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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nail: kikiak, dl. kikirrak, pl. kikiagichThe nail is sharp. Kikiak ipiktuq. |
name:His name is Glenn. Glenn-mik atiqaqtuq. 2. to name, to give a name or title to atchiq- she gives him a name, she has named him atchiġaa, dl. atchiġaak, pl. atchiġaat The woman has named her baby after her dad. Aġnam qitunġauri atchiġaa taatamiñik. 3. to utter; to say; to say the name of someone, thus naming a child tai-, taisi- She said Qayaq. or She named her child after Qayaq. Qayyamik taisiruq. or Qayaq taiyaa. 4. a name taiyuun to be called, to be named such taiyuutiqaq- It is called Rainbow. Nigamik taiyuutiqaqtuq. |
namesake:2. my namesake atiġa, dl. attaka, pl. atitka or attatka My namesake is not here. Atiġa piitchuq. 3. people who are namesakes atiġiik, pl. atiġiich Two people with the same name are walking. Atiġiik pisruktuk. |
napkin:The color of the napkin is white. Tipliiyaun aatiqtaaŋuruq. 2. napkin, paper towel -lit. something to wipe with- allaġun, dl. allaġutik, pl. allaġutit Please hand me a napkin. Allaġutmiktuq aatchullaŋŋa. |
narrow:ikikit- it is narrow ikikitchuq, dl. ikikitchuk, pl. ikikitchut Some part of the river is narrow. Ikikitchuq kuugum iḷaŋa. 2. to be narrow kapit- it is narrow kapittuq, dl. kapittuk, pl. kapittut to be too narrow kapinaaq- It is too narrow kapinaaqtuq She made me a calico parka which was a bit too narrow. Kapinaaqługu atikłuliuġniġaaŋa. |
nasal cavity:one side suġlu Here is a person's nasal cavity. Iñuum suġlua uvva. |
naughty:uqaqsiġiit- He is naughty. Uqaqsiġiitchuq. Don't be naughty. You shouldn't be naughty. Uqaqsiġiitmiñak. |
navel:His navel is ticklish. Qalasria qaallayaruq. |
near:qanit- it is near qanittuq, dl. qanittuk, pl. qanittut The fire is near the school. Qanittug iki aglagviŋmiñ. |
neck:The neck is used when turning the head from side to side. Quŋisiq atuqtuq alaqtaqtuni. |
need:inuqsraq-, inuġi- he needs, he is needy of inuqsraqtuq, dl. inuqsraqtuk, pl. inuqsraqtut They need food. Inuqsraqtut niqimik. he needs it inuġigaa, dl. inuġigaak, pl. inuġigaat He needs food. Inuġigaa niqauraq. |
needle:A needle is to sew with. Mitqun killaiyautauruq supayaamun. |
Negro:taaqsupak, dl. taaqsupaak, pl. taaqsupaich 2. half-Negro taaqsupaiyaaq, dl. taaqsupaiyaak, pl. taaqsupaiyaat |
nephew:my nephew, my niece uyuġuga, dl. uyuġuuka, pl. uyuġuutka your nephew, niece uyuġun his/her nephew, niece uyuġua My nephew is my sister's son. Uyuġuga aakauraġma iġñiġigaa. 2. Nephew! [direct address] Uyuġuuŋ! |
nest: uvluun, dl. uvluutik, pl. uvluutitThe nest--a place where birds nest. Uvluutit--tiŋmiurat ivvaviŋich. 2. to nest, to have young iva- it is nesting ivaruq, dl. ivaruk, pl. ivarut The duck is nesting on the lakeside. Tiŋmiaġruk ivaruq narvam siñaani. |
net: net, fishing net kuvraq, dl. kuvrak, pl. kuvrat A net is used for fishing. Kuvraq qaluŋniutnauruq. 2. to check a net kuvraqsruq- she is checking the net kuvraqsruqtuq She checked the net this morning. Kuvraqsruqtuq uvlaaq. 3. to make a net kuvri- he is making a net kuvriruq, dl. kuvriruk, pl. kuvrirut My mother is making a net. Aanaga kuvriruq. 4. to set a net kuvriq- he has set the net kuvriqsuq, dl. kuvriqsuk, pl. kuvriqsut He set a net yesterday. Kuvriqsuq ippaksraq. 5. to make a net by knotting twine with a net needle, to knit qiḷak- he is net lashing qiḷaktuq, dl. qiḷaktuk, pl. qiḷaktut The mother is making a net by knotting twine with a net needle. Aana qiḷaktuq kuvraksramik. 6. net needle nuviḷḷaun 7. net gauge for knotting twine iraġuq 8. buoy puptaqun 9. net float puptaun 10. net sinker [as from bone] saatqun 11. larger net sinker, weight [as a rock] kivviqun |
never:-tqikkumiñait- [v-v] He will never walk again. Pisrutqikkumiñaitchuq. I will never come here again. Uvuŋatqikkumiñaitchuŋa. |
new:nutau- it is new, she is young nutauruq, dl. nutauruk, pl. nutaurut That house is new. Taamna tupiq nutauruq. 2. to have a new item or something new -tchiaq- [n-v] clothes atnuġaat She got new clothes yesterday. Atnuġaatchiaqtuq ippaksraq. mukluk kamik She has new mukluks. Kamitchiaqtuq. parka atigit He has a new parka. Atigitchiaqtuq. coat quppiġaaq I have a new coat. Quppiġaatchiaqtuŋa. 3. new item -tchiaq [n-n] This new coat is already torn. Quppiġaatchiaq una alianiktiġniqsuq. |
