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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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butterfly : qalukisaq, dl. qalukisak, pl. qalukisat The butterfly is pretty. Qalukisaq piññaqnaqtuq.

buttocks : iqquk, dl. iqquuk, pl. iqquich Buttocks are for sitting. Iqquuk aquppisiginaqtuk.

buy : to buy, to purchase tauqsiq- he is buying or he has bought tauqsiqsuq, dl. tauqsiqsuk, pl. tauqsiqsut The woman has bought some groceries. Aġnaq tauqsiqsuq niqinik. he has bought it tauqsiġaa, dl. tauqsiġaak, pl. tauqsiġaat He has bought the ball. Tauqsiġaa aqsraaq.

by : by means of, with this one, near the speaker, not in motion, visible uumuuna, dl. ukuŋnuuna, pl. ukunuuna I will go home with this person. Uumuuna iñukun aŋiḷaaġisiruŋa. 2. by means of, with that one, visible or specified taavrumuuna Be sure and go with that one. [person] Taavrumuuna aullauraqna. 3. by means of, with these makunuuna It is scary to ride on these. Makunuuna usriaqsiqsuni iqsiñaqtuq.

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