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expect

:
to expect
niġiuk-

he is expecting, hoping
niġiuktuq, dl. niġiuktuk, pl. niġiuktut

My father is expecting what he ordered.
Taataga niġiuktuq qanniaġmiñik.

2. to expect someone or something
niġiugi-

he is expecting her
niġiugigaa, dl. niġiugigaak, pl. niġiugigaat

The woman is expecting her child from school.
Aġnam niġiugigaa qitunġaurani aglagiaqtuaq.

experience

:
an experience, lit. that which has been used or passed through in time atuumaanikkaq or apqusraaŋanikkaq

I experienced it.
Atuumaanikkiga. or
Apqusraaŋanikkiga.

He experienced it.
Apqusraaŋanikkaa.

2. to tell a true story, an experience
uqautigiuraaq-

He spoke of his experience.
Uqautigiuraaġaa atuumaanikkani.

explode

:
to explode, to burst
mapqatit-

it has exploded
mapqatittuq

Just as he reached it, it exploded.
Tikitmiyaalu, mapqatittuq.

eye

:
eye iri, dl. irrak, pl. irit

His eyes are brown.
Irrak iliktaaŋuruk.

2. eyebrow
qavlu, dl. qavluk, pl. qavlut

The eyebrow is on the face.
Qavlu kigiññami ittuq.

3. eyebrow ridge
qavlunaaq, dl. qavlunaak, pl. qavlunaat

A person’s eyebrow ridge is on his face.
Qavlunaaq ittuq iñuum kigiñaŋani.

4. eye cavity
irisriñiq, dl. irisriññak, pl. irisriñġich

The eye cavity is round.
Irisriñiq aqsravaluqtuq.

5. eyeglasses
irigaak or irgaak pl. irigaat

The eye glasses are on the table.
Irigaak niġġiviŋñi ittuk.

6. to close one’s eyes
sikunġiq-

she has closed her eyes
sikunġiqsuq, dl. sikunġiqsuk, pl. sikunġiqsut

The mother closed her eyes.
Sikunġiqsuq aana.

7. eyelashes
siqpiich

Some eyelashes are short and some are long.
Iḷaŋich siqpiich naitchut aasrii iḷaŋich takiplutiŋ.

8. to have sharp eyesight
takpik-

he has sharp eyesight
takpiksuq, dl. takpiksuk, pl. takpiksut

The goose has a sharp eye.
Tiŋmiaq samma takpiksuq.

9. to have bad eyesight
takpiit-

he has dull or bad eyesight
takpiitchuq

My son has bad eyesight.
Iġñiġa takpiitchuq.

10. to have difficulty catching the eye of a person, description of a person who will not look you in the eye, to have shifty eyes
irraaġnait-

He won’t look a person straight in the eye.
Irraaġnaitchuq.

Is he hard to look in the eye?
Irraaġnaitpa?

11. to be shifty eyed, lit, his eyes are fast
irrak
sukattuk

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