Proto-Inupik: *napu, *napaʁia-
Meaning: cross-piece of sled 1, sled stanchion, frame support inside of boat 2
Russian meaning: поперечина саней 1, подпорка нарты, распорка лодки 2
SPI Dialects: W navu 1 [Jen.]
North Alaskan Inupik: napu 1
NAI Dialects: Qaw napaʁiaq 2
Western Canadian Inupik: napu 1, napaʁiaq 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: napu 1, napuliuti 'rawhide thongs binding cross-bars of sled to runners'
Greenlandic Inupik: napu 1, napaʁiaq 2
GRI Dialects: NG napuq 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 216, 217
