Cup'ig English Gloss
Em - Ev Preliminary Cup'ig Dictionary
emer- to drink
emer water
emiate- to sing out of tune; to sing out of tune (at a Native dance)
emqerte-1 for wave tips to spray out in a direction opposite to that of the wave due to high winds
emqerte-2 big swells of waves along the coastline althought it is calm out
emqur new feather growth on a molting goose
emra- to drink liquor to get drunk
emrii- to develop water in the egg before the embryo becomes large
emrukar- to drink hot beverage with a cup
emrun drinking glass; cup; wooden cup with bird-head handle
emute- to see a doctor for medical attention; to take an item that needs repair or completion to someone who is more proficient than oneself
emyag- to hum
ena house
enatguar(ar)- to use the same stitch holes as before for sewing
engelkugte- to snicker
engeve- to blow one's nose
engevyarer harpoon line part, toggle with two holes
engiluaraute- do not plead with
engilugte- to plead; to plead with
engimluar(ar)- to whimper (of animals)
engkite- to vary one's food
englaciteke- to laugh at
englacuar(ar)- to giggle
englallag- to burst out laughing
Englam Cingia coastal point of land on the eastern side of Nunivak Island, meaning laughing point
englarer- to laugh
englarcar- to make one laugh
englarcarista clown
englaryug- to smile
englaryugyugnate- will not smile englaryugyugnaatur she will not smile
englullinrat tall course grass
englullin(rar) long grass used for lining a storage pit
Englullrarmiut coastal spring seal-hunting camp, Cape Manning, on the northeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning area with much coarse grass
Englullugmiut site on the southern coast of Nunivak Island, meaning area with unhealthy growth of coarse grass
engug- to bite (of a fish biting a hook)
engume- to unravel; to come undone
engwe- to blow one's nose
engyurnite- to go over and disappear in the distance
enkaate- to have no room
enkaarte- to not have much room (as for sitting)
enkaarute- to have no room anylonger
enki- to shim; to prop
enkiur- to make a house for it; to make room for it
enllugte- to be out of place; to misplace; to be dislocated causing pain
enmiussun slipper (literally: 'device for (being) a dweller in the house')
enpiar real house; old-time house; sod house
enqakaunrir- to be unable to remember
enqake- to recall; to remember; to recollect
enqangcar- to try to remember something; to try to recall something
entu- to be roomy
entuyug- to be stingy to use or consume something for there might be a better use for it later, or someone might want to use it, to be conservative
epaar- to lick food from fingers, a utensil or a bowl
epe- to suffocate; to drown
eprilqur most clean spot
eprir- to clean
eprirista janitor; maid
eprite- to be clean
epriun grass wiper dipped in urine for washing face; towel
epsalzngu- to lack fresh air because one stays inside a house too long
epsalzngunarqe- to be stuffy; to be unbearable to stay inside during good weather
epu stem
epulqur part of a tree trunk that goes up
eqessngar- to be closed tightly
eqiite- for driftwood to wash up on shore
eqin implement for digging roots
eqir- to put wood into fire; to stoke
eqiur- to chop firewood
eqlug curved piece across keel at bow and stern of kayak
eqmanqucug craves of body or land
eqte- to hug; to embrace
equg wood
equgpigar spruce; pine; construction wood
equgtar- to gather driftwood or branches
equgtutuli kenirwig wood-burning stove
equirute- to run out of wood
eq'urte- to be mentally stressed to the point of anger due to being teased; to be oppressed
eqyerer blue fox
eqyute- to hug together
erenret dawn; day break
erevcissun eraser
erevte-1 to erase
erevte-2 to get a foreign object in one's eye
erici- to pluck bird feathers
erinaariss'un ape recorder
erinaarute- to have laryngitis; to lose one's voice
erinallugte- to yell for no reason; to waste breath; to make irritating noise for no reason
erinia- to yell, to call out
erinkegcar- to clear one's throat
ermig- to wash one's face
ermiggsun washbasin
ernengaar(ar)- break of day advance
erner day
ernerpag today
ernerturinarte- day light gets longer during the day as spring and summer approach
erqaar dawn
err'it fish milt sac
errsuatyivlagte- to be very faint in visibility (of dawn) due to mist
erte- for dawn to come; for day to break
ertevlagte- for daybrake to be dim
erur- to wash one's body; to wash dishes
eruriss'un dishwashing basin
erurista one who washes dishes; dishwasher
eruriwig sink
erwe- to fade
erwig- to wash (clothes)
erwigissun washing machine
erwigista one who washes clothes
erwigiwig laundromat; washateria
eskavviar osprey hawk
eskiitur snow-machine
eskuularta teacher; instructor
eskuularwig school
espaanar spark plug
ess'ag young female private parts
ess'angcar- to hold a female toddler in a sitting position and assist to urinate
ess'ar egg yolk
esser- to sweat; to perspire
essevte- to cut through (land by water action); to erode
essgar- to become wide awake; to be more active
essgi- to cut fish for drying
estuluussar plane; carpenter's plane
estuluussar- to plane wood
estuskarer white winged scoter
estuuruarrsun toboggan; sled
ete- to be a certain way
eter sea anemone; anus
eteve- to go over a hill or portage (look under et'we-)
etgate- to be shallow
etgerer hard wood (used for making bows and the like)
etqacug grass-lined storage pit
etqilzria urine that has been aged in a wooden container and is used as antiseptic for large cuts
etqur urine
etruir- to wipe anus after defecating
et'u- to be deep
et'we- to go over a hill or portage
evga seal harpoon part, wooden piece in socket of foreshaft
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