Proto-Inupik: *pǝ̈ʁụ-
Meaning: to bury 1, to cache 2, stone to cover sth. 3
Russian meaning: закапывать 1, делать схрон 2, камень (гнёт, покрышка) 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: piʁu- 1, 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq pɨʁúraʁa 1, pɨʁúvik 'stones on meat cache', W pẹʁu (ūk, ut)
North Alaskan Inupik: piʁu- 'to put a cover over', 2, piʁʁutaq 'rock weight to keep tent flap down'
NAI Dialects: B pẹʁuk* 3
Western Canadian Inupik: piʁu- 'to cover meat cache with earth, stones etc.'
WCI Dialects: Cor pẹʁuɣa* 'to be covered with stone'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: piʁuq 'stone weight for meat cache or to stop tent blowing away', piʁui- 'to place such a stone'
Greenlandic Inupik: piʁu (pero*) 'weight on sth.', piʁü- 'to put a weight on sth.'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 257
