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abandon : an abandoned person or thing igitaq, dl. igitak, pl. igitat They found an abandoned child. Igitaq iyaalugruaq paqitkaat.

abdomen : narraak The child’s abdomen is aching. Iyaalugruum narraak atniġñaqtuk. 2. the contents of the abdominal cavity iḷu Oh! The inside of my abdomen is in pain. Arii, iḷuga atniġñaqtuq.

able : able, can -tla- or -tḷa- after strong I [v-v] to be able to do pitḷa- or sutla- he is able pitḷaruq she is able to talk or she can talk uqatlaruq Let him go, he is able. Taatna aullaġli, pitḷaruq. He can do it. Pitḷagaa.

absent : to be absent, to not be there piit- she is absent piitchuq She was absent during the meeting. Piitchuaq katimakmata.

absentminded : to be absentminded, to have a wandering mind, to be in a daze alapyaŋaaq- She is absentminded. Alapyaŋaaqtuq.

accident : to have an accident -not fatal- piyaqqułuk- She had an accident. Piyaqqułuktuq. 2. to have a fatal accident piyaqquq- he had a fatal accident piyaqquqtuq, dl. piyaqquqtuk, pl. piyaqquqtut The man had a fatal car accident. Aŋun piyaqquqtuq aksraktuaġaqtuaq.

accompany : to accompany or to be accompanied piqasriq- he is being accompanied piqasriqsuq, dl. piqasriqsuk, pl. piqasriqsut She is being accompanied by her partner. Piqasriqsuq paatnaġmiñik. she is accompanying him piqasriġaa, dl. piqasriġaak, pl. piqasriġaat He is accompanying her to Noorvik. Piqasriġaa Nuurviŋmun.

accuse : to accuse, blame someone pasritñik-, pasri- he is accusing someone pasritñiktuq, dl. pasritñiktuk, pl. pasritñiktut She is accusing the man. Pasritñiktuq aŋutmik. he is accusing her pasriyaa, dl. pasriyaak, pl. pasriyaat He is accusing the woman. Pasriyaa aġnaq.

ache : to be sore, to be aching, to have pain -nŋu- or - ñŋu after strong I throat iggiaq She has a sore throat. Iggianŋuruq. side saniġaq He has a side pain. Saniġanŋuruq. arm taliq After working hard, his arm ached. Savakpauraqqaaqhuni, taliñŋuruq.

across : across there, visible, covering a large area or in motion agga There are caribou across there. Agga tuttut. 2. across there, visible, in a limited area or not in motion itcha There are caribou across there. Itcha tuttut. 3. the one across there, visible, in a limited area or not in motion ikña, dl. ichiguak, pl. ichigua Whose houses are those across there? Ichigua kisut tupiŋich? 4. to be directly across from something akiani The man is sitting directly across from the woman. Aġnam akiani aquppiruq aŋun.

add : to add iḷa-, iḷalaaq- it has been added to iḷalaaqtuq, dl. iḷalaaqtuk, pl. iḷalaaqtut The apples have had ten more added to them. Asriaqpaich iḷalaaqtut qulinik. she adds to it iḷagaa, dl. iḷagaak, pl. iḷagaat He adds ten more to the apples. Iḷagai qulinik asriaqpaich. 2. to add an extension uuyu- The woman added an extension to the net she was making. Aġnam uuyagaa kuvriani atlamik.

admonish : see advise to admonish, to advise alġaqsruq- She is admonishing him. Alġaqsruġaa.

adopt : to adopt a child tiguaq- he adopted a child tiguaqtuq, dl. tiguaqtuk, pl. tiguaqtut The couple adopted a boy. Nuliaġiik tiguaqtuk nukatpialugruaġmik. he has adopted her tiġuaġaa, dl. tiġuaġaak, pl. tiġuaġaat My mother has adopted a baby. Aanaa tiguaġaa miġaruuraq. 2. an adopted child or person tiguaq, dl. tiguak, pl. tiguat The children are fond of that adopted child. Iyaalugruich nakuaġigaat taamna tiguaq.

advice : alġaqsruun His advice is good. Alġaqsruutaa nakuuruq.

advise : to advise alġaqsruq- She is advising him. Alġaqsruġaa. She advised him not to smoke. Alġaqsruġaa sikaaqunġitiugu. 2. to advise someone alġaqsrui- She is giving advice. Alġaqsruiruq. He is giving advice to the children. Alġaqsruiruq iyaalugruaġnik.

adze : ulimaun, dl. ulimautik, pl. ulimautit An adze is used for wood carving. Qiruŋnun ulimaun sanautiginaqtuq.

