UC--UM Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
Cup'ig English Gloss
uciar- to be loaded with supplies
uciir- to unload
ucilir- to load
Ucingurmiut site at an estuary in the south of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of a place to take on cargo
ucug penis
ucugyamqitag oval shape
ucumqatag anal fin
ucurnangnaqe- to be a show-off
ucurnarqe- to be awesome; to be amazing; to be a show-off
ucuryug- to be amazed
ucuugeg vagina
Ugcirer point of land on the east coast of Nunivak Island, meaning place for walruses to beach
uginagumar mother bearded seal swimming near an ice floe on which her pup is
uginar bearded seal on ice floe
ugiyaqar- to run aground (accidently or purposely) with a boat
Uglir Amaqlir beach near Uglir, meaning Uglir on the other side
Uglir point of land at Cape Etolin north of Nunivak Island, meaning place where walruses and seals beach
ugluussir caterpillar
ugna the one near the exit
ugte- to remove footwear
uguci- to perform acupuncture
uguner to piled up sea ice; pressure ridge
ugyumi- to grumble
ukamanqutar one that is towed
ukamar- to tow with a line (with caught fish, boat, etc.) while wading in the water or walking on the shore
ukamautar towing rope or line
ukani in this area toward here; this way (meaning both 'like this' and 'toward here')
ukaqsig- to be close by
ukaqvanir- to bring very close by
ukatruar- to miss by shooting short
ukatrute- to miss by shooting short
Ukayir personal name, meaning one who comes this way
ukilqag grass bag with open mesh, a type of kalzngag
ukinqucug tote hole of kayak
ukisqir- to help; to aide
ukisqiute- to help out
ukite- to bore a hole; to get an intentionally made hole
ukiutnar hard-shelled sea creature that resembles a stick; snap or clasp (the creature about two inches in length and half an inch in width, to eat it one breaks the sea shell in half and sucks out the contents)
ukli- to prepare food for cooking; to cut up meat or fish for cooking
ukna the one coming; area toward here
uksi- to spend winter at a particular place; to winter
uksiiyar- to go to fall-camp
Uksiwigarmiut site at an estuary in the southeast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of the wintering place
uksuar fall; autumn
Uksuar- for fall to come
uksuqaute- for winter to befall upon (winter fall upon a hunter who haven't return home from hunting, winter fall upon a bird who haven't flow south yet)
uksur- for winter to come
uksur winter
ukuar daughter-in-law
ukveke- to trust
ukver- to believe (usually meaning, in God)
ukvekenrir- to no longer have trust in
ukvektar- to be easily deceived; to be gullible
ula high tide
ule- to rise (of tide)
ulevyuare- to be closed tightly of plants
ulevte- to be messy
ulig blanket
uligui- to act protectively (by distractine one's attention) concerning young (of birds)
ullacug bearded seal with dark fur
ullirte- to cut fish along vertebrae and turn inside out; to forcefully cut and open; to turn or be turned inside out
ulluar traditional Eskimo woman's knife
ullugig cheeks
Ullukarag cliffs on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning toolbox
ullukarag tool box
ulpecuqnar toy or game in which a stick is tossed up and one tries to chave it fall into or through a small hole in a handheld compenent
ulpeg- to boil
Ulpetat seining site in an east beach of Nunivak Island, meaning place of tumbling
ulqir wild cliff potato
Ulte- to turned inside out
ulu tongue
ulug- to grasp (especially animal hide) with both hands and flex to soften
uluggsuutet washboard
Ulurrug stream in the west coast of Nunivak Island, meaning tongues
ulzganar ruff
Ulzran personal name, perhaps meaning incoming tide
umcig- to be well sealed; to be waterproof
umciginga- to refrain from having seal oil until summer at the time of one's son's first catching a seal
umeg- to close or be closed; to block or be blocked
umig tip or blade of harpoon or spear
umingmar musk-ox
Umkumiut Umkumiut, Alaska
Umkuta'ar seal netting site on the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning impending closure
umran fish cover
Umyan personal name, meaning large mussel
umyugarniur- to have heavy thoughts; to be depressed; to be worried
umyugarrliqe- to have very disturbing thoughts; to be very depressed
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