Proto-Inupik: *arɣa-ɣ-
Meaning: to dig 1, to scratch ice when seal hunting 2
Russian meaning: копать 1, царапать лед при охоте на тюленя 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: aɣraq- 2
North Alaskan Inupik: arɣak- 1 (with hands or paws), 2, arɣautɨ- 'to bury'
WCI Dialects: Cop alɣak-, Sig ajɣak- 1 (with hands), Net arɣak- 2, 'to paw ground, to burrow' [Pryde]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: aɣɣak- 1 (with hands), aɣɣā(q)- 2
ECI Dialects: aššaɣ- 1, aššāt(i)- 'to bury'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 4
