Proto-Inupik: *mǝluɣia-
Meaning: stinging insect
Russian meaning: кусающее насекомое
Seward Peninsula Inupik: miluɣiaq 'gnat'
North Alaskan Inupik: mɨluɣiaq 'solitary wasp'
NAI Dialects: PH mɨluɣiaq 'bee, sucker fish'
Western Canadian Inupik: miluɣiaq 'midge'
WCI Dialects: Sig miluɣiaq 'midge, gnat, bee'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: miluɣiaq 'small wasp-like insect, carp, lampry'
ECI Dialects: Lab miluɣiaq 'black fly that suck' [Bourq.]
Greenlandic Inupik: miluɣiaq 'bee'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 198
