Proto-Yupik: *uŋa-
Meaning: to fawn up to s.o.
Russian Meaning: ластиться, ласкаться
Naukan: uŋálʁē 'fawning (child), //uŋa- [Av.]
Central Alaskan Yupik: uŋa- 'to show affectionate attachment by clinging (usu. child to adult)'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 374