Proto-Inupik: *ciqni-ɣǝ-
Meaning: to protect, to guard
Russian meaning: следить за, покровительствовать
Seward Peninsula Inupik: siqnī- 'to defend'
North Alaskan Inupik: siʁńiɣɨ- 'to feel protective'
Western Canadian Inupik: siʁniɣi- 'to prefer, to favour'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: siʁnā(C)-, siʁniɣusuk-
Greenlandic Inupik: siʁniɣi-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 84
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-nai,inupet-wci,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-ced,