afflict : to be afflicted, sorrowful, to grieve iłuiḷḷiuq- She grieved over the death of her relative. Iłuiḷḷiuqtuq iḷani tuqupman. 2. affliction, agony iłuiḷḷiułiq She has experienced great suffering. Iłuiḷḷiułiq apai apqusraaġaa.

afraid : to be afraid iqsi- she is afraid iqsiruq, dl. iqsiruk, pl. iqsirut. He is afraid of the drunkard. Iqsiruq imiqtuamik. she is afraid of him iqsigigaa, dl. iqsigigaak, pl. iqsigigaat He is afraid of my dog. Iqsigigaa qipmiġa.

agony : to be in agony, to be in intense pain in body or mind, to suffer nagliksaaq- He is suffering. Nagliksaaqtuq.

aim : to aim, to focus, to set something like a clock or dial, to tune in on a station, channel naluatit-, nalautitchi- He is aiming it. He is focusing it. Nalautitchiruq. He aims his rifle at the caribou. Nalautitchiruq supputmiñik tuttumun. He aims it. She focuses it. He sets the dial. Nalautitkaa. My father aimed his gun at the caribou. Taataa nalautitkaa supputni tuttumun. 2. to aim with a weapon or to be ready to strike iiguti- When he aimed at the caribou, it ran away. Iigutikmani, tuttu aullaqiruq. 3. to aim with a rifle nuvimmi- He is aiming. Nuvimmiruq. He is aiming at it. Nuvimmiyaa.

air : air, atmosphere, weather siḷa The weather is nice. Siḷagiksuq.

airplane : tiŋmisuun, dl. tiŋmisuutik, pl. tiŋmisuutit The airplane landed at the airport. Tiŋmisuun mitchuq mirviŋmun. 2. a small plane tiŋmisuugauraq 3. a jet tiŋmisuutiqpak

alcohol : alcohol, intoxicating beverage taaŋŋaq, dl. taaaŋŋaak, pl. taaŋŋaich Liquor is bad. Taaŋŋaq pigiitchuq.

alder : alder tree, rust colored dye from alder bark nunaŋiak dl. nunaŋiak, pl. nunaŋiagich They use alder bark to dye skins. Nunaŋiak kipirrutigiraġigaat ammiñun.

alive : to be alive -of an animal or plant uuma- it is alive uumaruq, dl. uumaruk, pl. uumarut The plant is alive. Nauriaq uumaruq. 2. to be alive -of a human- iñuu- He is still alive. Iñuusrugaaqtuq.

all : all of it or the whole thing iluqaan all of two things iluqaaknik all of three or more things iluqaitñik All of the people went to the town. Iluqatiŋ iñuich nunaaqqimuktut. I went to get all of them. Iluqaitñik aigitka.

along : to be alongside, to be parallel saniġaqłiu- is along side, is parallel saniġaqłiuruq, dl. saniġaqłiuruk, pl. saniġaqłiurut The boys are running side by side. Aŋugaurat saniġaqłiġiikhutiŋ aqpaqsruqtut.

also : suli The man took the dog, the boy, and also the boat. Aŋutim piyai qipmiġḷu, suluunlu suli umiaq.

always : ataramik The river is always flowing. Kuuk ataramik saġvaqtuq.

ammunition : qaġrut Where is my ammunition? Qaġrutka naami? ammunition case qaġruqaġvik dl. qaġruqaġviik, pl. qaġruqaġviich The ammunition case is brown. Qaġruqaġvik iliktauruq.

among : akunġatni located within something akunġani located in between dl. akunġakni located among pl. akunġatni He is standing among the trees. Akunġatni napaaqtut qichaqtuq.

anchor : kisaq, dl. kisak, pl. kisat The anchor is heavy. Kisaq uqumaitchuq. 2. anchor of a trap or snare sautaaq, dl. sautaak, pl. sautaat An anchor is used when trapping. Sautaaq atuġnaqtuq naniġiaqtuqtuni. 3. to anchor kisaq- He is anchoring the boat. Kisaġaa umiaq. or Kisairuq umiamik.

and : and so, and then aasriiñ, aasriiñ uvva, uvva aasriiñ John went hunting and then fishing. Pamiuqtaq aŋuniaqtuq aŋŋutinik aasriiñ niksiksuġiaqhuni suli. 2. and also -used in an additive sense, contrasts with aasriiñ suli 3. and -used in an additive sense, easily interchangable with suli- -lu I have a house, a sled and a dog. Piqaqtuŋa tupiġmiglu, qilġiuraniglu suli qipmimik.

angel : -lit, one with wings- israġulik, dl. israġullak, pl. israġulgich An angel has white garments. Israġulik atnuġaaqaqtuq qatiqtaanik.

