Proto-Inupik: *pǝʁ(lǝʁ)-nǝʁ, *pǝʁlǝ-
Meaning: joint 1, to squat down 2
Russian meaning: сустав 1, приседать на корточки 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq pɨʁlɨ́taʁāqoq, pɨʁlɨ́waqtoq 2
NAI Dialects: Nu piʁlɨʁnɨq (ʁ) 'inside of joint', FR piʁlāŋa- 'bow-legged'
WCI Dialects: Sig piʁniq 1, 'juncture of bay' [Pet.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: piʁniq 1
Greenlandic Inupik: piʁniq (ʁ) 1, 'elbow'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 256, 264
