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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lazy:iqiasruk- he is lazy iqiasruktuq, dl. iqiasruktuk, pl. iqiasruktut He is a lazy man. Iqiasruuruq aŋun. He is lazy today. Iqiasruktuq uvluvak. 2. to be overcome by laziness, sluggishness iqiat- laziness, sluggishness overcomes him iqiatkaa, dl. obj. iqiatkik, pl. obj. iqiatkai The person is now too lazy to do anything. Iqiatkaa iñuk. 3. to become lazy, drowsy iqiatchak- She has become lazy. Iqiatchaktuq. The song made me lazy. Atuutim iqiatchaktitkaaŋa. 4. a lazy person iqiasruaq, dl. iqiasruak, pl. iqiasruat He is a lazy person. Iqiasruaŋuruq. 5. to not be lazy iqiit- He is not lazy. Iqiitchuq. |
lead:Lead is heavy. Uhaq uqumaitchuq. |
lead:aullauti- she is leading him away, taking it away aullautlgaa, dl. aullautigaak, pl. aullautigaat He took his dog away. Qipmiq aullautigaa. 2. to lead others, as to lead in church services sivulliuq- He is leading at church. Sivulliuqtuq aŋaayyuviŋmi. |
lead:uiññiq There is open water in the ocean. Uiññiq uqumaitchuq. |
lead dog:sivulliqsri or sivulliqsi, dl. sivulliqsrik, pl. sivulliqsrit The lead dog pulled very hard. Sivulliqsri qamulallaktuq. or Sivulliqsi qamulallaktuq. |
leader:sivulliuqti, dl. sivulliuqtik, pl. sivulliuqtit The leader talked to his workers. Sivulliuqti uqaqtuq savaktimiñun. |
leaf:A leaf grows on a cottonwood tree. Akutuqpalik nauruq ninŋumi. 2. broad-leafed plant akutuqpaaġruk |
leak:immak-, immaula- it is leaking immaktuq or immaularuq, dl. immaktuk, pl. immaktut The boat is full of water. Immaktuq umiaq imiġmik. 2. to leak, of a house kusriq- it is leaking kusriqsuq It is leaking because it is raining. Kusriqsuq takku siḷaluktuq. 3. to be leaking, of a container kusriula- it is leaking kusriularuq It is leaking, dripping from the jar. Kusriularuq nakasruŋŋuamiñ. |
lean:nayummak- to lean against the wall nayummaummiuraaq- Please lean these two here against the wall. Nayummaktillakkik ukuak tupqum saniġaanun. |
leap:nutik- he leaped nutiktuq, dl. nutiktuk, pl. nutiktut The little girl leaped into the boat. Niviaqsialugruaq nutiktuq umiamun. 2. to leap toward something nuttaqi- he leaped towards it nuttaqigaa, dl. nuttaqigaak, pl. nuttaqigaat The dog leaped at the cat. Qipmim nuttaqigaa kiriuraq. |
learn:iḷit- he is learning iḷitchuq, d. iḷitchuk, pl. iḷitchut She learned how to sew. Iḷitchuq killaiyałiġmik he learns it iḷitchaa, dl. iḷitchaak, pl. iḷitchaat Have they learned it? Iḷitpatruŋ? 2. to study, to practice iḷisaq- she is practicing, he is studying iḷisaqtuq, dl. iḷisaqtuk, pl. iḷisaqtut He is studying with the others. Iḷisaqtuq atlatigun. 3. to learn easily, to be smart iḷitchik- He is smart. Iḷitchiksuq. |
leave:unit-, unitchi- he has left something or someone behind unitchiruq, dl. unitchiruk, pl. unitchirut He has left his friends behind. Unitchiruq iḷannaġmiñik. he has left it behind unitchaa, dl. unitchaak, pl. unitchaat He has left the dog behind. Qipmiq unitchaa. |
left:2. it’s left side saumia 3. to be left handed saumitmuu- The girl is left handed. Saumitmuuruq aġnauraq. 4. to be on the left side saumikłiuruq It is on the left side. Saumikłiuruq. 5. to be left, to remain -after subtraction- kisiŋŋuq- There are three left. Piñasrut kisiŋŋuqtut. |
leg: niu, dl. niuk, pl. niutThe legs are used all the time when walking. Niuk ataramik atuqtuk pisruktuni. His legs are tired. Niuk iñiqtuqtuk. 2. calf of leg nakasruŋnaq, dl. nakasruŋnak, pl. nakasruŋnat 3. to break one’s leg niuggaaq- The boy broke his leg. Nukatpiaġruk niuggaaqtuq. 4. skin of animal’s foreleg sivuġaġluk I used caribou forelegs for mukluks. Tuttum sivuġaġluŋi atuġitka kammi' ama. 5. front leg of animal sivulliq, dl. sivulliik, pl. sivulliich 6. upper hind leg anautaksraq, dl. anautaksrak, pl. anautaksrat 7. lower leg kanaaq, dl. kanaak, pl. kanaat The lower leg is under the knee. Kanaaq ittuq ataani sitqum. |
legend:to tell a story unipchaaq- My father likes to tell legends. Taataga unipchaaġuguuruq. |
lemming:aviññavik, dl. aviññaviik, pl. aviññaviich or aviññauraq, dl. aviññaurak, pl. aviññaurat The lemming is brown colored. Aviññavik qaaqaqtuq iliktamik. The lemming is eating an Eskimo potato. Aviññauraq niġiruq masrumik. 2. collared lemming qiḷaŋmiutauraq, dl. qiḷaŋmiutaurak, pl. qiḷakmiutaurat The collared lemming is white. Qiḷaŋmiutauraq qatiqtuq. |
lend:atchit- she lends him something atchitchaa, dl. atchitchaak, pl. atchitchaat The man lends his boat to his cousin. Aŋutim atchitchaa umiamiñik iḷḷuni. 2. to lend, -lit., give away for use- atauksrit- or atauksrirrutigi- she lends him -something- atauksritchaa or atauksrirrutigigaa She lends her coat to the woman. Atauksritchaa quppiġaani aġnamun. or Atauksrirrutigigaa quppiġaani aġnamun. |
length:taktilaaŋa to be the length of taktigi- it is this length taktigiruq, dl. taktigiruk, pl. taktigirut The fish was about this length. Qaluk samma itnatun taktigiruq. |
lesser scaup duck:The lesser scaup duck is good to eat. Qaqłutuuq niġruni nakuuruq. |
lesser yellowlegs:tiŋmiam qipmia, dl. tiŋmiam qipmik, pl. tiŋmiam qipmiŋi The lesser yellowlegs is a bird. Tiŋmiam qipmia tiŋmiurauruq. |
