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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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:
to comprehend, to finally understand
puttuqsri-

The child has understood his lessons.
Iyaalugruaq puttuqsriruq iḷḷiksaaġmiñik.
:
to be confident, to be without doubt, to be sure
nalupqisrunġit-

he is confident
nalupqisrunġitchuq, dl. nalupqisrunġitchuk, pl. nalupqisrunġitchut

The teacher is confident.
Aglaktitchiri nalupqisrunġitchuq.

:
to conjure
qila-

He is conjuring spirits.
Qilaruq.

:
to be connected to something
ata-

it is connected to something
ataruq, dl. ataruk, pl. atarut

The rope is connected to the net.
Akłunaaq ataruq kuvramun.

:
to regain consciousness from sleep, faintness, drunken stupor, daydreaming, etc.
qauġri-

he has become conscious
qauġriruq, dl. qauġriruk, pl. qauġrirut

He has recovered from unconsciousness.
Qauġriruq alapiŋaruaq.

2. to regain consciousness, revive
aŋi-

it has regained consciousness
aŋiruq, dl. aŋiruk, pl. aŋirut

The fox, which was knocked unconscious by a person, regained consciousness.
Iñuum anaukkaŋa kayuqtuq aŋiruq.

:
to be content
tutqik-

he is content, she is at peace, he feels at home
tutqiksuq, dl. tutqiksuk, pl. tutqiksut

After being gone, he was content to be back.
Tutqiksuq piiḷġaaqhuni utiqami.

:
to continue
sivutmuu-

he is continuing
sivutmuuruq

She is continuing with her work.
Sivutmuuruq savaaġmiñik.
:
to have convulsions
qiluraġaq-

The baby has convulsions.
Iyaalugruuraq qiluraġaqtuq.
:
cook to cook
niqniaq- or nikniaq-

he is cooking
niqniaqtuq, dl. niqniaqtuk, pl. niqniaqtut

My older sister is cooking a rabbit.
Aakauraġa niqniaqtuq ukallimik.

2. to cook
-iuq-
[n-v]
-iuq [initial consonant of the last syllable is geminated and the final vowel- consonant cluster is deleted]

fish
qaluk

to cook fish
qalliuq-

She is cooking fish.
Qalliuqtuq

sourdock [pl.]
qauqqat


He is cooking sourdock.
Qauqqiuqtuq.

soup
imiġauraq


She is cooking soup.
Imiġaurriuqtuq

3. -liuq

breadstuffs, biscuits
qaqquq

She is making biscuits.
Qaqquliuqtuq.

there is more to this postbase, but the information given is to make the reader aware that it exists when speaking of 'cooking'.
:
qaqquayaaq, dl. qaqquayaak, pl. qaqquayaat

The cookie is sweet.
Qaqquayaaq siiġñaqtuq.
:
to become cool
niglaq-

it
has become cool
niglaqtuq, dl. niglaqtuk, pl. niglaqtut

My food has become cool.
Niqautiga niglaġniqsuq.

The weather has become cool.
Siḷa niglaġaa.

2. to cool off
niglaqsiq-

Cool off his food!
Niglaqsirriutiuŋ!

:
kanŋuyaq, dl. kanŋuyak, pl. kanŋuyat

Copper is expensive.
Kanŋuyaq akisuruq.

:
to copy, imitate
tuvraq-

she is copying
tuvraqtuq, dl. tuvraqtuk, pl. tuvraqtut.

He is copying the children.
Tuvraqtuq iyaalugruaġnik.

she is copying him
tuvraġaa, dl. tuvraġaak, pl. tuvraġaat

They copied the pretty mukluks she made.
Tuvraġaich kammiałaniak.

:
iqirġuq, dl. iqirġuk, pl. igirġut

I cleaned the corner.
Iqirġuq salummaġiga.

2. corner of the mouth
iqi, dl. iqqik, pl. iqit

The corner of his mouth is sore.
Iqiŋa atniġñaqtuq.

:
to be correct
nalaunŋa-

it is right, good, correct fitting
nalaunŋaruq, dl. nalaunŋaruk, pl. nalaunŋarut

That is correct.
Taamna nalaunŋaruq.

2. she is correcting one who willfully erred
isiḷġiqsuiruq, dl. isiḷġiqsuiruk, pl. isiḷġiqsuirut

He is correcting those who do wrong.
Isiḷġiqsuiruq kinniqiruanik.

3. he is correcting her
isiḷġiġaa, dl. isiḷġiġaak, pl. isiḷġiġaat

He is correcting his son’s error.
Isiḷġiġaa iġñi kinnaksautaagun.

4. she is correcting him
nalġuqsruġaa, dl. nalġuqsruġaak, pl. nalġuqsruġaat

The father is correcting his son’s writing.
Taataŋan nalġuqsruġai iġñiŋan aglaani.

5. he is correcting his own errors
natqiksruqtuq

My older brother is correcting what he did wrong.
Aniŋaga natqiksruqtuq savalluatanġisaġmiñik.

:
piunġiqsaqtuaq
:
cotton -used for tinder- from cotton grass; pussy willow buds; cottonwood buds
palliksraq
, dl. palliksrak, pl. palliksrat

The cotton is soft.
Palliksraq niġummaqtuq.

:
to cough
quhiq-

he is coughing
quhiqsuq, dl. quhiqsuk, pl. quhiqsut

The boy coughs at night.
Nukatpialugruaq quhiġuuruq unnuami.

2. to feel the urge to cough, as in a bad cold
quuġusruk-

She has the urge to cough.
Quuġusruktuq.

:
country, nation
nunaaqqiq

2. the country, uninnhabited area
iñuiḷaaq

I love it when I am out in the country.
Nakuaġigiga iñuiaami itnama.

:
cousin -by mother’s sister-
aġnaqan

my cousin -by my mother’s sister-
aġnaqatiga, dl. aġnaqatika, pl. aġnaqatitka

My cousin is older than I.
Aġnaqatiga utuqqautluktuq uvamniñ.

Cousin! [direct address]
Aġnaqatiiŋ!

2. cousin -by father’s brother-
aŋutiqan

my cousin -by my dad’s brother
aŋutiqatiga

There is your cousin.
Tara aŋutiqatin.

Cousin!
Aŋutiqatiiŋ!

3. cousin by either one’s father’s sister or mother’s brother, cross cousin
iḷḷuq

My cousin came.
Iḷḷuġa aggiqsuq.

Cousin!
Iḷḷuuq!

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