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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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mucus : mucus from the nose kakkik Mucus from the nose should be wiped off. Kakkik allaqtigaksrauruq. 2. mucus nuvak

mud : maġġaq 2. soft mud maqatlaq 3. to play with soft mud maqatliqi - he is playing with soft mud maqatliqiruq The children are playing with soft mud along the shore of the river. Maqatliqirut iyaalugruich kuugum siñaani. 4.to play with mud, dirt maġġiqi- They are playing with mud. Maġġiqirut.

mudshark : mudshark, ling cod, burbot tittaaliq, tiktaaliq, dl. tittaalik, pl. tittaalich The mudshark doesn’t have any scales. Tittaaliq kavisiitchuq.

mukluk : see also boot kamik, dl. kammak, pl. kamŋich My mukluks are new. Kammaka nutauruk. 2. body border strip for hard bottomed mukluks, appr. one-half of an inch wide - made of bleached seal skin or leather killiġuaq side strip of mukluk bottoms for soft bottomed mukluks killiġuaq

murderer : iñuaqtuqti, dl. iñuaqtuqtik pl. iñuaqtuqtit The murderer has been in jail for many years. Iñuaqtuqti isiqtauruq iñugiaktuani ukiuni.

murre : common murre akpak, dl. akpaak, pl. akpaich The common murre can fly. Akpak tiŋmitḷaruq.

muscle : large back muscle ivaluliñiq, dl. ivaluliññak, pl.ivaluliñġich The large back muscle -usually of a caribou- can be made into and used as sinew thread. Ivaluliñiq ivallivigiplugu, ivaluginaqtuq. 2. any large arm or leg muscle siŋŋiq, dl. siŋŋik, pl. siŋŋiġich Here is a caribou leg muscle. Uvva tuttum siŋŋia. 3. upper arm muscle aqsravaluqtaq 4. to have a muscle cramp qiluri-, qilu- it -the muscle- is cramped qiluruq she has a muscle cramp qiluriruq He has a cramp in his leg. Kanaaŋan nakasruŋnaŋa qiluriruq.

mushroom : -lit that which causes hands to come off, that which can cause one to have no hands argaiġñaq, dl. argaiġñak, pl. argaiġñat Don’t touch that mushroom. Taamna argaiġñaq aktuqnagu. SL. argaiyaġnaq Some mushrooms are edible. Argaiyaġnat iḷaŋich niġiñaqtut.

musician : atuqtuuraqti, dl. atuqtuuraqtik, pl. atuqtuuraqtit The organist in the church is talented. Aŋaayyuviŋmi atuqtuuraqti pisuqtuq.

musk ox : imummak, dl. imummaak, pl. imummaich or umiŋmak, dl. umiŋmaak, pl. umiŋmaich The musk ox is big. Imummak aŋiruq.

muskrat : kigvaluk, dl. kigvalluk, pl. kigvaluich The muskrat has a tail. Kigvaluk pamiuqaqtuq.

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