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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pleased:pipikaq- She was pleased to be in school. Pipikaqtuq aglagiaqami. |
Pleiades constellation:The stars of the Pleiades constellation are up in the sky. Siqupsiqqat uvluġiat ittut qiḷaŋmi. |
plenty:atqunaq She caught plenty of fish. Atqunaq qaluktuq. 2. plenty! enough! apai! There are plenty of berries. Apai asriat. |
pliers:The pliers are lost. Kiggisik tammaqtuk. |
plover:tullikpak, dl. tullikpaak, pl. tullikpaich The black-bellied plover can fly. Tullikpak tiŋmitḷaruq. 2. golden plover tullik, dl. tulliik, pl. tulliich The golden plover is a bird. Tullik tiŋmiurauruq. 3. semipalmated plover qurraquraq, dl. qurraqurak, pl. qurraqurat A semipalmated plover is also a bird. Qurraquraq tiŋmiuraukmiuq. 4. upland plover nunam kanaaqturuaŋa, dl. nunam kanaaqturuaŋak, pl. nunam kanaaqturuaŋat The upland plover is a bird. Nunam kanaaqturuaŋa tiŋmiurauruq. |
pluck:iġitchaq- he is plucking fowl iġitchaqtuq, dl. iġitchaqtuk, pl. iġitchaqtut She is plucking a goose. Iġitchaqtuq tiŋmiamik. she is plucking it iġitchaġaa, dl. obj. iġitchaġik, pl. obj. iġitchaġai He is plucking the duck. Iġitchaġaa tiŋmiaġruk. |
The pocket has a hole. Aiñiq allaqaqtuq. |
point:nuvuk, dl. nuvuuk, pl. nuvuich 2. to point with finger tikkuaq- to keep on pointing tikkuaqtuq- he is pointing tikkuaqtuqtuq, dl. tikkuaqtuqtuk, pl. tikkuaqtuqtut The teacher is pointing at me. Aglakti tikkuaqtuqtuq uvamnun. |
poke:tuggaq-, or tugak- The woman poked at the mouse’s hole with a stick. Aġnam tuggaġaa -or tugakkaa- aviññaum sigauraŋa. 2. to poke with a sharp object; to sting, of an insect tuuqtiq- it poked her tuuqtiġaa, dl. tuuqtiġaak, pl. tuuqtiġaat The wasp stung her. Tuggayuum tuuqtiġaa. poking stick tuggaun, dl. tuggautik, pl. tuggautit The man’s poking stick is long. Aŋutim tuggautaa takiruq. |
pole:ayak, dl. ayyak, pl. ayaich The pole is in the house. Ayak tupiġmi ittuq. 2. a pole napaqsraq Maniiḷaq used to have a pole with him at all times. Maniiḷaq napaqsraqaġuuniqsuaq. 3. a pole, a grave marker nappaqutaq, dl. nappaqutak, pl. nappaqutat There were many poles by their house. Nappaqutat iñugiaktut siḷataatni. |
poll:saksakiq, dl. saksakik, pl. saksakich The common red poll stays during winter. Saksakiq ittaqtuq ukiumi. |
porcupine:The porcupine tastes good when you eat it. Iḷuqutaq niġiruni kayumiktuq. |
pot:utkusrik, dl. utkusriik, pl. utkusriich My cooking pot is big. Utkusriga aŋiruq. |
potato, Eskimo potato: masru, dl. masruk, pl. masrutplant of Eskimo potato masruqutaq, dl. masruqutak, pl. masruqutat We search for the stems of Eskimo potatoes when gathering them. Masruqutanik pakigaqtugut masrunniaqapta. |
pour: to pour kuviuraaq- it is pouring kuviuraaqtuq, dl. kuviuraaqtuk, pl. kuviuraaqtut It is pouring onto the floor. Kuviuraaqtuq natiġmun. he is pouring it kuviuraaġaa, dl. kuviuraaġaak, pl. kuviuraaġaat He is pouring the water. Kuviuraaġaa imiq. |
praise:nanġaun They sang the song of praise. Atuun nanġaun atuġaat. 2. to praise, to brag about nanġaq- he is praising him nanġaġaa, dl. nanġaġaak, pl. nanġaġaat He praised the one who sang. Nanġaġaa atuqtuaq. |
pray: to pray aŋaayyu-, agaayyu- she is praying aŋaayyuruq She is praying for her children. Aŋaayyutigai qitunġani. 2. to ask for, to pray iŋiqsruq- she is asking for something, he is praying iŋiqsruqtuq, dl. iŋiqsruqtuk, pl. iŋiqsruqtut He is praying for help. Iŋiqsruqtuq ikayuqupluni. 3. prayer iŋiqsrułiq, pl. iŋiqsrułhich or aŋaayyułiq, pl. aŋaayyułhich Prayer is to be said at all times. Aŋaayyułiq atuumaruksrauruq ataramik. |
preach:quliaqtuaq- he is preaching quliaqtuaqtuq he is preaching about it quliaqtuaġigaa The pastor gave a sermon. Aŋaayyuliqsi quliaqtuaqtuq. |
preacher:aŋaayyuliqsi, agaayyuliqsi, quliaqtuaqti, uqaqti The preacher came. Aŋaayyuliqsi aggiqsuq. |
pregnant:naaqtu- she is pregnant naaqturuq, dl. naaqturuk, pl. naaqturut The woman is pregnant. Aġnaq naaqturuq. 2. to be pregnant, to have a fetus inside iḷummiqaq- She is pregnant. Iḷummiqaqtuq. Are you pregnant? Iḷummiqaqpich? 3. to be pregnant, to be bloated from overeating tiŋŋiqsi- she is pregnant, he is bloated from overeating tiŋŋiqsiruq, dl. tiŋŋiqsiruk, pl. tiŋŋiqsirut Her belly is bloated. Narraak tiŋŋiqsiruk. |
