Proto-Inupik: *qaɣi-, *qaɣǝ-
Meaning: wave 1, wave on ocean 2, storm 3, breaker 4, to break (waves) 5
Russian meaning: волна 1, океанская волна 2, шторм 3, бурун 4, биться (о волнах) 5
Seward Peninsula Inupik: qai(q) 2, qailiq 4, 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq qēî 1, 3
North Alaskan Inupik: qaiĺĺiq (ʁ) 2, qaɣɣaq 4
NAI Dialects: Nu qai 2, Qaw qāqtaq 4 (on shore)
Western Canadian Inupik: qaɣɣat pl. 'waves breaking on shore', qa(ɣ)aq- 5
WCI Dialects: Sig qaɣāq 'white-cap', qaɣāq- 5 [Ras.]
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qaɣaq- 'to be white with foam (sea)'
Greenlandic Inupik: qāʁtit- 5, qāɫɫiʁ- 'to cause ripples on surface (fish moving rapidly under water)'
GRI Dialects: NG qaɣāq- 'to be white with breakers (sea)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 276
inupet-prnum,inupet-meaning,inupet-rmean,inupet-spi,inupet-spis,inupet-nai,inupet-nais,inupet-wci,inupet-wcis,inupet-eci,inupet-gri,inupet-gris,inupet-ced,