Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 03:24 AM

Site: Alaska Native Languages
Course: Iñupiaq Language (Iñupiaq Language)
Glossary: Kobuk Junior Dictionary

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:
qiḷiġniq, dl. qiḷiġnak, pl. qiḷiġniġich

The rope has one knot.
Akłunaaq qiḷiġniqaqtuq atautchimik.
:
to know
iḷisima-

he knows
iḷisimaruq, dl. iḷisimaruk, pl. iḷisimarut

He knows a lot.
Iḷisimaruq apaipiaq.

he knows it
iḷisimagaa, dl. iḷisimagaak, pl. iḷisimagaat

He knows the way.
Iḷisimagaa tumi.

2. to be an obnoxious know-it-all
aaŋit-

he thinks he knows everything
aaŋittuq, dl. aaŋittuk, pl. aaŋittut

The boy thinks he knows everything.
Nukatpialugruaq aaŋittuq.

3. to not know
nalu-

he does not know
naluruq, dl. naluruk, pl. nalurut

He cannot write because he does not know how.
Aglatlaitchuq takku naluruq.

she does not know him
nalugaa, dl. nalugaak, pl. nalugaat

He does not know that his father came.
Nalugaa taatani aggiqsuaq.