Proto-Inupik: *pala-(ŋa-)
Meaning: to improve (one's conditions) 1, good 2, calm, moderate 3
Russian meaning: улучшаться 1, хороший 2, спокойный, мирный, умеренный 3
SPI Dialects: Imaq paláʁnatún, paláʁlu adv. 'calmly, quietly',
NAI Dialects: Nu palaŋa- 1 (moderately)
Western Canadian Inupik: palaq- 3 [Schn.]
WCI Dialects: Car palaq- 2 [Ras.], Sig palaŋa- 3
ECI Dialects: NBI palāqsi- 2 (weather) [Spald.]
Greenlandic Inupik: palā-, panā- ("palaŋa-) 2
GRI Dialects: NWG palak 2
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 248
