Proto-Inupik: *qinu-, *qinnu(ʁ)a-ʁ-
Meaning: to mourn, to cry fitfully, to grieve 1, to beg, to ask for impatiently 2, humble, meek, patient (child) (neg.) 3
Russian meaning: сетовать, безутешно плакать, убиваться 1, клянчить, выпрашивать 2, скромный, мягкий, терпеливый (ребенок) (отр.) 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qinu- 1, qinūq- 2, qinuit- neg. 3
North Alaskan Inupik: qińu- 1, qińńuaq- 2, qińuit- neg. 3
Western Canadian Inupik: qinu- 'to ask'
WCI Dialects: ~ Net qinu- 'to snarl (of dog)' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qinu- 2, qinnuaʁaq- 'to yell for', qinuʁaq- 'to whine (of dog)', qinuit- neg. 3
ECI Dialects: Lab qinu- 2, qinuit- 3
Greenlandic Inupik: qinu- 'to pray, to beg', qiʁnuala- 'to shriek in fear',
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 306, 307
