Proto-Inupik: *nǝ̈qcą-
Meaning: game animal
Russian meaning: охотнячья добыча, предмет охоты
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niqsaq 'ringed seal'
SPI Dialects: Imaq nɨ́qsazúqpatoq 'to catch seals very skilfully, to be a good seal-catcher', W nẹqsąq* (āk, ąt), KI nẹqsąq* 'rough seal'
North Alaskan Inupik: niqsaq 'sea mammal o animal living on sea ice, game animal'
WCI Dialects: Sig niqsaqsuqtuq 'good hunter'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 230