angry : to become angry uumitchak- he has become angry, hurt, disturbed uumitchaktuq, dl. uumitchaktuk, pl. uumitchaktut He became angry when they fought with him. Uumitchaktuq aŋuyakmatni. 2. to become angry at someone or something uumitchauti- He became angry at the disobedient dog. Uumitchautigaa qipmiq uqaqsiġiiḷaq.

annoy : that which causes annoyance uumiñaq- or naŋinnaq- His constant blabbering is annoying. Uqauraġuitḷaiḷha naŋinnaqtuq.

another : another one, different one atla, dl. atlak, pl. atlat You took a different one. Atla taamna piñiġiñ. 2. to be different, to be another one atlau- it is another one, it is a different one atlauruq, dl. atlauruk, pl. atlaurut

answer : to answer kiu-, kiusri- he answered, he replied kiusriruq He answered when she called him. Tuqłuqmani kiusriruq. he answered him kiugaa, dl. kiugaak, pl. kiugaat He answered her when she asked a question. Kiugaa apiqsruqmani.

ant : kiktuqsralik, dl. kiktuqsrallak, pl. kiktuqsralgich The ant is small. Kiktuqsralik mikiruq.

antlers : -horns- nagruk, dl. nagruuk, pl. nagruich Antlers can be used as sinkers on a net. Nagruich atuġnaqtut kuvram saatqutaiñun.

anus : itiq, dl. ittak, pl. itqich The anus is where the bodily waste comes out. Itiq annam annivigigaa.

anxious : to be anxious to obtain, to try hard to obtain kipiġi- he is anxious to get something kipiġiruq, dl. kipiġiruk, pl. kipiġirut He was anxious to get more fish. Qalulaaġukhuni kipiġiruq.

any : any time qakugupayaaq, sumipayaaq Come any time you wish. Qakugupayaaq aggiqña. He can come at any time. Sumipayaaq aggiłhiñauruq. anyone kiñapayaaq anything suapayaaq anyplace nanipayaaq

appear : to appear, to become plain, to come out into the open, to become obvious sagviq- it has appeared sagviqsuq, dl. sagviqsuk, pl. sagviqsut The sun has appeared from behind the cloud. Sagviqsuq siqiñiq nuviyamiñ. The woman took out her sewing kit from the bag. Aġnam sagviġaa immutviurani ikpaatchauraġmiñiñ. 2. to appear, come into view nui- it has appeared nuiruq, dl. nuiruk, pl. nuirut The sun has appeared from behind the mountains. Siqiñiq nuiruq iñġich kiluatniñ.

appendix : uqsi, dl. uqsiik, pl. uqsiich The appendix is in the abdominal cavity. Uqsi iḷumi ittuq.

approach : to approach, to come near qalli- it is approaching, it is coming near qalliruq, dl. qalliruk, pl. qallirut The hunter is approaching the caribou. Aŋuniaqti qalliruq tuttumun.

April : -the month of the geese- Tiŋmirrat Tatqiat Geese and ducks come during April. Tiŋmirrat aggiġaqtut Tiŋmirrat Tatqiatni.

arch : to arch one’s back qiviq- She is arching her back. Qiviqsuq. Arch your back! Qiviġiñ!

arctic fox : qusrkhaaq, dl. qusrkhaak, pl. qusrkhaat The arctic fox is white. Qusrkhaaq qatiqtuq.

arctic tern : mitqutaiḷaq, dl. mitqutaiḷak, pl. mitqutaiḷat The arctic tern is flying. Mitqutaiḷaq tiŋmiraqataqtuq.

argue : to argue, to give reasons for or against something uqavaaq- They -2- are arguing. Uqavaaqtuk. 2. to disagree verbally, to argue nalaurrutinġit- They -2- have a verbal disagreement. Nalaurrutinġitchuk. 3. he is argumentative, he is difficult to talk down qapiqtaiḷiḷguruq, dl. qapiqtaiḷiḷguruk, pl. qapiqtaiḷiḷgurut That person is argumentative. Taamna iñuk qapiqtaiḷiḷguruq. 4. he is arguing heatedly uqaalallapiaqtuq, dl. uqaalallapiaqtuk, pl. uqaalallapiaqtut

arise : to arise, to get out of bed, to get up makit- He got up early today. Makinnaġiaqtuq uvluvak.

arm : taliq, dl. tallik, pl. tallich My arm is hurting. Taliġa atniġñaqtuq. 2. to break an arm talliaq- he broke his arm talliaqtuq, dl. talliaqtuk, pl. talliaqtut The man fell and broke his arm. Aŋun katakhuni talliaqtuq.

