Proto-Inupik: *mịnǝ̣
Meaning: drizzle 1, to drizzle 2
Russian meaning: изморось, мелкий дождь 1, моросить 2
SPI Dialects: W miniɫqaq* 1, 'light rain'
North Alaskan Inupik: mińɨk 1, 'mist, moisture', 'splash made by fish', mińɨk-, mińukula- 2
NAI Dialects: B mińik* 'rain'
Western Canadian Inupik: miniq 1
WCI Dialects: Cor minulẹktoq* 'to rain', M minik* 'rain', Net miŋuk 'wet rain' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: mini 1
Greenlandic Inupik: mini 1, mine* 'rain' [Jen.], mini- 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 201, 202
