Proto-Inupik: *pIkiaʁ-
Meaning: to come out from water to breath
Russian meaning: выныривать для вдоха
NAI Dialects: Nu pikak- 'to break through thin ice to breathe (whale, seal)
Eastern Canadian Inupik: pikiaq- 'to stick out at surface'
Greenlandic Inupik: pikiaʁ- 'to come up out from water (diving bird)'
GRI Dialects: NG pikiaq- 'to stick head out of breathing hole (seal)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 253
