Proto-Inupik: *aku(-), *akui-
Meaning: skirt 1, lower part of garment 2
Russian meaning: юбка 1, нижняя пола 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: aɣuq 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq aɣúq 1, āɣuraq 'ornamentated border of garment'
North Alaskan Inupik: akuq 2
NAI Dialects: Qaw aku(q) 'hem of skirt'
Western Canadian Inupik: aku 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: akuq 'tail of woman's parka', akuilitaq 'waterproof garment covering whole body for kayaking'
Greenlandic Inupik: aku(q) 'lower flap of parka', akuilisaq 'waterproof half-jacket for kayaking'
GRI Dialects: NG akuq 'parka tail' [Holt.]
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 14
