Proto-Inupik: *iva-
Meaning: to sit on eggs
Russian meaning: сидеть на яйцах
Seward Peninsula Inupik: iwa-
North Alaskan Inupik: iva-, ivāq 'young of animal'
NAI Dialects: Qaw ua-, wā- 'to sit on eggs, to care for young or baby'
Western Canadian Inupik: iva- 'to hatch'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: iva-
Greenlandic Inupik: iva- 'to hatch eggs (bird), to lie up close to, to lie with litter of puppies (bitch)', ivāq 'egg bird sit on', ivak 'spawn'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 119
