Proto-Inupik: *ala (-lǝ-, -rǝ-)
Meaning: sole of animal's paw 1, mitten 2
Russian meaning: лапа 1, рукавица 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq alálɨk du. 'mittens made from caribou leg skins'
North Alaskan Inupik: alāq 1, 2 ('part of mittens covering palm')
NAI Dialects: PH alannaq 'palm of hand'
Western Canadian Inupik: alaq 'piece of skin sewn to bottom of boot or interior of mitten'
WCI Dialects: Cop ala [Pryde], alāxxaq 'skin of caribou head and neck for boot soles'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: ala 'sole of shoe', alaq 'sole of boot lining'
Greenlandic Inupik: alāq (alaššat pl.) 'sole, sledge shoeing'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 16
