Vocabulary Comparison
The comparison of some animal names in the two dialects of Iñupiaq language:
Alaskan Iñupiaq | Canadian Iñupiaq | meaning |
Uummaġmiutun | Uummarmiutun | Uummarmiut dialect |
siksrik | hikřik | ground squirrel |
qugruk | qugřuk | tundra swan |
aaġlu | arlu | killer whale |
amaġuq | amaruq | gray wolf |
isuŋŋaġluk | ihun’ngaq | pomarine jaeger |
kaŋuq | kanguq | snow goose |
qunŋiq | qun’ngiq | reindeer |
tiġiganniaq | tiriganiaq | arctic fox |
umiŋmak | umingmak | musk ox |
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