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Anyone speak Inupiaq, or has a friend that speaks Inupiaq?

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July 24, 2017, 11:21 AM
Aeteocles
Anyone speak Inupiaq, or has a friend that speaks Inupiaq?
I'm looking for a translation and pronunciation of the Alaskan Inupiaq word "aniruk".

I just want to make sure it means what I think it means...

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July 24, 2017, 11:32 AM
BurtonRW
It's all inuit to me.

-Rob




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A=A
July 24, 2017, 11:42 AM
architect
Wrong hole?
July 24, 2017, 11:56 AM
BamaJeepster
What do you think it means in English?



“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
- John Adams
July 24, 2017, 12:01 PM
Patrick-SP2022
Page 144 of the PDF (128 of the page number shown on screen.) defines aniruk as

is big
resuscitated, revived,
arose

http://library.alaska.gov/hist...docs/anlm/200078.pdf




July 24, 2017, 12:41 PM
Aeteocles
Page 33 of the PDF (17 of the document) has the definition as "is born (literally, exits)"

The definition is stated again as "exits, is born" just a few lines up from Patrick's reference on page 144 of the PDF as well.

Kinda hoping I could get a native speaker to describe how the word would be used in context.