Proto-Yupik: *qaniɣ (-u-)
Meaning: falling snow 1, to be snowing 2
Russian Meaning: падающий снег 1, падать (о снеге) 2
Sirenik: qaníx (~ -ɣ) 1, qaníɣuχtǝ́qǝχtǝ́χ 2
Chaplino: qaník (ɣǝt) (kánik*) 1, qaníɣwāquq 2
Naukan: qánik 1, qanípixtāquq magn. 2, //qaniχtǝ- 2 [Av.]
Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik: qaniq 1, qaniʁ- 2
Chugach (Birket-Smith): qanịq 1
Central Alaskan Yupik: qanuk 'snowflake', qanikcaq (ʁ) 'snow on ground', qaniʁ- 2
Nunivak (Peripheral): qänixtoχ* 3
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 284
