Proto-Inupik: *uŋa-
Meaning: to act cute, childish
Russian meaning: вести себя по-детски привлекательно
Seward Peninsula Inupik: uŋa-
SPI Dialects: Imaq uŋároq 'sweet (child)'
North Alaskan Inupik: uŋa- (as if one wants to be loved and cudded), uŋāq 'person who acts childishly'
Western Canadian Inupik: uŋa- 'to cry after parents'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: uŋa- 'to feel affection for s.o. absent', uŋanaq- 'to be lovable'
ECI Dialects: Lab uŋa- 'to be attached to' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: uŋa- 'to cling to (child to mother)', uŋāq 'infant', uŋanaʁ- 'to be liked so much that people don't want to leave it (place or person)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 374
