Proto-Inupik: *qIlu-
Meaning: to shrink, to contract
Russian meaning: сокращаться, сжиматься, садиться (о ткани)
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qilu- 'to shrink, to contract'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qiluqqit- 'to shrink and stiffen (rope)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 296