Island, meaning long one
taksagnir- to for there to be a sudden gust of wind
taku presence
takui- to check net; to check trap line; to remove fish from net
takurqarak- to do something in one's presence
takuyar- to turn head and look to the side
takviate- to have poor eyesight
takvig- to have good eyesight
takviun pupil of an eye
taliner shade; shadow
talirnelzngu- to have a headache in the back of the head
talirner back of the head
talite- to take shelter; to shelter
talkarte- to darken suddenly
Tallileg personal name, meaning one with an arm or arms
talliman ipiar qula ninety
talliman ipiar one hundred; one hundred dollars
talliman five; five dollars
tallimarer five in playing cards
Tallimirin Friday
talliqiun diagonal horizontal beam at corner of enpiar (small old-style house) or kiiyar (men's community house)
Talliqum Ciuqerra bluff on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the front of one like an arm
Talliqur point of land on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning one like an arm; Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands
tallir arm
tallirer bracelet
tallirnar taproot of a tree
talluite- to act boldly; to be disrespectful and not at all shy
talluqe- to have respect for
talluryug- to feel shy in a respectful manner
talun awl for slicing sinew or splitting beach grass for making towels; sinew-shredder
Talungmiut Kuigat river of Talungmiut of the southwest coast of Nunivak Island
Talungmiut Taciat bay of Talungmiut of southwest coast of Nunivak Island
Talungmiut site on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Talung (natural projection that blocks view of village from the sea)
talurte- to disappear over a hill
taluyar fishtrap
taluyiurun willow root (used for lashing)
talzmag- to run (of fish that are spawning)
tamaana general area a little further beyond
tamaani in that area
tamalku dollar
tamaqernikiyagar skinny young seal in springtime
tamar- to lose; to be lost
tamarmeng all; every
tamlu chin
tamlurnar triangular bowl made for boys; three-sided dish; triangle
tamlurutet tattoo on chin
tamta-llu and then again
tamua- to chew
tangaliuqur- to walk behind another, to travel behind another, to work with others
tangaliute- to mingle with others; to participate in an activity
Tangepraalug shore in a bay on the north side of Nunivak Island, meaning just a bluff
tanger piece of rendered seal blubber
tangercet'ar movie
tangercet'ar- to watch a show or movie; to try to be seen
tangercet'aryugnate- will not watch a movie tangercet'aryugnaatur he will not watch a movie
tangerr- to see
tangellrunrite- did not see
tangerrnaate- to be invisible; to be hard to see
tangerrnarqe- to be visible
tangir bowpiece on keel of kayak (or boat)
Tanglurallret Milky Way
tangnircaun design
tangrruar- to imagine; to see a mirage
tangruallug piece of rendered seal blubber
tangssug- to look
tangssugyugnate- will not look
tangssunaate- to not be entertaining to look at; to be an unpleasant sight
tangssunarqe- to be entertaining to look at
tangssuumaar- to take a look at
Tan'gurayariwig cemetery on the southern Nunivak Island coast located at Cingigarrlugarmiut, meaning place where children stay
tan'gurer1 child;
tan'gurer2 jack in playing cards
Tan'gurr'am Pengui sand dunes on the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning child's sand dunes
tangyuite- to be blind
tangyunaate- to look unfit and unhealthy; to appear to be in bad condition
tangyunarqe- to look fit and healthy; to appear to be in good condition
tan'i- to mop the floor; to scrub the floor
tanir- to remove meat from (it -- a bone)
tan'iss'un mop, bucket, etc. used for mopping floors
taniuqallirrsun doormat
tanqiate- to be dim (not bright)
tanqig moon; month; light
tanqigcete- to be bright; to give off much light
tanqilissun calender
Tanqiluryag Ciuqlir December, meaning the month of the first moon
Tanqiluryag Kinguqlir January, meaning the month of the second moon
tanqir- to be bright
tanqiun seal-gut skylight; window
Tanriag personal name, meaning seal-gut skylight
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