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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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to jump
misik-

he jumped
misiksuq, dl. misiksuk, pl. misiksut

He jumped from the bank.
Qipaluamiñ misiksuq.

2. to jump across, to leap
nutik-

he leaped
nutiktuq, dl. nutiktuk, pl. nutiktut

He jumped across there.
Nutiktuq taichuŋa.

3. to repeatedly jump across; to repeatedly leap across, to jump up and down
nuttagaq-

He is leaping across to the other side.
Nuttagaqtuq taaganiaŋanun.

She is jumping up and down on the bed.
Siñigviŋñi nuttagaqtuq.

:
-birth time-
Iġñivik

I got married to him in June.
Iġñiviŋmi ilaanun iḷiruŋa.

:
just recently
-qqammiq-, qqamiq- [v-v]

He just came.
Aggiqqammiqsuq.

He just left.
Auliaqqammiqsuq.

I just got up.
Makitqammiqsuŋa.

They just got done eating.
Niġiqqammiqsut.


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