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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find:paqit- to find something or someone paqitchi- he has found something paqittuq or paqitchiruq He has found a watch. Paqittuq tuqtuqtauramik. or Paqitchiruq sassauramik. He has found it. Paqitkaa. He has found the girl. Paqitkaa aġnauraq. 2. a find, that which has been found paqitaq |
fine:nakuu- She is fine. Nakuuruq. I am fine. Nakuuruŋa. How are you? I am fine. Qanuq itpich? Nakuuruŋa. How is he? He is fine. Qanuq itpa? Nakuuruq. |
finger:2. fingernail; toenail; hoof kukik, dl. kukkik, pl. kukiich That fingernail is long. Taamna kukik takiruq. 3. to break one’s finger argaaq- he broke his own finger argaaqtuq He fell forward and broke his finger. Paallakhuni argaaqtuq. 4. index finger tikiq, dl. tikkik, pl. tikiġich My index finger is longer than my thumb. Tikiġa takitluktuq kuvlumniñ. 5. middle finger qitiqłiġmik, dl. qitiqłiġmiik, qitiqłiġmiich The middle finger is on a hand. Qitiqłiġmik ittuq argaŋni. 6. ring finger mikilġaq or mikiliġaq 7. the little finger iqitquuraq, dl. iqitquurak, pl. iqitquurat The ring fits on his little finger. Iqitquuraŋan naammagigaa qitiqłiġun. |
finish:naatchi- she has finished, she has completed naatchiruq He has finished his work. Naatchiruq savaaġmiñik. 2. to finish, to complete naat- she is finished with it, she has completed it naatkaa, dl. naatkaak, pl. naatkaat She is finished with the book she was reading. Naatkaa agliqiani. 3. to finish, to complete, to be ready itqanaiġi- She has finished making the parka. Itqanaiġiruq atikłiaġmiñik. |
fire:The fire is red. Ikniq kaviqsuq. 2. to light a fire, be it a campfire or a stove ikniqsuq- He has lit the stove. Ikniqsuqtuq. 3. campfire iknipiaq 4. dry firewood qirupiaq, dl. qirupiak, pl. qirupiat Dry wood is good for firewood. Qirupiaq ikniqautigiksuq. 5. fire iki The fire is spreading. Iki siamittuq. 6. to burn iki- It is burning. Ikiruq. or Ikigaa. The ground is burning. Nuna ikigaa. |
fireweed: fireweed plant quppiqutaq, dl. quppiqutak, pl. quppiqutat Fireweed shoots are edible. Nuivaaluktuat quppiqutat niġiñaqtut. |
first:sivulliq, dl. sivullik or sivulliik, pl. sivulliich The first one to arrive is the winner. Sivulliq aggiqqaaqtuaq akimaruq. 2. to be the first sivulliu- The girl came in first in the foot race. Aġnauraq sivulliuruq aqpaliutraqtuani. Don’t try to be first. Sivulliuniaqmiñak. 3. to do first [question] suqqaaq- What did she do first? Suqqaaqpa? 4. to be first, to do first -qqaaq- [v-v] I stood up first. I’m out of bed first. Mikitqaaqtuŋa. Sew this one first. Una killaiyaqqaaġuŋ. |
fish: qaluk, dl. qalluk, pl. qaluichThe fish lives in the water. Qaluk imiġmi itchuuruq. 2. fish egg suvak, dl. suvaak, pl. suvaich Fish eggs are down there in the water. Suvaich unna imiġmi. 3. to fish qaluŋniaq- he is fishing qaluŋniaqtuq, dl. qaluŋniaqtuk, pl. qaluŋniaqtut My mother is fishing for winter food. Aanaga qaluŋniaqtuq ukiusaksranik. 4. fishing or seal hole alluaq, dl. alluak, pl. alluat The fishing hole is big. Alluaq aŋiruq. 5. fish hook niksik, dl. niksiik, pl. niksiich Where is my fish hook? Naami niksiga? 6. fishline ipiutaq, dl. ipiutak, pl. ipiutat The fishline is attached to the hook. Ipiutaq ataruq niksiŋmun.  7. to fish with a hook niksiksuq- He is fishing. Niksiksuqtuq. 8. to jig for burbot -mudshark- with special, pronged burbot hook iqḷaktuq- They are fishing for burbots. Iqḷaktuqtut. 9. to fish for tomcod manaqtuq- They are fishing for tomcod. Manaqtuqtut uuganun. 10. to fish with a net kuvraqtuq- She is fishing with a net. Kuvraqtuqtuq. |
fist:iqit- He makes a fist. Argaŋni iqitkai. |
fit:naammak- it fits naammaktuq, dl. naammaktuk, pl. naammaktut The jacket my mother made is just right. Aanaa quppiġarriaŋa naammaktuq. 2. to fit in a space iviq- it fits iviqtuq It fits where it should be. Iviqtuq iniksraġmiñi. Fit it in! Iviqtillaguŋ! |
five: tallimatFive people are talking. Tallimat iñuich uqaqtut. |
fix:iłuaqsaq- to fix something iłuaqsai- he is fixing -something- iłuaqsairuq he is fixing it iłuaqsaġaa He is fixing the chair. Iłuaqsaġaa aquppiutaq. |
flap:ivukutaq- it is flapping ivukutaqtuq, dl. ivukutaqtuk, pl. ivukutaqtut It is flapping in the wind. Ivukutaqtuq anuqłiqman. 2. to make a flapping sound, to flap ivulula- it is making a flapping sound, it is flapping ivulularuq The flapping sound kept me awake last night. Ivulularuam siñiktinġiḷḷakkaaŋa unnuavak. |
flashlight:The flashlight is used when it is dark. Naniġuun atuġaqtuq taaqsipman. 2. flashlight qauraġaun, dl. qauraġautik, pl. qauraġautit Hand me the flashlight. Qauraġaun qairruŋ uvamnun. |
flat:natiġnaq, dl. natiġnak, pl. natiġnat Flat tundra has few trees. Natiġnaq napaaqtukitchuq. |
flatus:niliq- 2. he has expeled flatus -gas-, fart niliqtuq My uncle has farted. Aŋatchiaġa niliqtuq. |
flee:pigruq- he is fleeing pigruqtuq, dl. pigruqtuk, pl. pigruqtut The man is fleeing from inside the house. Aŋun pigruqtuq tupqum iḷuaniñ. 2. to flee aullaqiuraq- she is fleeing aullaqiuraqtuq The child is fleeing. Iḷaalugruaq aullaqiuraqtuq. 3. to flee, to escape qimak- it is fleeing qimaktuq The animal is fleeing. Aŋŋugauraq qimaktuq. |
flesh:qatvak- or qaprak- she is fleshing a sea mammal qatvaktuq, dl. qatvaktuk, pl. qatvaktut My mother is fleshing a seal skin. Aanaga qatvaktuq natchium amianik. 2. flesh, meat, food niqi Separate the flesh from the bone. Niqaa piiġuŋ saunġaniñ. |
flex:iqittaq- She is flexing her fingers. Iqittaqtuq. He is flexing his muscles or biceps. Imuraġaqtuq. |
flicker:tuuyusrugruk, dl. tuuyusrugruuk, pl. tuuyusrugruich The yellow-shafted flicker is sitting on the tree. Tuuyusrugruk miñŋaruq napaaqtumi. |
