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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *uŋa-
Meaning: to act childishly, to be as a child
Russian meaning: вести себя по-детски
Proto-Yupik: *uŋa-
Proto-Inupik: *uŋa-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 374
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-refer,

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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *uŋa-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to fawn up to s.o.
Russian Meaning: ластиться, ласкаться
Naukan: uŋálʁē 'fawning (child), //uŋa- [Av.]
Central Alaskan Yupik: uŋa- 'to show affectionate attachment by clinging (usu. child to adult)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 374
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-nauk,yupet-cay,yupet-ced,

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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *uŋa-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to act cute, childish
Russian meaning: вести себя по-детски привлекательно
Seward Peninsula Inupik: uŋa-
SPI Dialects: Imaq uŋároq 'sweet (child)'
North Alaskan Inupik: uŋa- (as if one wants to be loved and cudded), uŋāq 'person who acts childishly'
Western Canadian Inupik: uŋa- 'to cry after parents'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: uŋa- 'to feel affection for s.o. absent', uŋanaq- 'to be lovable'
ECI Dialects: Lab uŋa- 'to be attached to' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: uŋa- 'to cling to (child to mother)', uŋāq 'infant', uŋanaʁ- 'to be liked so much that people don't want to leave it (place or person)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 374
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,

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