Proto-Inupik: *tapqa-ʁ
Meaning: rope, strap
Russian meaning: веревка, ремень
Seward Peninsula Inupik: tapqaq (heavy and rawhide)
NAI Dialects: Nu tapqaq 'place (cross-strap?) on kayak where ropes are attached in front and back'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: taqqaq 'cross strap on deck of kayak'
Greenlandic Inupik: taqqaq (ʁ), tavqaq* 'cross-line on kayak' [Jen.]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 331
