The Kobuk Junior Dictionary is from the 1979 Alaska Native Language Center Publication, available for purchase for $30 the ANLC website.
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desire:kimi- he desires kimiruq, dl. kimiruk, pl. kimirut He desires a big house. Kimiruq tupiqpaqaġukhuni. |
desk:aglagvik, dl. aglagviik, pl. aglagviich The desk is brown. Aglagvik iliktauruq. |
despise:uumigi- he despises her uumigigaa, dl. uumigigaak, pl. uumigigaat I despise that evil man. Uumigigaa pigiitchuaq taamna aŋun. |
determine:siimmaktuq- 2. to become filled with determination to accomplish, to become heated up to win siimatchaktuq He became determined, so he tried his turn in Eskimo Games. Siimatchakhuni saavittuq anaktaqtuani. |
devil:The devil is bad. Tuunġaq pigitchuq. |
dialect:pimiullia- He is speaking another dialect. Pimiulliaruq. The visitor speaks another dialect. Iglaaq pimiulliaruq. |
diaper:Babies use diapers. Iyaalugruich makkaktuġaqtut. or Iyaalugruich makkaqtuġaqtut. 2. to change a diaper makkatqik- I changed his diaper. Makkatqikkiga. She changes his diaper. Makkatqikkaa. 3. she feels uncomfortable because her clothing is soggy qaayuliqsuq, dl. qaayuliqsuk, pl. qaayuliqsut The baby is uncomfortable with his soggy diaper. Qaayuliqsuq iyaalugruaq makkaŋmiñik or makkaġmiñik. |
diaphragm:The diaphragm is part of the body. Mulik timim iḷaviñiġigaa. |
diarrhea:itiktaq- or itiksi- he has diarrhea itiktaqtuq, dl. itiktaqtuk, pl. itiktaqtut She has had diarrhea for two days. Itiktaqtuq malġuŋni uvluŋni. 2. to have diarrhea analiq- He has diarrhea. Analiqsuq. She is having diarrhea. Analiummiruq. |
die:tuqu- she has died, it has withered tuquruq, dl. tuquruk, pl. tuqurut The plant has withered. Nautchiaq tuquruq. 2. to stop living, lit., to stop nutqallak- The old man died. Aŋugaatchiaq nutqallaktuq. 3. to die, to live up to a certain time, lit., to go or exist up to that point taruŋaaglaallak- The old woman passed away. Aaquaksraatchiaq taruŋaaglaallaktuq. 4. to calm down -of wind- qasruaq- It has died down. Qasruaqtuq. The west wind died down. Qasruaġaa kanaknaq. |
different:atla You got a different one. Atla piñiġiñ. 2. to become different, to change atlaġuq- or atlaŋuq- it is different atlaŋuqtuq, dl. atlaŋuqtuk, pl. atlaŋuqtut The house is different now because it has gotten old. Tupiq atlaŋuqtuq utuqqaġuqhuni. 3. to be a different kind, another kind atlakau- it is a different kind, another kind atlakauruq, dl. atlakauruk, pl. atlakaurut The cloth is different. Nukiḷhaaq atlakauruq. |
difficult:sakiqnaq- it is difficult sakiqnaqtuq The work is difficult. Sakiqnaqtuq savaaq. 2. it has become difficult to handle sapiġñaqsiruq, dl. sapiġñaqsiruk, pl. sapiġñaqsirut The dog is difficult to handle. Sapiġñaqsiruq qipmiq analattuni. 3. to be difficult, to not be easy qaġananġit- It is difficult. Qaġananġitchuq. My job is difficult. Savaaġa qaġananġitchuq. |
dig: to shovel, to dig with a shovelnivak- he is shoveling, he is digging nivaktuq, dl. nivaktuk, pl. nivaktut She is shoveling for Eskimo potatoes. Nivaktuq masrunun. 2. to dig paksrak- she is digging paksraktuq, dl. paksraktuk, pl. paksraktut The dog is digging. Qipmiq paksraktuq. |
diminutive:-uraq [n-n] a small puppy qipmiuraq my baby papiuraġa my young son iġñauraġa 2. to do surreptitiously, timidly or softly. May also indicate that the subject is either small, very young, or crippled. -uraq [v-v] to talk in such a way ugauraq- to walk in such a way, as with small steps pisruuraq- The baby is sleeping. [As is typical of baby] Paipiuraq siñŋuraqtuq. |
dip:misruk- He takes a dip in the water. Misruktuq imiġmun. |
dipnet: qalu, dl. qaluk, pl. qalutThe dipnet is big. Qalu aŋiruq. 2. to use a dipnet; to skim oil or fat when making fish oil, from cooking food, etc. qaluuq- he is using a dipnet qaluuqtuq, dl. qaluuqtuk, pl. qaluuqtut The man is using a dip net for fish. Aŋun qaluuqtuq qaluŋnun. |
dipper:Where is my dipper? Qalutauraġa naami? or Tipaġa naami? 2. dipper -a bird- aanaruum kiviruq The dipper is a bird. Aanaruum kiviruq tiŋmiurauruq. |
director:aŋalati, dl. aŋalatik, pl. aŋalatit The director manipulates the people. Aŋalati aŋalatchiruq iñuŋnik. |
dirt:puya The old house was filled with dirt, debris, dust, etc. Tupaaqłuk puyamik immilḷḷaŋniqsuq. 2. to become dirty puyat- it has become dirty, it is dirty puyattuq, dl. puyattuk, pl. puyattut The house is dirty. Tupiq puyattuq. 3. to be messy, dirty salumait- it is dirty, it is unclean, it is not neat salumaitchuq, dl. salumaitchuk, pl. salumaitchut The house is dirty. Salumaitchug tupiq. 4. dirt, earth nuna dirt, mud maġġaq |
disappoint:qapiq- he is disappointed qapiqtuq She is disappointed to find out that she’s not going. Qapiqtuq aullaġnianġiññiqami. |
