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Inupik etymology :
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Proto-Inupik: *ǝvilu- (~ *u-)
Meaning: clamshell, seashell
Russian meaning: ракушка
SPI Dialects: Imaq ivíluq 'snail'
North Alaskan Inupik: uviĺuq, iviĺuq
Western Canadian Inupik: uviluq
Eastern Canadian Inupik: uviluq
Greenlandic Inupik: uiluq
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 384
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,
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Eskimo etymology :
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Proto-Eskimo: *ǝvilu
Meaning: shell, clam, snail
Russian meaning: ракушка, улитка
Comments: The stem displays irregular phonotactics. Possibly a borrowing from the PKam reduplicated stem *'lɣʷǝ-lɣʷǝ 'worm, caterpillar, slug etc.' < PKCh *lɨɣ(ʷ)ǝ. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 384
esqet-meaning,esqet-rmean,esqet-yup,esqet-inup,esqet-newcom,esqet-refer,
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Yupik etymology :
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Proto-Yupik: *ǝvilu
Meaning: shell, clam
Russian Meaning: раковина
Sirenik: wíla 'cartridge-case, shell', //ivilu [Orr] < Chap
Chaplino: ivílu (t)
Central Alaskan Yupik: wīluq
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 384
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-cay,yupet-ced,
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