Proto-Inupik: *qii-t- (-ɣ-, -lǝГ-)
Meaning: to have a great desire for 1, sth. longed for 2
Russian meaning: иметь страстное желание 1, нечто желаемое 2
Western Canadian Inupik: qīlik- 1, ~ qīllaqtuq- 'to work with all one's strength'
Eastern Canadian Inupik: qīt- 1, qītsiaq 2, ~ qīmitiC- 'to want', k̃emituk-* 'to long for sth.' [Peck]
ECI Dialects: Lab qīt- 'to be parched with thirst'
Greenlandic Inupik: qīt-, qīɣ- 1, qītsat pl. 2 (food), qīliʁ- 'to long for sth.', ~ qīla- 'agile'
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 302
