Proto-Inupik: *nǝʁiuɣ-
Meaning: to expect, to hope 1, to promise 2
Russian meaning: надеяться 1, обещать 2
Seward Peninsula Inupik: niʁiuk- 1, niʁiuqšuq- 2
SPI Dialects: Imaq niʁjúîɣa, niʁjúktoq intr. 1, nɨʁjúʁāqtoq 'expecting good', nɨ́ʁjúnaroq 'sure, trustworthy'
North Alaskan Inupik: niʁiuk- 1, niʁiuqšuq- 2
Western Canadian Inupik: niʁiuk- 1
Eastern Canadian Inupik: niʁiuk- 1
Greenlandic Inupik: niʁiuɣ- 1, niʁiuʁšuʁ- 2
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