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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suddenly:Suddenly it began to rain. Taimmaiñaq siḷaluktittuq. 2. suddenly, roughly -niqłak-, -ñiqłak after strong I [v-v] She left suddenly. Aullaniqłaktuq. She came suddenly. Aggiñiqłaktuq. |
suffer:nagliksaaq- he is suffering nagliksaaqtuq, dl. nagliksaaqtuk, pl. nagliksaaqtut She is suffering from the disease. Nagliksaaqtuq atniġñautmiñ. |
suffocate:ipit- it is suffocating him, smothering him, drowning him ipitkaa, dl. ipitkaak, pl. ipitkaat The smoke is suffocating him. Ipitkaa itchim. 2. to suffocate, to drown ipi- He has suffocated. Ipiruq. or Ipiniqsuq. |
sugar:The sugar is sweet. Qapsittaaq siiġñaqtuq. |
suitcase:![]() ikpaatchiaq or ikpaitchiaq, dl. ikpaatchiak, pl. ikpaatchiat Find the new suitcase! Ikpaatchiaq nutaaq paqirruŋ! |
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sulk:qivit- He is sulking. Qivittuq. She became angry and is sulking. Uumitchakhuni qivittuq. 2. to be sulking qivisrima- He is sulking. Qivisrimaruq. |
summer:The summer is a time for fishing. Auraq qaluŋniaġviuruq. 2. summer before last upinġaatqik I went to Anchorage summer before last. Anchorage-chaqtuami upinġaatqik. |
summer skin:auralliq, dl. aurallik, pl. aurallich Summer skin is thin. Auralliq amiq saatchuuruq. |
sun:![]() The sun is hot. Siqiñiq uunaqtuq. 2. to set -of sun, moon- nipi- it -sun, moon- is setting nipiruq The sun is setting. Siqiñiq nipiruq. |
Sunday, Sabbath:Sunday is a day of rest. Minġuiqsiḷiq iñiqtuiqsiaġviuruq. |
sunglasses:![]() yukłuuk 2. modern sunglasses siqiñiqsiutik irigaak |
sunshine:siqiññaaġik- There is sunshine. Siqiññaaġiksuq. The sun is shining today. Siqiññaaġiksuq uvluvak. 2. to be shining brightly, of the sun; bright sunshine kirratchiaq- There is bright sunshine. Kirratchiaqtuq. |
supper:to eat supper nullautchiq- My father ate his supper. Taataga nullautchiqsuq. 2. it is supper time nullautchiġñaqsiruq It is supper time, let us go home. Nullautchiġñaqsiruq, aŋiḷaaqta. |
surf scoter:The surf scoter is black. Tuunġaaġruk qiġñiqtuq. |
surface:pui- The seal surfaced. Natchiq puiruq. |
surgery:piḷaksii- he is having surgery piḷaksiiruq, dl. piḷaksiiruk, pl. piḷaksiirut My mother had surgery at the hospital. Aanaga piḷaksiiruq naŋirviŋmi. |
surpass:qaaŋiq- Do not go beyond this. Una qaaŋiqñagu. |
surplus:sippaq, dl. sippak, pl. sippat He gave me the dollar which was left over. Tamałhuq sippaq qaiḷḷakkaa uvamnun. |
surprised:quviġusruk- she is surprised, amazed, astonished quviġusruktuq, dl. quviġusruktuk, pl. quviġusruktut My mother was surprised when she received berries. Quviġusruktuq aanaga aatchuusriaqaqami asrianik. 2. to be surprised niġiiḷḷaq- she was surprised niġiiḷḷaqtuq, dl. niġiiḷḷaqtuk, pl. niġiiḷḷaqtut She was surprised when he came. Niġiiḷḷaqtuq aggiqman. she surprises him niġiiḷḷaġaa, dl. niġiiḷḷaġaak, pl. niġiiḷḷaġaat He surprised them with a song. Niġiiḷḷaġai atuutmik. |