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| Cup'ig | English Gloss |
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| qapagqur- | to remove seal blubber from skin |
| qapautngalzngur | brown |
| qapiamcet'ar | spent ammunition shell tied to a piece of string and used as weapon for small game such as small birds |
| qapilar | blue mussel |
| qap'ite- | to sink in and become covered |
| qapsalqur | wooden stock of a rifle or shotgun |
| qapugglir- | to have foam in soup |
| qapugngalzngur | yellow |
| qapuir- | to remove foam from soup |
| qaq'er | arctic loon |
| qaqite- | to be complete; to be all present |
| qaquar | crosspiece handle (or ball-like piece) at upper end of single-bladed paddle |
| qaqunite- | to give someone the middle finger |
| qaqur | middle finger |
| qar | ocean wave |
| qari- | to waste time while at work |
| qarliar(ar) | black-legged kittiwake |
| qarriimar- | to be a good hunter |
| qarute- | to comfort |
| qaryat | herring eggs on kelp |
| qasgirrlag | community activity center (from mainland Yup'ik qasgiq (men's community house) |
| qaskir | color |
| qaskite- | to speak softly |
| qasmig- | to put in one's kayak |
| qasmigutar | sealskin loop to hold harpoon shaft at stern of kayak |
| qasper | kuspuk; parka cover |
| Qasqass'um Nanwa | lake in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning lake of Qasqayug |
| Qasqayug | hill with crater in the southern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning tends to be high |
| qasqite- | to reach a the top |
| qasru | birchbark (found on beach) |
| qasruleg | ribbon seal |
| qassar | raw food |
| qassartur- | to eat food raw |
| Qassuciar | hill in the northwestern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning spoon |
| qassuciar | spoon |
| Qassuuciam Epua | ridge in the northwestern interior of Nunivak Island, meaning spoon's handle |
| qastu- | to speak loud or with a deep voice |
| qaswanerrlug | ice scoop |
| qaswar- | to ladle meat or fish out of cooking pot |
| qateg | bird breast |
| qategmiaqar- | to fall forward on chest |
| qater- | to be white |
| qatercar- | to powder one's face |
| qaterlir | white fox |
| qaterpag | white |
| qat'galzngu- | to have chest pains |
| qat'gar | chest (anatomical) |
| qatli- | to sting from a wound, slap, etc. |
| qatlinarqe- | to have a pungent taste |
| qatmag | diaphragm of cod (colored black) |
| qatngite- | to feel hurt on the torso from a sudden jolt |
| qatrin | white camouflaged parka |
| quagger | spectacled eider |
| Qaugyaaram Caanga | seal netting site in the northwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning frontal stretch of sand |
| Qaugyar Qikertar | sand island in a bay in the northwest part of Nunivak Island, meaning sand island |
| qaugyar | sand |
| Qauqermiut | site on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Qauqer (brow) |
| qauqer | edge that is browlike |
| qaur | forehead |
| qaurtar- | to brace a rifle on top of something to steady one's aim |
| qavcig | wolverine |
| qavcit | how many? |
| Qavcurpag | personal name, meaning one who continuously frowns |
| Qaviayarmiut | site in a bay upriver from Taprarmiut in the northeast part of Nunivak Island, meaning native people from northern Alaska (who are said to have landed and formed a settlement, now gone, at that site) |
| qavlu | eyebrow |
| Qavlumiut | site on the north coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of Qavlu (eyebrow) |
| qavlunar- | for there to be a wake as from a fish on the surface of the water |
| qavlunaarag | bone area under eyebrows |
| qavlunguag | a certain constellation that resembles an eyebrow |
| qavyurte- | to frown |
| qawaliqtar | jump-rope |
| qawaliqtar- | to jump-rope |
| qawanertu- | to sleep in; to sleep a long time |
| qawangcar- | to put to sleep |
| qawangiunerrlugte- | to have a nightmare; to have a bad dream |
| qawangiur- | to dream |
| qawangli- | to take a nap |
| Qawangut Kuigat | stream at a bay in the southwest part of Nunivak Island, meaning river of dreams (drinking is forbidden from this stream as one who drinks will be transported to the land of dreams) |
| qawaqer- | to fall asleep |
| qawar- | to sleep; to slumber |
| qawara- | to be sleepy; to be drowsy |
| qawarcir | rope for climbing cliffs; spider's rope |
| qawarni- | to be sleepy |
| qawarniyalqaate- | to be wide awake; to be not sleepy |
| qawarrsun | sleeping bag; night gown; pajamas |
| qawartar- | to sleep over; to spend the night |
| qawarwig | bed |
| qawirtaqe- | to hear something for the first time and find it strange; to review a new word over and over so as not to forget |
| qayali- | to make a kayak |
| qayam anaullga | kayak end part |
| qayam paanga | hatch of kayak |
| qayam pamyua | top rear of kayak |
| qayar | kayak |
| Qayarkilzngur | personal name, meaning one with a small kayak |
| qayartur- | to go seal hunting |
| qayawaalii | exclamation used when one sights a kayak approaching in the distance |
| Qayigyalegmiut | site on the southwest coast of Nunivak Island, meaning residents of qayigyaleg (place with spotted seals) |
| qayigyar | spotted seal |
| Qayigyat | point of land on the south coast of Nunivak Island, meaning spotted seals |
| qayugarte- | to crack when bending |
| qayuqcarniar- | to barter for food; to ask if one has something to trade for food |
| qayuqegglir | jackrabbit |
| qayur | broth |
| qayuri- | to be murky or milky appearing (of ocean water) |
| qayurniqucir- | to add egg(s) to stew; to add other ingredients for flavor to soup |
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