Proto-Inupik: *patǝɣ-, *pattaɣ-
Meaning: to slap, to lay hand on 1, to hurry sbd. 2
Russian meaning: хлопать (ладонью) 1, погонять шлепком 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: patik- 1, patak- 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq patálɨq dvn. 1, patáʁɨɣa 'to make a gesticulation', pátkutaq 'stick to flap on water'
North Alaskan Inupik: patɨk- 1, pattak- 'to slap, to spank'
NAI Dialects: Qaw patakaq- 2
Western Canadian Inupik: patik- 1, pattak- 'to applaud, to clap, to caress (animal)'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: patik- 1, patta(k)- 'to play ball'
ECI Dialects: Lab patta(k)- 'to slap'
Greenlandic Inupik: patiɣ-, patit- 1, pattaɣ- mult. 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 251, 252
