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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flint:akmaaq, dl. akmaak, pl. akmaat or ikniñ, dl. iknisik, pl. iknisit Flint is used for arrow heads. Akmaaq qaġrupiani sikuuraqtuq. 2. he starts a fire with flint ikniruq, dl. ikniruk, pl. iknirut He started a fire with his flint. Ikniruq iknitmiñik. |
flipper:utraq, dl. utrak, pl. utraich The fermented flipper of a walrus can be eaten. Utraq niġiñaqtuq. 2. foreflipper taliġuq, dl. taliqquk, pl. taliqqut The foreflipper is very delicious. Taliġuq tipraġiksuq niġiruni. 3. hind flipper of a whale, fluke avatraq I like to chew on beluga flipper. Tamuġuguugiga sisuam avatraŋa. 4. fermented bearded seal flipper utniq, dl. utniik, pl. utniġich |
float:pupta- it is floating puptaruq, dl. puptaruk, pl. puptarut The wood is floating on the water. Qiruk puptaruq imiġmi. 2. floating moss, melted permafrost puptaaq, dl. puptaak, pl. puptaat The floating moss is not a place to walk, it is dangerous. Puptaaq pisrugviksraunġitchuq, iqsiñaqtuq. |
flood:ulit- it is flooding, there is a flood ulittuq It has flooded from the rain. Siḷalukhuni ulittuq. The river is flooded. Kuuk ulittuq. |
floor:natiq, dl. nattak, pl. natqich I wash the floor all the time. Natiq iġġuġaġigiga ataramik. 2. to put flooring natchitchiq- he puts flooring on it natchitchiġaa, dl. natchitchiġaak, pl. natchitchiġaat My father is putting flooring in our new house. Taataa natchitchiġaa tupitchiaksrautvut. |
flounder:The flounder lives in the ocean. Nataaġnaq iñuuniaqtuq taġiumi. |
flour:Flour is used to make breads, hotcakes, and biscuits. Mukkaaq atuġaqtuq qaqquliuqtuni. |
flow:saġvaq- it is flowing saġvaqtuq, dl. saġvaqtuk, pl. saġvaqtut The river is flowing downriver. Saġvaqtuq kuuk unuŋatmun. 2. to flow swiftly saġvaġik- it flows swiftly -when water current is swift- saġvaġiksuq, dl. saġvaġiksuk, pl. saġvaġiksut The descending stream flows swiftly. Saġvaġriksuq kuuġuq atmuŋaruaq. |
flower: one small flower, one tiny flower nauriuraq, nauriaŋuraq She gave me a flower. Nauriaŋuramik aatchullakkaaŋa. 2. flower, plant nauriaq, nautchiaq, dl. nauriak, pl. nauriat There are many flowers this summer. Nauriat iñugiaktut auravak. |
fluke:avatraq, dl. avatraak, pl. avatraich The fluke is a part of the beluga. Avatraq iḷaviñiġigaa sisuam. |
flush:kavviġḷuktit- His face has become flushed. Kavviġḷuktittuq. After playing out, his face became flushed. Aniiqqaaqhuni kavviġḷuktittuq. |
flutter:tiŋmiraqatauraq- it is fluttering tiŋmiraqatauraqtuq The butterfly is fluttering about. Qalukisaq tiŋmiraqatauraqtuq. |
fly:nuviuvak, dl. nuviuvaak, pl. nuviuvaich The color of the fly is black. Nuviuvak qiġñiqtaaŋuruq. 2. dung fly anaqsiuġayuk, dl. anaqsiuġayuuk, pl. anaqsiuġayuich The dung fly is smaller than the bumble bee. Anaqsiuġayuk mikitluktuq igutchaġmiñ. 3. caribou bot fly milluyuuq |
fly:tiŋmi- It is flying tiŋmiruq, dl. tiŋmiruk, pl. tiŋmirut The airplane is flying. Tiŋmisuun tiŋmiruq. 2. to fly away, to take off tiŋi- it has flown away or it is taking off tiŋiruq, dl. tiŋiruk, pl. tiŋirut The goose has flown away. Tiŋmiaq tirjiruq. |
fog:to be foggy taktuk- it is foggy taktuktuq The weather is foggy, there is no visibility. Taktuktuq siḷa, qiñiġnaitchuq. 2. to become foggy taktuktit- It has become foggy. Taktuktittuq. 3. to still be foggy taktugugaaq- The weather is still foggy. Siḷa taktugugaaqtuq. |
fold:to fold imu- she folded it imugaa, dl. -obj.- imugik, pl. -obj.- imugai She folded the clothes. Imugai atnuġaat. Here, fold this. Uvva, immuuŋ una. 2. to fold arms inside of parka or to put something inside in the front of parka qumik- he has folded his arms inside of his parka qumiksuq, dl. qumiksuk, pl. qumiksut The old woman has folded her arms inside of her parka. Qumiksuq aaquaksraatchiaq. She put the item that she was to take in the front of her jacket. Qumikkaa saagaksrautni. |
follow:malik- he followed maliktuq, dl. maliktuk, pl. maliktut The dog followed along. Qipmiq maliktuq. she follows him, she accompanies him malikkaa, dl. malikkaak, pl. malikkaat He follows his dad. Taatani malikkaa. 2. she follows a trail or pattern, follows him, tracks him, imitates him tuvraġaa |
food:niqi, dl. niqik, pl. niqit There is a lot of food on the table. Niqi iñugiaktuq niġiñiaġviŋmi. 2. food cooked rare uupasułaaq, uupasulaaq or uupałaaqtaq Rare caribou meat is delicious. Uupasułaaq tuttum niqaa niġiruni nakuuruq. 3. to store food niqausri- Food is stored in summer. Niqausriñaqtuq auraġmi. The mouse is storing food. Aviññaq niqausriruq. |
fool:The fool is in the village. Kinnaq nunaaqqimi ittuq. |
foolish:kinnaŋaaq-, kinnau- he is foolish, unwise kinnaŋaaqtuq or kinnauruq The man is foolish. Aŋun kinnauruq. |
