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Proto-Eskimo: *ǝkuma-
Meaning: to burn
Russian meaning: жечь, гореть
Proto-Yupik: *ǝkuma-
Proto-Inupik: *ikuma-
Comments: This stem formally looks like a derivative from *ǝkǝ(-) 'to burn, fire' with a perfective suffix.
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 101
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,

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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *ǝkuma-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to burn
Russian Meaning: гореть
Sirenik: kumǝ́ʁaχtǝ́qǝχtǝ́χ; //kumǝχ 'flame, glow' [Em.]
Chaplino: kumáʁaquq, kumáxtuq*; kumáq (t) 'conflagration'
Naukan: ǝkúmaquq, ǝkúmaqātāquq
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: kuma-, ǝkua- < "ǝkm_a-, kumaq 'light (e.g. lamp)', kuman 'lamp wick'
Koniag (AAY): kua- 'to burn', kuaχtǝ- 'to light'
Chugach (Birket-Smith): kūmạq 'lamp'
Central Alaskan Yupik: kuma- 'to be lit', kumaχtǝ- 'to ignite', ǝku(m)a- 'to burn', ǝka 'fire, conflagration'
Nunivak (Peripheral): kumạxtoχ* 'to be on fire', kuman 'lamp'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 101
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,yupet-aay,yupet-koni,yupet-chgm,yupet-cay,yupet-nun,yupet-ced,

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Inupik etymology :

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Proto-Inupik: *ikuma-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: to be burning
Russian meaning: пылать, сгорать
Seward Peninsula Inupik: iɣuma-
North Alaskan Inupik: ikuma-
Western Canadian Inupik: ikuma-
Eastern Canadian Inupik: ikuma-, ikuma 'fire, electricity'
Greenlandic Inupik: ikuma-, ikuma 'fire' (shaman's word) [Kroeber]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 101
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,

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