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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store:tugvaqsi- or tuvvaqsi- she is storing something tuvvaqsiruq She is storing her clothes. Tuvvaqsiruq atnuġaaġmiñik. 2. to store away tuvvaq- or tugvaq- She has stored it. Tuvvaġaa. She has stored away food. Tuvvaġaa niqi. 3. storage place tuvvaqsivik, dl. tuvvaqsiviik, pl. tuvvaqsiviich The storage place is located in a cool area. Tuvvaqsivik nigliñaqtaami ittaqtuq. 4. a store tauqsiġñiaġvik, dl. tauqsiġñiaġviik, pl. tauqsiġñiaġviich I am going to the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviḷiaġniaqtuŋa. |
story:uqaaqtuun or uqaaqtuaq, dl. uqaaqtuutik, pl. uqaaqtuutit He told the story of the lives of the ancient people. Uqaaqtuun taipchua iḷitqusriat uqautigigaa. 2. to tell a story uqaaqtuaq-, unipchaaq- She is telling a story. Uqaaqtuaqtuq. or Unipchaaqtuq. |
stove:The stove is hot. Ikniġvik uunaqtuq. |
stovepipe: tuqłuaq, dl. tuqłuak, pl. tuqłuatSL. puyuġvik, dl. puyuġviik, pl. puyuġviich The stovepipe is black. Ikniġvium tuqłuaŋa [or puyuġvia] qiġñiqtaaŋuruq. |
straight:siatqiksuq or nalġuruq, dl. siatqiksuk, pl. siatqiksut The tree is straight. Napaaqtuq siatqiksuq or nalġuruq. 2. it sets a straight course sivukkiqsuq, dl. sivukkiqsuk, pl. sivukkiqsut The boat sets a straight course. Umiaq sivukkiqsuq. |
stretch:tasrit- it has stretched tasriññiqsuq she is stretching it tasritchaa, dl. obj. tasritchik, pl. obj. tasritchai She is stretching the skin. Amiq tasritchaa. Stretch it. Tasriḷḷugu. 2. to stretch -something- tasritchi- she is stretching something tasritchiruq, dl. tasritchiruk, pl. tasritchirut He is stretching a bearded seal skin. Tasritchiruq ugruum amianik. |
stretcher:akiyaun, dl. akiyautik, pl. akiyautit My father uses the stretcher to carry fish. Taataa atuġaa akiyaun qaluŋnun. |
string:akłunauraq He has cut the string. Kipigaa akłunauraq. 2. fish strung on a willow stick nuviraq, dl. nuvirak, pl. nuvirat There are five sticks of fish. Nuvirat tallimaiŋurut. 3. to string, to pull a string, rope through a hole nuvi-, nuviriuraq- She is stringing beads. Nuviriuraqtuq suŋauranik. String the fish. Nuviḷugich qaluich. |
string game:to play a string game ayahaaq- he is playing string figures ayahaaqtuq, dl. ayahaaqtuk, pl. ayahaaqtut The woman is playing a string game. Aġnaq ayahaaqtuq. |
stringer of sled:saiġuaq, dl. saiġuak, pl. saiġuat The sleds have central stringers. Qiḷġich saiġuaqaqtut. 2. outside stringer kiigraq, dl. kiigraak, pl. kiigrat The outside stringer is a part of the sled. Kiigraq iḷaviñiġigaat qiḷġich. |
stripe:qupumuak Do you like striped patterns? Qupumuagich nakuaġivigich? |
stroll: to strollpisruktuaq- he is taking a stroll pisruktuaqtuq, dl. pisruktuaqtuk, pl. pisruktuaqtut My mother is taking a stroll on the tundra. Aanaga pisruktuaqtuq natiġnami. |
strong:sayaktu- she is strong, healthy sayakturuq, dl. sayakturuk, pl. sayakturut The young man is strong and healthy. Sayakturuq nukatpiaq. 2. to be strong -physically or in taste- saŋŋi- she is strong saŋŋiruq, dl. saŋŋiruk, pl. saŋŋirut The boy is strong. Nukatpiaġruk saŋŋiruq. The coffee is strong. Kuukpiaq tara saŋŋiñiqsuq. 3. to be mighty, aggressive, strong sapiġñaq- he is strong, mighty sapiġñaqtuq, dl. sapiġñaqtuk, pl. sapiġñaqtut The man is a strong worker. Aŋun sapiġñaqtuq, savalguruq. |
stubborn:sivutmuu- he is stubborn, continues on regardless sivutmuuruq, dl. sivutmuuruk, pl. sivutmuurut The man is stubborn about leaving. Sivutmuuruq aullaġukhuni aŋun. 2. to be stubborn, lit. to be hard siqquq- He is stubborn, he will not stop. Siqquqtuq una, nutqaġnianġitchuq. |
stuck:kalivit- he is stuck kalivittuq, dl. kalivittuk, pl. kalivittut |
stuffy:ipyanŋunaq- it is stuffy ipyanŋunaqtuq The house is stuffy. Tupiq ipyanŋunaqtuq. 2. to have a stuffy nose umiktatit- he has a stuffy nose umiktatittuq, dl. umiktatittuk, pl. umiktatittut 3. He has a stuffy nose. Qiŋŋak muliktuk. |
stumble:paallak- he has stumbled, he has fallen forward paallaktuq, dl. paallaktuk, pl. paallaktut The little girl stumbled while running. Aġnauraq paallaktuq aqpaqsruqtuaq. |
stump: tree, willow stump kiggaq, dl. kiggaak, pl. kiggaich The willow stump is by the river. Kiggaq ittuq kuugum siñaani. |
subtract:iḷaŋŋaqtaaq- it is subtracted, some part of it has been taken off iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq, dl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuk, pl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtut Part of his bill is paid. Akiqsruutaa iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq. |
suck:miluk- it is suckling miluktuq The fawn is sucking milk from its mother. Nuġġaq miluktuq aanamiñiñ. When the snake bit him, his mother quickly sucked the bite. Nirniġiam kigikmauŋ, aanaŋan miluktuġaa kigiñġa. |
