Proto-Inupik: *qaqa-
Meaning: to move up and down 1, to display fondness or affection 2, to be joyful (child or dog) 3
Russian meaning: двигаться вверх-вниз 1, выражать нежность или привязанность 2, быть радостным (о ребенке или соаке) 3
SPI Dialects: Imaq qaʁároq, qaʁáratoq 'to dance'
North Alaskan Inupik: qaqaq- 'to bend backward', qaqaqtaq- 2
WCI Dialects: Cop qaqa- 'fondly dance and sing', Net qaqa- 2 [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qaqa- 3
ECI Dialects: Lab qaqa- 'to jump for joy'
Greenlandic Inupik: qaqa- 'to rock head in pleasure at lullaby (child)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 286
