Proto-Yupik: *lǝvu-, *luvu-
Meaning: turf, sward, sod
Russian Meaning: дерн
Sirenik: lúvǝx 'dug-out', [nǝvúqaχmǝ̄ʁa 'settler of Nyvukak ('turf place')' < Chap]
Chaplino: nǝvúq (t)
Naukan: nuvú(q)
Central Alaskan Yupik: nǝvuq 'dirt, soil, mud', cf. nǝvluk 'clinging debris, dirt'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 232
yupet-prnum,yupet-mean,yupet-rmean,yupet-sir,yupet-chap,yupet-nauk,yupet-cay,yupet-ced,