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| Cup'ig | English Gloss |
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| paa | mouth of river; hatch of kayak |
| paa- | to stay with someone at home; to stay home while parents are away |
| paacar | barge |
| Paagulzria | personal name, meaning one who stays behind |
| paallag- | to trip and fall forward |
| paaluyar(ar) | mouth of a river |
| paam iluqlia | inside layer of hatch rim in kayak |
| paame- | to scratch; to be itchy |
| Paamiut Kuigat | river of Paamiut |
| Paamiut Taciat | bay of Paamiut |
| Paamiut | site on the southeast coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of the river mouth |
| paanger- | to paddle fast with a double-bladed paddle |
| paarute- | to meet; to run into |
| paatak'ar | syrup or container of syrup |
| paci | gill |
| paciguag | sides of nose |
| pacike- | to blame; to accuse |
| pacitngu- | to be blamed on |
| Pacungiar | personal name, meaning little gills |
| pagglug | wood that is very hard to whittle |
| pagna | one up there (extended) |
| pakemna | up there one (obscured); heaven |
| pakig- | to pull the trigger of a gun |
| pakigwig | fourth top strut piece (ayagar) in bow of a kayak |
| pakilzria | main section of keel that is lashed to stern of kayak |
| pakin'gar- | to dig into a pile of things |
| pakiur- | to stroke in swimming |
| pakiurun kinguqlir | pelvic fin of fish |
| pakiurun | pectoral fin of fish |
| pakmallir- | to clear up after the weather has been wet for a period of time |
| pakmani | upstairs; up there; up above; in heaven |
| pakugte- | to turn up the sides of a grass basket as one makes it; to turn up |
| palagg'aayar | fur hat |
| palan | supporting post of bench in kiiyar (men's community house) |
| palarte- | to not get or take enough |
| palartenrite- | to get or take enough; to take more than enough |
| paliarer | yellow dryas seed head; Alaska cotton; cottongrass (note voiced but geminated l, not lz) |
| palliun | strip of sealskin to pull kayak cover seam tight (braided sinew is used for sewing kayak cover etc. around the hatch and at its stem; a stick notched at its end is used to hold braided sinew) |
| paltug | coat; jacket |
| palu- | to starve |
| paluqtar | beaver |
| palurte- | to lie face down on belly |
| palute- | to capsize; to tip over |
| pamaate- | to be slow in action |
| pamani | inland; away from bay, ocean, or river bank |
| pamerte- | to flirt |
| pamru- | to be trapped by ice with nowhere to go (of walrus) |
| pamyerte- | to be itchy |
| pamyur | tail; caudal fin; kayak stern piece; tail |
| pangaleg- | to run on four legs (of animals) |
| pangruteg | (dual) double-bladed paddle |
| panig | daughter |
| Panigacungar | personal name, meaning cute little daughter |
| Panigarkar | personal name, meaning one who will be a future daughter |
| Panigkar | personal name, meaning a daughter for one |
| Panigkiun | personal name, meaning one who will be given as a daughter |
| paniliar | adopted daughter |
| Paninagar | personal name, meaning daughter |
| Panissagar | personal name, meaning little daughter |
| pankar | canned food (especially fruit) |
| Pantungan | personal name, perhaps meaning one for a cover |
| paplu | handle of a drum |
| paqte- | to check on |
| paquminarqe- | to be such as to make one curious |
| paqumiyug- | to be curious |
| parte- | to encounter; to meet on the way |
| paru | bug found on dried fish |
| pass'ar1 | mouthpiece of water bottle |
| pass'ar2 | loop(s) on grass bag for drawsring |
| pass'in | pounder for greens |
| paste- | to become set a certain way; to be frizzed (of hair); to get accustomed to something and need it |
| pasvig | metacarpel in walrus flipper |
| patagmeg | quickly |
| patagtur- | to be in a hurry |
| patar | drill |
| patartur- | to drill a hole |
| patartuller | drill hole |
| patemcug- | to lick; to lick fingers |
| pater | marrow |
| patertur- | to eat marrow |
| paterturrsun | marrow extractor |
| Patgulzria | personal name, meaning one who taps |
| patkaller | bald spot on crown of head |
| patkar- | to slap on back |
| patqer- | to give smack |
| patu | door; lid |
| patu- | to close; to shut |
| patugpag | tall coarse grass |
| paug | post on cliff; dog stake; stake for beach-seining |
| Paugkumiu | Native person of the Kuskokwim Delta |
| paugna | extended one up back from ocean or river; inland |
| paugnar | bear |
| Paugwigar | islet on the east coast of Nunivak Island, meaning place for stakes for stretching sealskins |
| Paugyug | personal name, meaning stake |
| paun'erngalzngur | purple |
| paun'erqutar | crowberry leaf |
| Paun'ertuli | hill on the southeast side of Nunivak Island, meaning place with numerous crowberries (blackberries) |
| paunr(ar) | blackberry; crowberry |
| pavte- | to put out for someone to see easily |
| pawig- | to act fast; to be fast |
| payig | grebe |
| payiggsig | sledgehammer |
| payigte- | to take a supply of necessities to a location where time will be spent |
| payugte- | to bring food to |
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