Proto-Inupik: *najaŋ-aʁ-, *najǝ-
Meaning: to be jolted, to move in dance 1, to nod with sleep 2
Russian meaning: встряхиваться в танце 1, клевать носом 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: najaŋit- 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq najaŋaq- 2, W niaŋaq-, KI najaŋaq- 'to fall asleep while seated' [Jen.]
North Alaskan Inupik: najaksaq- 1, najaŋaq- 2, naiq- 'to bend head to one side', naińńiq- 1, 'to bound or roll torso in dancing'
WCI Dialects: Sig najanagjaq-* 1, 'to rock', Car najaɣaq- 'to doze drowsily' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: najaŋaq- 2, najq- 'to hang head to side, to let head drop involuntarily'
Greenlandic Inupik: najaŋaʁ- 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 222
