Proto-Inupik: *kätǝ-
Meaning: to bump head 1, to beat drum 2, drumstick 3
Russian meaning: столкнуться головами 1, бить в барабан 2, палка для бубна 3
Seward Peninsula Inupik: kati- 1
SPI Dialects: Imaq kátʔnɨq 'bump, strike', W kätiɣa* 'to knock against'
North Alaskan Inupik: katɨ- 1
NAI Dialects: B kätiʁoq 'to knock one's head', kätäluk* 'handle of an adze'
Western Canadian Inupik: kati- 1, katuk- 2
WCI Dialects: Cor kataun* 3, M kätijoq* 1, 'to knock one's head', kätuk* 3
Eastern Canadian Inupik: katuk- 2, katūn 'drumstick'
ECI Dialects: Lab kati- 1 [Peck], kattivoq* 'to knock one's head' [Jen.]
Greenlandic Inupik: katuɣ- 2, kato* 3
Comparative Eskimo Dictionary: 160, 161
