Uummarmiut Dialect - Vocabulary Comparison

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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