Proto-Inupik: *qaʁia-ʁ-
Meaning: alcove, house opening, room in a house
Russian meaning: ниша, комната
SPI Dialects: Imaq qáʁēʁɨɣa 'to rip off from surface'
North Alaskan Inupik: qaʁiaq 'storage hole in hallway of sodhouse'
WCI Dialects: Net qaʁiaqɫiq 'side room' [Ras.], Car qaʁiaq 'room in a house' [Dor.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qaʁiaq 'second snow house opening onto the main snow house, bedroom of apartment'
ECI Dialects: Chimo qaʁiuq- 'to dig shelter or lair'
Greenlandic Inupik: qaʁajaq 'alcove, side compartment in Greenlandic house, bay encircled by rocks', qaʁassi- 'to hollow out'
GRI Dialects: NG qaʁiaʁīk du. 'traditional double house with one entrance'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 288
