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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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iris : iris of eye -lit, the dark part of the eye- qiġñiqtaaŋa irim The iris of the eye has fluid. Qiġñiqtaaŋa irim imaqaqtuq.

iron : saviḷhaq or saviksraq, dl. saviksrak, pl. saviksrat Iron is used in making stoves. Saviksraq atuġnaqtuq ikniġviḷiuqtuni. 2. iron -for clothes- qaiqsaun, dl. qaiqsautik, pl. qaiqsautit to iron qaiqsaq- He is ironing it. Qaiqsaġaa.

is : see also exist he/she/it is ittuq He is here. Uvani ittuq. Is it here? Uvani itpa?

island : qikiqtaq, dl. qikiqtak, pl. qikiqtat The island is surrounded by water. Qikiqtaq avatiqaqtuq imiġmik. 2. big island qikiqtaqpak, dl. qikiqtaqpaak, pl. qikiqtaqpaich

isthmus : ataniq, dl. atannak, pl. atanġich There is an isthmus between two lakes. Narvak akunġakni ataniqaqtuq.

it : see he

ivory : walrus tusk, ivory tuugaaq, dl. tuugaak, pl. tuugaat Walrus tusk is used for carving. Tuugaaq aiviġmiñ suliuġutigiraġigaat.

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