Proto-Inupik: *qänǝ̣-(t-), *qa'li- ~ *qanǝ'li-
Meaning: to be near 1, to approach 2
Russian meaning: быть близким 1, приближаться 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qanit- 1, qani- 'area near', qalli- 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq qaníraq 'situated near', qanítoq 1, qálirāqtot 2, W qänittoq* 1
North Alaskan Inupik: qanɨt- 1, qani- 'area near', qalli- 2
NAI Dialects: B qänittoq* 1
Western Canadian Inupik: qanit- 1, qanilʁuq 'vicinity'
WCI Dialects: Cor, M qänittoq* 1, Sig qaɣli- 2, Cop qaniɣli- 2
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qanit- 1, qaniŋŋu(C)- 'to sound near', qaniŋŋū(C)- 'to be closer than s.o. else or before', qalli-, qanilli- 2
Greenlandic Inupik: qaniɣ- (qanigpoq*) 1, qanimut 'close up', qanitaq 'relative', qaniŋŋūʁ- 'to stay nearby, to appear close, to loom up (distant land)', qaɫɫi- (qagdli-*), qaniɫɫi- 2
GRI Dialects: NG qaɣli-
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 283
