Proto-Inupik: *ạųvǝʁ
Meaning: roofing timber 1, snow block for building house 2
Russian meaning: потолочная балка 1, блок из снега при постройке дома 2
SPI Dialects: W avva* (avvāk, avvēt) 'roof beam'
Western Canadian Inupik: auviq 2
WCI Dialects: Net auviq 1, 'pillar' [Ras.], Sig auviq 'pole' [Pet.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: auviq 2
ECI Dialects: Lab auviq 'roof rafter' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: āviq (ʁ), âveq* 1, aviʁ- 'to put roofing timber on (house)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 45
