Proto-Inupik: *niuɣ-aʁ-
Meaning: to rub skin in snow to dry
Russian meaning: тереть шкуру снегом (чтобы не намокла)
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niuɣauti-
North Alaskan Inupik: niuɣaq-
WCI Dialects: Net niuŋauti- 'to rub skin back and forth with feet to clean' [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niuɣāq- 'to rub'
ECI Dialects: Lab niogar-* 'to rub', niC- 'to be worn out by rubbing' [Peck]
Greenlandic Inupik: niuaʁ-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 235
