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| Cup'ig | English Gloss |
|---|---|
| tiisiss'ar | thousand; one thousand dollars |
| tiiviir | television (from the English "TV") |
| tiiwartar- | to make a crackling noise (as of a lightning or the like) |
| tiiyar | tiny usually black sea anemone |
| tuavte- | to rush and get things done |
| tuc'arer | stool; rug; mat |
| tuc'ete- | for blame to fall on one; to be stepped on |
| tuger | point of ice pick |
| tugiryarte- | to have pain (in bones) |
| tugkapagar | trout fry |
| tugkarer | ivory; tusk |
| tukarta | seal harpoon part, loop of line through harpoon head |
| tukayug | wild parsley (roots are eaten) |
| tuker- | to hatch |
| tukayerte- | to make kicking motion when being packed, sitting or laying down |
| tukerwig | strut fore and aft next to assaun (large strut running across top) of kayak; one of the three ribs in front of hatch |
| tukiqenge- | to host a guest |
| tukir- | to host a guest |
| tukirwig | place to rent a room; hotel; motel |
| tukqar- | to kick |
| tukriar- | to knock |
| tukulleg | foot; walrus or seal flipper |
| tukulleggar | beach greens; sea chickweed |
| tukurlir | wealthy person |
| tukurnar | sea plant that is yellow and looks like a bloated tree branch |
| tukuu- | to be rich; to be wealthy |
| tulukarnaram alungellra | wild celery; cow parsnip (the stalk looks reddish on the outside; it is said that a swallow licked the cowslip making it red) |
| tulukarnara'ar | swallow |
| tulukarug | raven |
| Tulukarugar | seal netting site on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning one that resembles a raven |
| Tulukarugat | lakes in the southwest interior of Nunivak Island, meaning ones that resemble ravens |
| tuma | track; footprint |
| tumag- | to be bitter in taste and hard to swallow |
| tumaglir | cranberry |
| tumaglirkar | cranberry leaf |
| Tumarrat Iquat | cove on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the end of the trail |
| tumarte- | to sew; to patch |
| tumengqerr- | to have a path; to have transportation |
| Tumet Iquat | trail in a cove on the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the end of the trail |
| tum'i | palm of hand |
| tumig- | to cup something in hand; to cup the hands |
| tumilzngu- | to feel that food is stuck in the lower esophagus |
| tumite- | to have food stuck in the esophagus |
| tumllug | soft, deep snow that is difficult to walk in |
| tumllug- | to be soft and marshy (of snow or ground) so that it is hard to walk on it |
| tumyarer | path; trail |
| tune- | to give away |
| tun'er | devil; Satan |
| Tun'ertulliar | stream near the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning one with devils |
| tunga | direction towards; vicinity of |
| tungayag | relative |
| tungimirkar | grass insole; insole grass |
| tungu- | to become tan or dark |
| tungulzria | black bear |
| tungurpag | black (thing) |
| tunguryag | black (thing) |
| Tunguyalzria | personal name meaning one who is dark |
| tungyu | incoming tide |
| tun'i- | to sell something |
| tuniar- | to sell; to trade |
| tuniqtar | jade (this word is from the Inupiaq Eskimo language) |
| tunngar | tufted puffin |
| tunr(ar) | devil; Satan |
| Tunram Qanra | cliff hole on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the devil's mouth |
| tunri- | to make incantations |
| tuntunar | last strut at bow and stern of kayak attached to kuyagar (keel)last rib at stern of kayak |
| tuntupig | caribou |
| Tunturyag | Big Dipper constellation |
| tuntuyagar | sheep; lamb |
| Tuntutuliar | Tuntutuliak, Alaska |
| tuntuwag | moose |
| tunu | back area; behind; back of body |
| Tunulim Cingia | point of land at Tunulir in the northeast part of Nunivak Island, meaning point of the back side |
| Tunulir | bight on the northeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning the back side |
| Tununer | Tununak, Alaska |
| tunupirtar | common loon |
| tunupirte- | to put a garment on backwards |
| tunupista | male common eider |
| tunur | tallow |
| tunute- | to turn one's back |
| tunutelleg | arctic loon |
| tunutmur- | to put on backwards |
| tunutmuar | man's cap turned around |
| Tunuyaremiut | site on a southwest bay of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of the little back area |
| tupag- | to wake up |
| tupagte- | to wake him up; to startle; to get startled |
| tupeg- | to be quick to react to instructions; to respond obediently |
| tupgiate- | to be slow to respond to instructions |
| tupiciller | hole in rim to lash to frame of kayak, there are six such holes |
| tupig- | to braid beach grass; to weave grass |
| tupigat | woven grass mat; woven grass bag |
| tupillut | wide finely woven grass mat to cover drying fish and to lay kayak cover on when sewing |
| tupingqullut | woven grass |
| tupiutar | lashing of kayak hatch to its supports |
| tupke- | to take care of; to babysit |
| tuqlu | tracheal tube |
| tuqlur- | to call |
| tuqmig | large wooden bowl |
| Tuqsug | lagoon near a bay in the southwestern part of Nunivak Island, meaning lagoon |
| Tuqsum Kuiga | river of Tuqsug in the southwestern part of Nunivak Island |
| Tuqsum Taprarr'a | spit on the southwestern coast of Nunivak Island at Tuqsug |
| tuqu- | to die |
| tuqunarqe- | to cause one to die |
| tuqute- | to kill |
| tuqutkassuar | small sculpin with striped markings around jaw |
| tuskar | lumber |
| tuskuar- | to carry kalngag (backpack) straps around shoulders |
| tusnga- | to be resting on a foundation |
| tusrun | trim on parka sleeve between shoulder and elbow |
| tussite- | to limp |
| Tutegwig | mountain in the southwest interior of Nunivak Island, meaning place to lie next to another |
| tut'enqegcar- | to ensure that something is set firmly on its or base |
| tutmar- | to walk on; to step repeatedly (on) |
| tutner | mat |
| Tutqir | personal name, perhaps meaning to sleep with |
| Tuulkess'ar | Tuluksak, Alaska |
| tuulleg | common loon |
| Tuullegtuli | lake near the east coast of Nunivak Island, meaning one with common loons |
| tuussar1 | horizontal log in men's community house |
| tuussar2 | ace in playing cards |
| Tuussara'ar | river mouth in eastern part of Nunivak Island, meaning a horizontal log in the kiiyar (men's community house) |
| tuutangayag | Canada goose |
| Tuutangayit Ingeswiat | lake near the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning where Canada geese molt |
| tuutar | labret |
| tuvculir- | to get food stuck in esophagus |
| tuvte- | to choke on food |
| tuvvar(ar)- | to break-up (of shore-fast ice): for ice to break up unplugging the river mouth of ice |
| tuwapag | fine gravel |
| tuwapagciurun | tool used to smoothe or grade gravel |
| Tuwapagglag | beach with cliffs on the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning major gravel area |
| tuwar | shore-fast ice |
| tuwarrlugte- | to break-up of shore-fast ice |
| tuwavte- | to rush to get things done |
| tuwur | solid ingredient; bread; meat in soup |
| tuyeg | shoulder |
| Tuyegngalzria | hill in the southwest interior of Nunivak Island, meaning one that resembles a shoulder blade |
| tuyig | lesser golden plover |
| tuyur- | to order from a catalogue; to send ; to send for something in the mail |
| Tuyuryam Ingria | hill with crater in the northeast interior of Nunivak Island, meaning resupply mountain |
| Tuyuryar | Togiak, Alaska |
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