Iñupiaq Language: Kobuk Junior Dictionary

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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elbow

ikusrik, dl. ikusriik, pl. ikusriich

My elbow is itchy.
Ikusriga kumaksruktuq.

elderly

to become elderly, to grow old -of a man-
aŋayuqaaq-

He has become elderly. He is nearing old age.
Aŋayuqaaqtuq.

2. to become elderly, to grow old -of a woman-
aaquaq-

She has grown old.
Aaquaqtuq.

Gee! You are getting old.
Attai! Aaquagaqsiñiqsutin.

eleven

qulit atausriq

There are eleven pencils on the table.
Qulit atausriq aglautit niġiñiaġviŋñi ittut.

embark

to embark, get into a vehicle or vessel
iku- or iki-

he has embarked
ikuruq, dl. ikuruk, pl. ikurut or ikiruq, dl. ikiruk, pl. ikirut

He gets on the plane.
Ikuruq tiŋmisuutmun.

She gets into the boat.
Ikiruq umiamun.

embarrass

to become embarrassed
kanŋukkiak- or kanŋutchak-

he is embarrassed
kanŋukkiaktuq, dl. kanŋukkiaktuk, pl. kanŋukkiaktut

She was embarrassed after she told a lie.
Kanŋukkiaktuq sagluqqaaqhuni.

2. to look embarrassed, to look guilty
kigiñaġiiḷiq-

He looks embarrassed.
Kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq.

The robber looked embarrassed when they talked of the stolen article.
Tigliktuaq kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq uqaaqsikmata tigligamik.

embrace

to embrace
iqit-

She is embracing him.
Iqitkaa.

He is embracing his older sister.
Iqitkaa aakaurani.

2. they [two] embrace
iqirrutiruk

They embraced upon seeing each other.
Iqirrutiruk qiñġutliqamik.

emerge

to emerge
nuiḷḷak-

The girl emerged from her room.
Aġnauraq nuiḷḷaktuq inauraġmiñiñ.

empty

to be empty
imait-

it is empty
imaitchuq, dl. imaitchuk, pl. imaitchut

The kettle is empty.
Imaitchuq uunaqsiivik.

2. to become empty
imaiq-

It is now empty.
Imaiqsuq.

Empty it!
Imaiġuŋ!

encourage

to encourage
pitchuksaaq-

she is encouraging him
pitchuksaaġaa, dl. pitchuksaaġaak, pl. pitchuksaaġaat

He is encouraging him to go.
Pitchuksaaġaa aullaquplugu.

end

the end -of a story-
akkumii

2. end or ending
isru

it’s end
isrua

Hold the end of the rope.
Tigummiuŋ akłunaam isrua.

The ending of the word is long.
Isrua taggisim takiruq.

endless

to be endless
isruit-

it is endless, eternal
isruitchuq

The road is endless.
Tumitchiaq tamanna isruitchuq.

The work seems endless.
Savaaq isruitmatun ittuq.

endure

to endure
igḷutui-, igḷutuq-

he is enduring; he has endured
igḷutuiruq, dl. igḷutuiruk, pl. igḷutuirut

She is enduring the pain.
Igḷutuiruq atniġñamik.

2. she endures it
igḷutuġaa, dl. igḷutuġaak, pl. igḷutuġaat

She endures the sickness.
Igḷutuġaa naŋirrun.

3. to be enduring
qapiqtanġit-

she is enduring
qapiqtanġitchuq, dl. qapiqtanġitchuk, pl. qapiqtanġitchut

The person is enduring and keeps on going.
Taamna iñuk qapiqtanġitchuq, sivutmuusruuruq.

4. to be enduring
isiqsu- or siqsu-

he is enduring
isiqsuruq or siqsuruq

The man is enduring in spite of his problems.
Aŋun -i-siqsuruq sakiqniuġaluaŋŋaġmi.

enema

equipment for giving enema -traditionally of ugruk intestines-
immiġaun, dl. immiġautik, pl. immiġautit

An enema is used when a person is constipated.
Immiġaun atuġaqtuq iñuk anatlaiqman.

enlarge

to enlarge, lit. to cause to grow
aglipchaq-

She enlarged the photographs.
Aglipchaġai agliutrat.

enough

to be enough, sufficient, fit in size
naama-

it is enough
naamaruq, dl. naamaruk, pl. naamarut

The house material that my father ordered is enough.
Taataa qanniaŋa tupiksraun naamaruq.

enter

to enter
isiq-

he has entered
isiqtuq, dl. isiqtuk, pl. isiqtut

He has entered the church.
Isiqtuq aŋaayyuviŋmun.

2. to enter, of a group one by one or in groups
isaa-

they enter
isaarut

they keep entering, as children do during the course of the day
isaaġaqtut

to enter over and over
isaaġaq-

She kept entering today.
Isaaġaqtuq uvluvak.

entry

entry, door opening, river mouth
paa, dl. paak, pl. paat

There is fishing at the mouth of the river.
Kuugum paaŋani niksiksuġniaġaqtut.

envelope

envelope, wrapper
puuksraq, dl. puuksrak, pl. puuksrat

Envelopes come in varied sizes.
Puuksrat aŋilaaġiiksut.

envy

to envy
tusru-

he is envious
tusruruq, dl. tusruruk, pl. tusrurut

My daughter is envious because her friend has a new parka.
Paniga tusruruq uumaani atikłutchiaqman.

she is envious of him
tusrugaa, dl. tusrugaak, pl. tusrugaat

She is envious of the one who left.
Tusrugaa aullaqtuaq.

2. to envy
piŋa-

He is envious.
Piŋaruq.

She is envious because she wants one like that.
Piŋaruq taatnasriqaġukhuni.

3. to become envious, to become jealous
piŋaliq-

He has become envious.
Piŋaliqsuq.

When his neighbor got a new sled, he became envious.
Siḷalliuni qiḷġitchiaqman piŋaliqsuq.

erect

to erect
nappaq-, nappai-

They are erecting a large building.
Nappairut tupiqpaŋmik.

He is erecting it.
Nappaġaa.

She is erecting her own tent.
Nappaġaa palapkaani.