Proto-Inupik: *nIɣuʁ-
Meaning: to escape, to try to get away from
Russian meaning: избегать
North Alaskan Inupik: niɣuq- 'to leave out of dissatisfaction (job)', niɣūti- 'to remove self from another's presence'
WCI Dialects: Sig niɣuq- 'to flee, to stay away from', niɣūti- 'to miss, to go past each other' [Met.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niɣuq- 'to make detour around'
Greenlandic Inupik: niɣuʁ-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 224
