Proto-Inupik: *nǝ̊ɣǝ̣̈-, *nǝɣɣǝ-ʁ-
Meaning: North (direction) 1, wind from 2, to blow wind 3
Russian meaning: север (направление) 1, ветер со стороны 2, дуть о ветре 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: nīqpaq 2 (North)
SPI Dialects: Imaq nɨɣɨ́qpaq 1, W nüǝq* 2 (North-East), Di nǝ̄q 1
North Alaskan Inupik: niɣɨq (ʁ) 1, 2 (North-East)
NAI Dialects: B niɣiq* 2 (East), Ingl niɣiq* 2 (North-East), Qaw nīq 1
Western Canadian Inupik: niɣiq 2 (East)
WCI Dialects: Cor, M niɣiq* 2 (East)
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niɣī̆q, niɣɣiq 2 (from sea), niɣɣi(q)- 3 (sea wind)
Greenlandic Inupik: niɣiq (ʁ) 2 (South), nigeq* 2 (South-East) [Jen.]
GRI Dialects: EG niqqajāq 2 (Nort-East), NG niχχāq 'southerly breeze', nixxiʁ- 3 (South)
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 224
