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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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gum

:
resin, spruce gum, chewing gum
kutchuq, dl. kutchuk, pl. kutchut

Spruce gum can be used for caulking boats.
Kutchuq umiiyuuġutautlaruq.

2. to chew gum
kutchuqtuq-

I chew gum a lot.
Kutchuqtuġuuruŋa.

Don’t chew gum!
Kutchuqtuqnak!

gums

:
kigusriñiq

The gums are where the teeth are attached.
Kigusriñiq kigutit attavigigaat.

gun

:
gun gun, rifle
suppun, dl. supputik, pl. supputit

The gun or rifle is dangerous.
Suppun nuyuaġnaqtuq.

gunsight

:
nalautirrun, dl. nalautirrutik, pl. nalautirrutit

The gunsight is very useful on a gun.
Nalautirrun atutlapiaqtuq supputmi.

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