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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *nǝʁca-
Meaning: game animal
Russian meaning: добыча, дичь
Proto-Yupik: *nǝʁca-
Proto-Inupik: *nǝqca-
Comments: Borrowed from PKCh *'nɨš- 'to seek, to hunt'; the exact source points rather to PKam *niśi- 'to hunt, hunting' than to the PCh *(ɨna)-rɨš-.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 230
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,

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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *nǝʁca-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: gray seal
Russian Meaning: серая нерпа
Chaplino: nǝχsáq (t)
Naukan: nǝ́χsaq
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,

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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *nǝ̈qcą-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: game animal
Russian meaning: охотнячья добыча, предмет охоты
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niqsaq 'ringed seal'
SPI Dialects: Imaq nɨ́qsazúqpatoq 'to catch seals very skilfully, to be a good seal-catcher', W nẹqsąq* (āk, ąt), KI nẹqsąq* 'rough seal'
North Alaskan Inupik: niqsaq 'sea mammal o animal living on sea ice, game animal'
WCI Dialects: Sig niqsaqsuqtuq 'good hunter'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 230
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-wcis,inupet-ced,

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