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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worry:isrumaaluk- he is worried isrumaaluktuq, dl. isrumaaluktuk, pl. isrumaaluktut He worries about anything. Isrumaaluguuruq supayaamik. |
worth:suksraunġriqsuq, dl. suksraunġiqsuk, pl. suksraunġiqsut The dog is not worth keeping. Suksraunġiqsuq qipmiq. 2. to become useless, worthless atuġuiq- it is worthless atuġuiqsuq, dl. atuġuiqsuk, pl. atuġuiqsut The house is worthless. Tupiq atuġuiqsuq. That is worthless. Taamna sumun atuġnianġitchuq. You have become worthless. Suunġiqsutin. |
wound:ikiniq or iki His wound is hurting. Ikiniŋa atniġñaqtuq. His wound is big. Ikia aŋiniqsuq. 2. wounded animal ikiḷik, dl. ikiḷḷak, pl. ikiḷgich The wounded animal is running away. Ikiḷik aullaqtuq. |
wrap:puuq- she is wrapping it puuġaa, dl. puuġaak, pl. puuġaat My mother is wrapping it with giftwrap. Aanaa puuġaa puuksramik. 2. to wrap something puuqsi- she is wrapping something puuqsiruq, dl. puuqsiruk, pl. puuqsirut They are wrapping presents. Puuqsirut aatchuutiksranik. 3. to be wrapping something puuqtui- They are wrapping the candy packages. Puuqtuirut qummiaqataanik. |
wrestle:suġuk- he is wrestling suġuktuq, dl. suġuktuk, pl. suġuktut The boy and girl are wrestling. Aŋugauraġlu aġnauraġlu suġuktuk. he is wrestling with her suġukkaa, dl. suġukkaak, pl. suġukkaat The boy is wrestling with her. Aŋugauram suġukkaa. |
wrist:The woman fell on the ice and she broke her wrist. Aġnaq tayaġnauttaaqtuq sikumun qayuutchikakhuni. |
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year:ukiuq, dl. ukiuk, pl. ukiut this winter, this year ukiuvak The year passed quickly. Ukiuq tara naalilgitchuq qilamik. |
yearn:natchik- he is yearning to follow natchiksuq, dl. natchiksuk, pl. natchiksut My child wants to go along. Qitunġauraġa natchiksuq. she is yearning to follow him natchikkaa, dl. natchikkaak, pl. natchikkaat The child is yearning to follow his mother who is leaving. Iyaalugruum natchikkaa aanani aullaġniaqtuaq. |
yeast:Give me the yeast. Imaksraq qairruŋ uvamnun. 2. yeast bread -puvlakkuaq-, qaqqiaq dl. qaqqiak, pl. qaqqiat Yeast bread is delicious to eat. Qaqqiaq kayumiktuq niġiruni. |
yell:![]() iġiala- she is yelling, shouting iġialaruq, dl. iġialaruk, pl. iġialarut He is yelling so that he can be heard. Iġialaruq tusraatqupluni. |
yellow:to be yellow suŋaqpaluu- It is yellow. Suŋaqpaluuruq. Butter is yellow. Para suŋaqpaluuruq. |
yelp:avaala- it is yelping with pain avaalaruq, dl. avaalaruk, pl. avaalarut The dog is yelping with pain because he is hurt. Qipmiq avaalaruq atniqhuni. |
yes:2. to say yes, to assent aŋiq- she said yes aŋiqtuq, dl. aŋiqtuk, pl. aŋiqtut he said yes to her aŋiġaa, dl. aŋiġaak, pl. aŋiġaat They answered yes to her question. Aŋiġaat apiqsruqman. |
yesterday:I set a net yesterday. Ikpaksraq kuvriqsuŋa. |
you:plus rutin, dl. plus rutik, pl. plus rusri [used with verb stems which end in a vowel] plus sutin, dl. plus sutik, pl. plus susri [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in k or q] plus chutin, dl. plus chutik, pl. plus chusri [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in t] You are wearing my jacket. Atuqtutin uvva quppiġaamnik. You [2] are wearing my jackets. Atuqtutik uvva quppiġaamnik. You [3 plus] are wearing my jackets. Atuqtusri uvva quppiġaamnik. You are good. Nakuurutin. You are now out of water. Imiġiqsutin. You don’t have any like that one. Taatnasriitchutin. 2. you ilvich, dl. iliptik, pl. ilipsi Who is going? Kiña aullaġniaqpa? You! Ilvich! 2a to you ilipnun, dl. iliptiknun, pl. iliptitnun I will give it to you now. Ilipnun uvva qaiññiaġiga. 2b with you ilipkun, dl. iliptikkun, pl. iliptigun I will go with you. Ilipkun aullaġniaqtuŋa. 2c located with you ilipni, dl. iliptikni, pl. iliptitni Can he stay with you? Ilipni iłhiñauva? 2d from you ilipniñ, dl. iliptikniñ, pl. iliptitniñ We will start from you. Ilipniñ aullaqniiñiaqtugut. |
young person, a new thing:There are lots of young people at the teen center. Nutaqqat iñugiaktut katimmaviŋmi. |