Proto-Inupik: *ki(ɣ)u-
Meaning: to answer 1, to talk back 2
Russian meaning: отвечать 1, рассказывать в ответ 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: kiu- 1, kiuʁmaq- 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq kiúraɣa (kíûʁmaɣā, kíûʁmāruqtoq perf.) 1
North Alaskan Inupik: ki[ɣ]u- 1, kium(ŋ)a- 2
Western Canadian Inupik: ki(ɣ)u- 1
Eastern Canadian Inupik: kiu- 1, kiuma- 2
ECI Dialects: Lab kiɣusi- [Bourq.] 1
Greenlandic Inupik: kiuʁ- 'to say yes, to admit to sth.'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 178
