Proto-Yupik: *[n]uqa-ʁ-
Meaning: bow-string 1, spring 2, throwing board (for harpoon) 3
Russian Meaning: тетива 1, пружина 2, бросалка для гарпуна 3
Chaplino: nuqǝ́ʁan 1, nuqáχta (ǝt) 2
Naukan: nuqaχtǝ 1
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: nuqaq 'spear-throwing device' [B.-S.]
Central Alaskan Yupik: nuqaq 3
Nunivak (Peripheral): noqaq* 'throwing stick'
