Proto-Inupik: *miŋu-ɣ-
Meaning: to rub (sth. on sth.) 1, to smear 2, to paint 3
Russian meaning: натирать 1, (на)мазать 2, красить 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: miŋuk- 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq miŋúɣāɣa 2, miŋún 'paint'
North Alaskan Inupik: miŋuk- 2, 'to mark'
WCI Dialects: Cop, Baker Lake miŋuk- 2, Sig miŋuaq- 3 miŋujiq 'green, blue' [Jen.], miŋutik 'nose tatoo' [Pet.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: miŋuaq- 3
Greenlandic Inupik: miŋuk 'dirt (wet or sticky), mud', miŋuɣ- 'dirty'
GRI Dialects: EG miŋuttuq 'blubber'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 202
