| Aacurlir |
personal
name, meaning a man who had two wives through trickery |
| Aacurlirmiut |
site on the
south coast of Nunivak Island, named after Aacurlir |
| aaggacungar- |
to shake
hands |
| Aaggalzngur |
personal
name, meaning one with no hand |
| aaggi- |
to wash hands |
| aaggarner |
measurement
(the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle finger
with fingers spread out) |
| aaggulunguar |
Pallas buttercup |
| Aalaliikaar |
personal
name, meaning snail |
| aalemyar |
rock snail |
| aalukuyar |
swing |
| aalukuyar- |
to swing |
| Aalur |
personal
name, meaning one who is like a seagull |
| Aaluugileg |
lake on the
northeast side of Nunivak Island near Taprarmiut Kuigat, meaning one with
aaluugit sea gulls |
| aaluugir |
glaucous
sea gull |
| aana |
mother |
| Aanarakar |
personal
name, meaning one with a mother |
| Aanat Erenrat |
Mother's
Day |
| Aanayagar |
personal
name, meaning little mother |
| aaninguar |
wooden bowl |
| aang |
yes |
| aapaquyug |
afterbirth |
| aapartassiikar- |
to try and
see if one can get or receive something |
| aapir- |
to stay with;
to accompany |
| Aapirin |
Tuesday |
| aara- |
to make loud
noises when crying or arguing; to scream |
| aarite- |
to be fearless;
to act recklessly not caring if someone gets hurt |
| aarraangiarat |
parka made
from oldsquaw duck |
| aarrangiir |
oldsquaw
duck |
| aarrar- |
to tell a
string story |
| aarrauteg |
looped string
to tell a story |
| aarun |
law |
| aarutengqerr- |
to have a
law; to have a rule |
| aassaqe- |
to be secretive |
| aassektacungirnari- |
to hunt for
oldsquaw ducks in the spring |
| aassektar |
teeter; seesaw |
| aassektar- |
to wobble
back and forth, to move up and down |
| aatagar |
sea otter |
| aatarruar |
pylorus;
the "J"-shaped hooklike section that connects the stomach to the
intestine |
| aatarte- |
to gape open;
to open the mouth |
| aataur- |
to yawn |
| aatevtar |
cockle |
| aawagun |
wedge made
of wood |
| aawusar |
a log hung
horizontally with rope from both ends (traditionally in a kiiyar (men's
community house)) for Native games competition -- this log is swung back
and forth in the center of the kiiyar, and in this process a competitor
jumps over the log as it ap |
| aayalzngu- |
to be dizzy |
| aayuqer |
large crack
on shore-fast sea ice |
| ac'iqer |
men's fur
Eskimo-boot |
| ac'iqer ciuqaleg |
man's fancy
Eskimo-boot with wolverine in front |
| ac'irutar |
fathom-long
sealskin line to tie kayaks together; slush under thin ice |
| ac'upegglugar |
woman's old
long skin-boot |
| acagglugar |
aunt, specifically
father's sister |
| Acakcug |
personal
name, meaning one who farts very loud |
| Acakcum Kuiga |
ariver on
the southwest of Nunivak Island, meaning river of Acakcug -- located at
Qayegyalegmiut kuigat |
| Acakcum Nunii |
place on
the southwest of Nunivak Island, meaning land of Acakcug |
| Acaknginar |
personal
name, meaning one who is only an aunt |
| acalur |
line holder
for harpoon on front deck of kayak |
| aci1 |
sleeping
bench in a kiiyar (men's community house), mattress or mat |
| aci2 |
beneath;
underneath |
| aciikuar- |
to have a
blizzard with clear skies |
| aciircite- |
to have bed
overtaken |
| acilqer |
floor under
sleeping bench |
| acilqur |
root |
| acimig- |
to put underneath;
to pin down |
| aciqsig- |
to be humble;
to be low in spirits; to be low in elevation |
| aciqsikanir- |
to place
lower |
| acir |
old bench
be in an ena (old-time small house) |
| acir- |
to name |
| ac'ir- |
to have lay
on the floor and watch someone work |
| ac'ircite- |
to have a
man lie on his side close by behind one's back as one sits on the floor
and works |
| acircite- |
to have someone
name you |
| acuniaqengar |
illegitimate
child |
| acuniar- |
to commit
adultery; to have an illicit sexual relationship |
| acupegglugar |
old long
skin boot |
| aga- |
to be hanging |
| agaqer- |
to get snagged;
to be caught |
| agar |
ivory earring
to which beads are fastened |
| agarte- |
to hang or
be hung |
| agarun |
skin line
to fasten around the hatch of a kayak to prevent water from entering; qayam
agarut'i the kayak's line |
| agarvig |
seal harpoon
part, the toggle at the end of the line fastened to the ivory harpoon head |
| agayar |
a certain
fall-time dance festival; a messenger who arrives at a community to announce
this festival |
| agayar- |
to celebrate
certain fall-time dance festival; to sing songs composed by lyricists for
a certain fall-time dance festival |
| agayi- |
to make a
traditional mask |
| agayu- |
to pray |
| agayu |
traditional
mask |
| agayuliyar- |
to go to
church |
| Agayun |
God |
| Agayuner |
Sunday; a
week |
| Agayunerpag |
Christmas |
| agayunrem
akuli |
weekday |
| agayuqulznguarer |
hole in the
leading upright section at end of keel of boat |
| Agayurrsurwit |
bluffs on
north coast of Nunivak Island, meaning a place to find driftwood to make
agayu (mask(s) |
| agayutar |
wooden stop
for seal poke |
| Agayuurrit |
place on
the south side of Nunivak Island at the end of the dunes, meaning little
cormorants |
| agayuwig |
church |
| age- |
to go over |
| agler |
white person;
Caucasian |
| agelzruma- |
to have had
one's initial menstrual period |
| aggsag |
starfish |
| Aggsirer |
personal
name, meaning one who moves over |
| agkanir- |
to move over |
| agkiltar- |
to go from
foster home to foster home, to visit from home to home |
| agleruma- |
to have had
one's initial menstrual period |
| aglenrrarar- |
to have one's
initial menstrual period |
| Aglumatelzrig |
lake on the
southeast of Nunivak Island, meaning the two begrudgers |
| Aglumauralzria |
point of
land on the coastal area on the north of Nunivak Island, meaning one who
envies |
| aglungraarrun |
lower stringer
of a building |
| agluqumtar(ar)- |
to shiver
so much that one's jaws shake |
| aglur |
lower tie
beam; modern ridge pole of a building |
| agluryar |
rainbow |
| agluryir- |
to make an
arc |
| agluug- |
to search
through something; to rummage through something |
| agna |
the area
across a bay, river, or pond |
| agqe- |
to remove
the contents of a seal intestine |
| agtar- |
to shoot
an arrow in an arc; to urinate in an arc (said of a male) |
| agtuqtaarute- |
to repeatedly
touch something |
| agtur- |
to touch |
| agugaqerte- |
to suddenly
come off |
| agugar- |
to come off;
to remove |
| agute- |
to bring
an object from one place to another |
| agyam an'a1 |
puffball |
| agyam an'a2 |
meteor; shooting
star |
| Agyaqer |
personal
name, meaning heavenly star |
| agyar |
star |
| agyarat |
boat rib
supports |
| agyarrlag |
the
North Star; Polaris |
