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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nineteen:Here are nineteen caribou. Uvva iñuiñaġuutaiḷaq tuttu. |
ninety:There are ninety students at the school. Aglaktuat aglagviŋmi iñugiaktilaaqaqtut sisamakipiaq qulinik. |
nipple:qipmiuraŋa miluum The nipple is on the breast. Qipmiuraŋa miluum miluŋmi ittuq. |
no:no! -emphatic- qaŋaa! No, I do not wish to go. Qaŋŋaa! Aullaġunġitchuŋa! No, I don't want you to do that. Qaŋa, taatnaqunġitchikpiñ. |
nod:niaquqsruqtuq, dl. niaquqsruqtuk, pl. niaquqsruqtut My father is nodding his head while they are dancing. Taataga niaquqsruqtuq aġġipmata. 2. to nod yes niaqqumik aŋŋaq- He is nodding yes. Niaqqumiñik aŋŋaqtuq. |
noisy:nipitu- it is noisy, loud nipituruq, dl. nipituruk, pl. nipiturut The musicians are noisy. Atuqtuuraqtit nipiturut. 2. to be too noisy qukiġñaq- he is too noisy qukiġñaqtuq Oh! They were so noisy. Qukiġñałallaktut. 3. to overwhelm someone's hearing with noise qukiq- They made too much noise for him. Qukiġaat. |
north:nigiqpak or nigiqpaq The north wind is cold. Nigiqpak alappaaŋuruq. 2. north wind niġġaaġruk The north wind is blowing. Niġġaaġruktuq. 3. the direction north nigiqpaum tuŋaa He went north. Nigiqpaum tuŋaanun aullaqtuq. |
northern lights:Northern lights are bright in the dark. Kiiġuyat qaumarut unnuami. 2. northern lights are shining kiiġuyaruq |
northern sucker:The sucker has lots of bones in its tail. Kaviqsuaq saunġukkaqtuq sipiŋmiñi. 2. milugiaq, dl. milugiak, pl. milugiat The northern sucker is hard to the touch. Milugiaq siqquqtuq aktuqtuni. |
nose:nose; ventilator qiŋaq, dl. qiŋŋak, pl. qiŋŋat My nose is in pain. Qiŋaġa atniġñaqtuq. The house has a ventilator. Tupiq qiŋaqaqtuq. 2. groove under nose; entire upper lip kakkiviaq, dl. kakkiviak, pl. kakkiviat The groove under his nose is red. Kakkiviaŋa kaviġñiqsuq. 3. to have a nose bleed auktit- he has a nose bleed auktittuq, dl. auktittuk, pl. auktittut The man has a nose bleed. Aŋun auktittuq. 4. to blow one's nose kakkiksuq- He is blowing his nose. Kakkiksuqtuq. |
nostrils:The nostrils are used to breathe through. Qiŋŋak aniqsalugviuruk. |
not:He did not arrive. Tikiñġitchuq. It is not here. Maani inġitchuq. She is not sewing. Killaiyanġitchuq. 2. to not be -unġit-, -ŋunġit- [used after nouns containing two vowels in the last syllable] [n-v] He is not a woman. Aġnaunġitchuq. It is not a boat. Umiaŋunġitchuq. It is not a lemming. Aviññaunġitchuq. 3. to not have -it-, ŋit- [used after nouns containing two vowels in the last syllable] [n-v] He does not have a dog. Qipmiitchuq. She does not have a boat. Umiaŋitchuq. 4. to not know nalu- He does not know. Naluruq. He does not know about it. Nalugaa. |
nothing:piunġit- or suunġit- He is nothing. Piunġitchuq. It is nothing, don't worry about it. Suunġitchuq, isrumaaluutiginagu. |
November:Nippivik When November comes, the sun sets early. Nippivik tikitman, siqiñiq nipinaġiaġuusriraqtuq. |
now:We are going now. Pakma aullaġniaqtugut. 2. now, at this time akkuvak |
numb:qauġrimait- it is numb qauġrimaitchuq, dl. qauġrimaitchuk, pl. qauġrimaitchut I am numb from shock. Tupakpagitḷuŋa qauġrimaisauraaqtuŋa. 2. to be numb -physically-; to die tuqu- They numbed his ear. Tuqupchaġaat siutaa. My leg is still numb. Niuga tuquŋaruq suli. |
number:kisitchiñ, dl. kisitchisik, pl. kisitchisit or kisirrun, dl. kisirrutik, pl. kisirrutit Do you know the numbers? Kisirrutit iḷisimavigich? |
nurse:miluk- he is nursing miluktuq, dl. miluktuk, pl. miluktut The baby is nursing. Iyaalugruaq miluktuq. She is nursing her baby. Miluktitkaa iyaalugruani. 2. a nurse nurse-aq, iłuaqtitchiñiaqti [lit. one who attempts to make another or others well or good] or mairitchiqiri [lit. one who deals with medicine] The nurse came. Aggiqsuq nurse-aq. |
nut:They are passing out nuts to the children. Qaqquġnanik aatchuqtuiḷgitchut iyaalugruaġnun. |
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oar:The oar is longer than the paddle. Ipun takitluktuq aŋuutmiñ. |
