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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air:siḷa The weather is nice. Siḷagiksuq. |
airplane:The airplane landed at the airport. Tiŋmisuun mitchuq mirviŋmun. 2. a small plane tiŋmisuugauraq 3. a jet tiŋmisuutiqpak |
alcohol:taaŋŋaq, dl. taaaŋŋaak, pl. taaŋŋaich Liquor is bad. Taaŋŋaq pigiitchuq. |
alder:nunaŋiak dl. nunaŋiak, pl. nunaŋiagich They use alder bark to dye skins. Nunaŋiak kipirrutigiraġigaat ammiñun. |
alive: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: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:saniġaqłiu- is along side, is parallel saniġaqłiuruq, dl. saniġaqłiuruk, pl. saniġaqłiurut The boys are running side by side. Aŋugaurat saniġaqłiġiikhutiŋ aqpaqsruqtut. |
also:The man took the dog, the boy, and also the boat. Aŋutim piyai qipmiġḷu, suluunlu suli umiaq. |
always:The river is always flowing. Kuuk ataramik saġvaqtuq. |
ammunition:Where is my ammunition? Qaġrutka naami? ammunition case qaġruqaġvik dl. qaġruqaġviik, pl. qaġruqaġviich The ammunition case is brown. Qaġruqaġvik iliktauruq. |
among: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. kisatThe 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: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: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:uumiñaq- or naŋinnaq- His constant blabbering is annoying. Uqauraġuitḷaiḷha naŋinnaqtuq. |
another: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: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:The ant is small. Kiktuqsralik mikiruq. |
antlers:nagruk, dl. nagruuk, pl. nagruich Antlers can be used as sinkers on a net. Nagruich atuġnaqtut kuvram saatqutaiñun. |
