Proto-Inupik: *qaʁma-
Meaning: wall 1, shelter 2
Russian meaning: стена 1, загородка, перегородка 2
SPI Dialects: ~ Imaq qaûmáʁvik 'pocket'
North Alaskan Inupik: qaʁmaqtūq 'name of one of the men's houses = one that has big qaʁmaqs'
WCI Dialects: Car qaʁmaq 2, Cop qaŋmaqtaq- 'to put snow around a house'
ECI Dialects: Lab qammak 1, NBI, SB qaʁmaq 'semi-subterranean house' [Dor.]
Greenlandic Inupik: qaʁmaq 1 (made of stone or sod), qaʁmaʁ- 'to build in brick-works'
GRI Dialects: EG qammaq 1, NG qaʁmaq 'temporary house with walrus skin covering over turf and stone walls' [Holt.]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 288
