Proto-Inupik: *niu-ʁ- (-ta-)
Meaning: to curve, to become crooked 1, crooked, bent 2
Russian meaning: искривлять(ся) 1, искривленный 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niutaq 'gaff used to grab ice from kayak'
SPI Dialects: ~ Imaq níûqtun 'drill'
North Alaskan Inupik: niutaq 'curved part at bow and stern of skin boat'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niuŋa- 2, niutaq 'lengthening of central stem in bow of kayak where it rises above water'
ECI Dialects: Lab niutaq 'round hoop of whale bone covered with skin and fastened to strap to support seal blubber' [Peck], Iti niuŋaq 'curved American knife'
Greenlandic Inupik: niuʁ- 1, niuŋa- 2, niutak, niutāq 'sternpost'
GRI Dialects: NG niutak 'drag anchor'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 232, 236
