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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hail:nuluqtuq- or nulutġaq- He hailed her to come. Nuluqtuġaa aggiquplugu. He is hailing me. Nuluġaġaaŋa. 2. to hail by calling tuqłuła- he is hailing her by shouting tuqłulagaa He called to her to come across. Tuqłulagaa ikaaquplugu. |
hailstone:The hailstone is harder than falling snow. Natatquġnaq siqqutluktug qanigruamiñ. |
hair:mitquq There is a caribou hair on the floor. Tuttum mitqua kanna natiġmi ittuq. 2. human hair nuyaq, dl. nutchak, pl. nutchat Her hair was long. Nuyai takiniqsuat. 3. to wash hair, to curl hair, to style or fix hairdo nutchiqi- she is washing her hair nutchiqiruq, dl. nutchiqiruk, pl. nutchiqirut She loves to do her hair. Nutchiqisruguułallaktuq. |
half:avvaq, dl. avvaak, pl. avvaich half of it avvaŋa half of an egg avvaŋa mannium Here is one half of a bar of soap. Uvva avvaq miillaq. 2. to become half avvaġuq- There is a half moon. Tatqiq avvaġuqtuq. |
hammer: karruutaq, dl. karruutak, pl. karruutatGive me the hammer. Karruutaq mauŋaġuŋ. 2. to hammer karuk- he is hammering karuktuq he is hammering it karukkaa He is hammering the nail. Karukkaa kikiak. 3. to hammer, to pound kauk- she is hammering kauktuq, dl. kauktuk, pl. kauktut He is hammering a nail. Kauktuq kikiaŋmik. 4. hammering sound kauksrula- or karuksrula- |
hand: argak, pl. argaichYour hands are tanned. Argaktin siḷaliñiġai. 2. to hand to another person , to give away qait- he hands it over, he gave it away qaitchaa, dl. obj. qaitchik, pl. obj. qaitchai Hand it over to me. Give it to me. Qairruŋ uvamnun. 3. to have cold hands argaiyaq- My hands are cold! Argaiyaġaaŋa! |
handkerchief:A handkerchief is used for blowing one’s nose. Kakkiiyaun kakkiksuutauruq. or kakkiksuun, dl. kakkiksuutik, pl. kakkiksuutit Where is my handkerchief? Naami kakkiksuutiga? |
handle:ipu, dl. ipuk, pl. iput It’s handle is made of wood. Ipua qiruŋmiñ piḷiaŋuruq. 2. to handle, to manipulate aŋalat- he is handling something, directing, manipulating someone or others aŋalatchiruq, dl. aŋalatchiruk, pl. aŋalatchirut he is handling it, directing him aŋalatkaa, dl. aŋalatkaak, pl. aŋalatkaat Don’t handle the breakable items! Aŋalatnagich piyayaruat. |
handlebar:kaivḷuutaq, dl. kaivḷuutak, pl. kaivḷuutat The handlebar is broken. Kaivḷuutaq piiyaqsimaruq. |
hang:iñi-, iñiri- he is hanging something iñiriruq, dl. iñiriruk, pl. iñirirut She is hanging fish. Iñiriruq qaluŋnik. he is hanging it iñiyaa, dl. iñiyaak, pl. iñiyaat She is hanging the net on the fish rack. Iñiyaa kuvraq iññisanun. 2. to hang up, to be hanging, to dangle niviŋŋaq-, niviññaq- it is hanging niviŋŋaqtuq, dl. niviŋŋaqtuk, pl. niviŋŋaqtut The rope hangs down from the boat. Akłunaaq niviŋŋaqtuq umiamiñ. he has hung it up niviŋŋaġaa, dl. niviŋŋaġaak, pl. niviŋŋaġaat 3. to hang, as on a wall or a line naktit- she is hanging -something- naktitchiruq She is hanging clothes on the line. Naktitchiruq atnuġaanik paniqsiutanun. she has hung it naktitkaa, dl. obj. naktitkik, pl. obj. naktitkai He hung the picture there. Naktitkaa agliutraq tamauŋa. |
hangover:iminŋu- he has a hangover iminŋuruq, dl. iminŋuruk, pl. iminŋurut He got a hangover after he drank. Iminŋuruq imiqqaaqhuni. |
happy:quviasruk- he is happy quviasruktuq, dl. quviasruktuk, pl. quviasruktut The father was happy when he came home. Quviasruktuq taataga aŋiḷaaqami. 2. to be fun, to be a happy experience quvianaq- Have a happy birthday. Quvianaġli anniviḷiḷhiñ. It is fun. Quvianaqtuq. |
hard:sapiġñaq- It is difficult. Sapiġñaqtuq. 2. to be hard, of an object; to be stiff siqquq- It is hard. Siqquqtuq. |
hare:ukallisugruk, dl. ukallisugruuk, pl. ukallisugruich The Alaska hare is bigger than the snowshoe rabbit. Ukallisugruk aŋitluktuq ukalliuramiñ. |
harlequin duck:The harlequin duck stays on the swift current in the river. Saġvam tiŋmiaq saġvamiitchuuruq. |
harness:There are many harnesses in the cache. Anut iñugiaktut uŋaluni. 2. harness webbing anuksraq, dl. anuksrak, pl. anuksrat My father bought some harness webbing. Taataga tauqsiqsuq anuksramik. 3. to harness an animal anu- he is harnessing it anugaa, dl. anugaak, pl. anugaat I harnessed the dog. Anugiga qipmiq. Harness the dog. Annuuŋ qipmiq. |
hat:cap, hat nasraun, dl. nasrautik, pl. nasrautit Where is my hat? Nasrautiga naami? |
hate, hatred:to hate uumiksri- he hates uumiksriruq, dl. uumiksriruk, pl. uumiksrirut to hate another person uumigi- he hates it uumigigaa, dl. uumigigaak, pl. uumigigaat |
have:-qaq- [n-v] I have a pencil. Aglautiqaqtuŋa. He has five children. Qitunġaqaqtuq tallimanik. 2. to have piqaq- he has piqaqtuq, dl. piqaqtuk, pl. piqaqtut I have a dog. Piqaqtuŋa qipmimik or qipmiqaqtuŋa. 3. to have -question- suqaq- What do you have? Suqaqpich? |
haven:It is good to have a haven. Annagviqaqtuni nakuuruq. |
