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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pupil of eye:The pupil is in the eye. Takkuvik irimi ittuq. |
puppy:Puppies are cute. Qipmiurat anaŋŋaaŋurut. |
pure:ipqiḷiq Holiness is told of in the Bible. Ipqiḷiq uqautauruq Bible-luni. |
push:tinu- he pushes her t inugaa, dl. tinugaak, pl. tinugaat She pushed the chair. Tinugaa aquppiutaq. 2. to push repeatedly tinuraq- Don’t push her! Tinuraqnagu! 3. to push a sled kaivḷuuq- He is pushing the sled. Kaivḷuuqtuq qiḷiġñik. |
put:tuvvaq- or tugvaq- he puts it away, stores it tuvvaġaa, dl. tuvvaġaak, pl. tuvvaġaat She puts away the watch that she likes. Tuqtuqtauraq anniġikkani tuvvaġaa. 2. to put somewhere, to place, to lay iḷi-, iḷiḷḷak- He puts it there. Iḷigaa taruŋa. Just put it there. Iḷiḷauŋ taruŋa. |
putter:suliqiuraq- she is puttering suliqiuraqtuq Oh, I was just puttering. Tamaani suliqiuraqtuami. |
puzzle:Puzzles are entertaining. Iḷisuqqat quvianaqtut. |
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quake:iḷiqsraq- it is quaking, it is wobbly iḷiqsraqtuq, dl. iḷiqsraqtuk, pl. iḷiqsraqtut The shelf that he fixed is wobbling. Iłuaqsakkaŋa iḷḷivik iḷiqsraqtuq. |
quarrel:kiumġautraqtuq- We had a quarrel last night. Kiumġautraqtuqhunuk unnuaq. |
quarter:qupitchuŋaq, dl. qupitchuŋaak, pl. qupitchuŋat The candy costs a quarter. Qummiaqataaq qupitchuŋatun akiqaqtuq. |
question:Answer that question! Apiqsruun taamna kiullauŋ! |
quickly:qilamik Come home quickly! Qilamik aŋiḷaaġiñ! |
quiet:nipaisaaq-, nipait- he is quiet nipaisaaqtuq or nipaitchuq Be quiet! Nipaisaaġiñ! 2. to be quiet, silent iñuksruit- it is quiet iñuksruitchuq Be quiet! Iñuksruisaaġiñ! It is quiet at camp. Iñuksruitchuq aullaaqsimaruni. |
quill:iḷuqutam panaŋa, pl. iḷuqutam panaŋi Porcupine quills are dangerous. Iḷuqutam panaŋi iqsiñaqtut. |
quit:-suiq- [used with verb stems which end in a vowel] -chuiq [used with verb stems which end in a t] -uiq [used with verb stems which end in a k or q with k becoming a g and q becoming a ġ] [v-v] he has quit singing atuġuiqsuq He has quit singing the song. Atuun atuġuiġaa. to stop walking, to quit walking pisruguiq- she has quit walking pisruguiqsuq He has quit drinking. Imiġuiqsuq. She has quit smoking. Sikaaġuiqsuq. He has stopped eating. He is no longer hungry. Niġisuiqsuq. Yes! I have quit eating for now. Ii! Niġisuiqsuŋa pakma. 2. to quit qasruq- he has quit qasruqtuq He has quit doing it. Qasruutigaa. He was working but he has quit. Savauraġniaqtuaq qasruqtuq. |
quiver:uulila- it is quivering, shaking, trembling uulilaruq, dl. uulilaruk, pl. uulilarut He is afraid and he shakes. Iqsipḷuni uulilaruq. He is shivering from the cold. Uulilaruq qiqitlugu. |
quote:uqaqtitaq- he is quoting her uqaqtitaġaa She is quoting her mother. Aanani uqaqtitaġaa. |
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rabbit: ukalliqsnowshoe rabbit, varying hare ukalliuraq, dl. ukalliurak, pl. ukalliurat The rabbit is good to eat. Ukalliuraq niġiruni nakuuruq. snowshoe rabbit ukalliatchiaq, dl. ukalliatchiak, pl. ukalliatchiat There are many snowshoe rabbits this year. Iñugiaktut ukalliatchiat ukiuvak. 2. jack rabbit ukallisugruk, dl. ukallisugruuk, pl. ukallisugruich Jack rabbits are also edible. Ukallisugruich niġiñaqmiuttuuq. 3. to have a rabbit drive, to drive any animal toward a waiting hunter uŋuraq- The people are having a rabbit drive. Iñuich uŋuraqtut ukalliñun. |
rabid:malukak- it is rabid malukaktuq a rabid animal malukak They saw a rabid fox. Qiñiqtuat malukaktuamik kayuqtumik. |
race:piqqautraq- They are having a contest. Piqqautraqtut. 2. to race, hold a contest -qqautraq- [v-v] He is racing. Tikitqautraqtuq. The young boys are racing. Aŋugaurat tikitqautraqtut. They are racing to see who will finish eating first. Nigiqqautraqtuk. They are having a dog race. Uniaġaqqautraqtut. 3. to run a race aqpaliutraq- They had a mini-marathon on the Fourth of July. Fourth of July-qmata aqpaliutraqtut. |
