Proto-Inupik: *qǝlu-
Meaning: to pull up with hands 1, to pull toward oneself 2, to stretch 3
Russian meaning: тянуть руками 1, тянуть на себя 2, вытягивать, растягивать 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qilu- 1
SPI Dialects: ~ Imaq qɨlēûratoq 'to weigh, to heft'
North Alaskan Inupik: qilūq- 3, qɨluqqit- 'to stretch or to be stretched to limit, to pull a back muscle'
NAI Dialects: Nu qilummi- 'to hold on to (fishing line on which fish had bitten)'
Western Canadian Inupik: qilu- 'to pull back on bow'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qilummi- 'to remain clasping on to sth.', qiluqqi(t)- 'to pull dog traces taut'
ECI Dialects: Igl qilu- 1, Iti qiluqqi(t)- 3, 'to tighten'
Greenlandic Inupik: qilu- 2, 1, 'to draw bow', qilummi- 'to hold up while it is being filled (bag)'
GRI Dialects: NG qiluqqit- 'taut'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 926
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-nais,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-ecis,inupet-gri,inupet-gris,inupet-ced,