armor : aŋuyautnaq, dl. aŋuyautnak, pl. aŋuyautnat The soldier put the armor on. Aŋuyautnaq aŋuyyiuqtim atigaa.

army : an army of soldiers aŋuyyiuqtit

around : around here maani It is around here. Maani ittuq. 2. to go around in a circle kaivraaq- She is going around and around, spinning. Kaivraaqtuq. He is going all the way around it. Kaivraaġaa

arrive : to arrive, to reach tikit- he has arrived tikitchuq, dl. tikitchuk, pl. tikitchut The dogteam racers have arrived. Uniaġaqqautraqtuat tikitchut. He reached the village. Tikitchaa nunaaqqiq.

arrow : arrow; shell, bullet qaġruq, dl. qaġruk, pl. qaġrut The arrow is red. Qaġruq kaviqsaaŋuruq.

artery : taqaqpak, dl. taqaqpaak, pl. taqaqpaich Blood travels through the artery. Taqaqpak augum igliġvigigaa.

ascend : to ascend, climb, go up mayuq- he is ascending, climbing mayuqtuq, dl. mayuqtuk, pl. mayuqtut He is climbing up the ladder. Mayuqtuq tutipqiñi.

ash : aġra Ashes are left after something burns. Aġra ikniġmiñ piraqtuq sut ikipmagich.

ashamed : to be ashamed of, to feel shame for kanŋugi- he is ashamed of her kanŋugigaa, dl. kanŋugigaak, pl. kanŋugigaat She is ashamed of his exaggerated actions. Pivaałłakman kanŋugigaa.

ashtray : sikaakuvik, dl. sikaakuviik, pl. sikaakuviich The ashtray smells bad. Sikaakuvik tipituruq.

ask : to ask for something iŋiq- he asked for something iŋiqsuq, dl. iŋiqsuk, pl. iŋiqsut He asked for his food. Iŋiqsuq niqiksraġmiñik. 2. to ask a question apiqsruq- he asked a question apiqsruqtuq, dl. apiqsruqtuk, pl. apiqsruqtut They asked for instructions. Apiqsruqtuk sułiksraġmiknik. he asked her apiqsruġaa, dl. apiqsruġaak, pl. apiqsruġaat She asked him whether or not he was leaving. Apiqsruġaa aullaġniaqmaŋaan.

at, on, in [close to speaker] : this one [e.g. box, chair, confined area or person who is aware of activity around him] not in motion, visible uumani, dl. ukuŋnaŋni, pl. ukunani 2. this one [boat, river, train, airplane, area without confines, or a person who is not aware of activity around him] lengthy or in motion, visible marrumani, dl. makuŋnaŋni, pl. makunani I will sit in this chair. Uumani aquppiutami aquppigisiruŋa. I will stay with these people. Ukunani inniaqtuŋa. He drowned in this river. Marrumani kuuŋmi ipiruaq. We net for fish in this river. Marrumani kuuŋmi kuvraqtuġuurugut.

attract : he is attracting caribou by hollering tuvaaqtuqtuq, dl. tuvaaqtuqtuk, pl. tuvaaqtuqtut As they were hunting caribou, one person hollered and made noises to attract the caribou. Tuttunniaqamiŋ iñuk aviumikhuni tuvaaqtuqtuq.

August : -molting time, the caribou loses velvet- Amiġaiqsivik In the month of August, the velvet on the antlers of caribou peels off. Amiġaiqsivik tatqiq tikitman, tuttut nagruŋich amiiġaġtut. or August Tiŋŋivik lit., the time to fly away

aunt : atchak my aunt, father’s sister atchaga, dl. atchaaka, pl. atchaatka My father’s sister is making a parka. Atchaga atikłiruq. 2. aunt ayaġruksaaq my aunt, mother’s sister ayaġruksaaġa, dl. ayaġruksaaka, pl. ayaġruksaatka My mother’s sister is making a fishnet. Ayaġruksaaġa kuvriruq.

autumn : see fall

autumn skin : ukialliq, dl. ukiallik, pl. ukiallich The autumn skin is good for mukluk bottoms. Ukialliq amiq atuŋagiksuq kamiŋnun.

awake : to be awake itquma- he is awake itqumaruq, dl. itqumaruk, pl. itqumarut He was awake all night. Itqumaruq unnuavak. 2. to be fully awake, alert qiptait- she is fully awake qiptaitchuq, dl. qiptaitchuk, pl. qiptaitchut The child is fully awake, not sleepy. Qiptaitchuq iyaalugruaq.

ax : ipiġautaq, dl. ipiġautak, pl. ipiġautat The ax is sharp. Ipiġautaq ipiktuq.

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