Proto-Inupik: *qïʁnǝ̈-ʁ-
Meaning: black 1, dark 2
Russian meaning: черный 1, темный 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq qiʁnítoq (name of cape), W qiʁniq- 2, qẹʁnetoq* 1
North Alaskan Inupik: qiʁńɨq- 1, 2
NAI Dialects: B qeʁinẹqtoq* 1
WCI Dialects: Cor qẹʁnẹqtoq* 1, Sig qinʁiq- 2, 1 [Lowe], Cop qiʁnaʁik- 1, Car qiʁniqtaq 1
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qiʁnitaq, qiʁnili- 1
Greenlandic Inupik: qiʁniʁ- (qernerpoq*) 1
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 308
