Proto-Inupik: *qauna-
Meaning: to be aware of, to be attentive to 1, to be careful with 2
Russian meaning: быть чутким, внимательным 1, заботиться 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qaunai- 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq qáûnɨɣúroq, qáûnɨrāʁa 'to discover', KI qaunail- 'to notice people'
North Alaskan Inupik: qaunaɣi- 2
NAI Dialects: Qaw qaunak- 2, Mal qaunatqīt- neg. 'careless'
WCI Dialects: Sig qaunaɣi- 'to pay attention to'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 291
