Proto-Inupik: *caŋu-
Meaning: to turn aside, to change direction
Russian meaning: повернуться, сменить направление
SPI Dialects: Imaq saŋúratoq 'to walk across difficult terrain (thin ice, marsh)', saŋōloqtoq 'to make a trip, to walk', KI, W saŋu-(rak-) 'to twist, to wind'
WCI Dialects: Sig saŋu- 'to go from side to side', Net saŋu- 'to turn aside' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: saŋu- 'to change direction'
Greenlandic Inupik: saŋu- 'to turn aside, to twist', saŋuŋa- 'to be crooked'
GRI Dialects: EG caŋiC-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 68, 69
