Proto-Inupik: *pukuɣ-
Meaning: to pick up in beak, to peck
Russian meaning: клевать
SPI Dialects: Imaq pukútuʁātoq 'to pick up in beak'
North Alaskan Inupik: pukuk- 'to bend over and pick'
NAI Dialects: Qaw pukuk- 'to gather up (e.g. berries)'
WCI Dialects: Cop pukuk- 'to pick up in beak' [Jen.], Car? pukuluk- 'to peck about (bird)' [Schn.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: pukuk- 'to to pick one by one'
Greenlandic Inupik: pukuɣ- 'to pick and eat berries from bush', pukuluk- 'to peck up seeds (bird)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 268