news:to give news tusraayu- gaaqtitchi- The man is giving the news. Aŋun tusraayugaaqtitchiruq. 2. to give news, to tell, to inform others kilgi- The man is giving the news on the radio. Aŋun kilgiruq naalautitigun. |
night: night, last night unnuaq, dl. unnuak, pl. unnuat We worked hard last night. Savałallaktugut unnuaq. She went out at night. Unnuami aniruq. 2. all through the night unnuavak They sang all night long. Atuqtut unnuavak. 3. to become late in the evening, close to night unnuk- It is late in the evening. Night is falling. Unnuktuq. |
nine: quliŋuġutaiḷaqI have nine younger brothers and sisters. Quliŋuġutaiḷanik nukatchiaqaqtuŋa. |
nineteen:Here are nineteen caribou. Uvva iñuiñaġuutaiḷaq tuttu. |
ninety:There are ninety students at the school. Aglaktuat aglagviŋmi iñugiaktilaaqaqtut sisamakipiaq qulinik. |
nipple:qipmiuraŋa miluum The nipple is on the breast. Qipmiuraŋa miluum miluŋmi ittuq. |
no:no! -emphatic- qaŋaa! No, I do not wish to go. Qaŋŋaa! Aullaġunġitchuŋa! No, I don't want you to do that. Qaŋa, taatnaqunġitchikpiñ. |
nod:niaquqsruqtuq, dl. niaquqsruqtuk, pl. niaquqsruqtut My father is nodding his head while they are dancing. Taataga niaquqsruqtuq aġġipmata. 2. to nod yes niaqqumik aŋŋaq- He is nodding yes. Niaqqumiñik aŋŋaqtuq. |
noisy:nipitu- it is noisy, loud nipituruq, dl. nipituruk, pl. nipiturut The musicians are noisy. Atuqtuuraqtit nipiturut. 2. to be too noisy qukiġñaq- he is too noisy qukiġñaqtuq Oh! They were so noisy. Qukiġñałallaktut. 3. to overwhelm someone's hearing with noise qukiq- They made too much noise for him. Qukiġaat. |
north:nigiqpak or nigiqpaq The north wind is cold. Nigiqpak alappaaŋuruq. 2. north wind niġġaaġruk The north wind is blowing. Niġġaaġruktuq. 3. the direction north nigiqpaum tuŋaa He went north. Nigiqpaum tuŋaanun aullaqtuq. |
northern lights:Northern lights are bright in the dark. Kiiġuyat qaumarut unnuami. 2. northern lights are shining kiiġuyaruq |
northern sucker:The sucker has lots of bones in its tail. Kaviqsuaq saunġukkaqtuq sipiŋmiñi. 2. milugiaq, dl. milugiak, pl. milugiat The northern sucker is hard to the touch. Milugiaq siqquqtuq aktuqtuni. |
nose:nose; ventilator qiŋaq, dl. qiŋŋak, pl. qiŋŋat My nose is in pain. Qiŋaġa atniġñaqtuq. The house has a ventilator. Tupiq qiŋaqaqtuq. 2. groove under nose; entire upper lip kakkiviaq, dl. kakkiviak, pl. kakkiviat The groove under his nose is red. Kakkiviaŋa kaviġñiqsuq. 3. to have a nose bleed auktit- he has a nose bleed auktittuq, dl. auktittuk, pl. auktittut The man has a nose bleed. Aŋun auktittuq. 4. to blow one's nose kakkiksuq- He is blowing his nose. Kakkiksuqtuq. |
nostrils:The nostrils are used to breathe through. Qiŋŋak aniqsalugviuruk. |
not:He did not arrive. Tikiñġitchuq. It is not here. Maani inġitchuq. She is not sewing. Killaiyanġitchuq. 2. to not be -unġit-, -ŋunġit- [used after nouns containing two vowels in the last syllable] [n-v] He is not a woman. Aġnaunġitchuq. It is not a boat. Umiaŋunġitchuq. It is not a lemming. Aviññaunġitchuq. 3. to not have -it-, ŋit- [used after nouns containing two vowels in the last syllable] [n-v] He does not have a dog. Qipmiitchuq. She does not have a boat. Umiaŋitchuq. 4. to not know nalu- He does not know. Naluruq. He does not know about it. Nalugaa. |
nothing:piunġit- or suunġit- He is nothing. Piunġitchuq. It is nothing, don't worry about it. Suunġitchuq, isrumaaluutiginagu. |
November:Nippivik When November comes, the sun sets early. Nippivik tikitman, siqiñiq nipinaġiaġuusriraqtuq. |
now:We are going now. Pakma aullaġniaqtugut. 2. now, at this time akkuvak |
numb:qauġrimait- it is numb qauġrimaitchuq, dl. qauġrimaitchuk, pl. qauġrimaitchut I am numb from shock. Tupakpagitḷuŋa qauġrimaisauraaqtuŋa. 2. to be numb -physically-; to die tuqu- They numbed his ear. Tuqupchaġaat siutaa. My leg is still numb. Niuga tuquŋaruq suli. |
number:kisitchiñ, dl. kisitchisik, pl. kisitchisit or kisirrun, dl. kisirrutik, pl. kisirrutit Do you know the numbers? Kisirrutit iḷisimavigich? |
nurse:miluk- he is nursing miluktuq, dl. miluktuk, pl. miluktut The baby is nursing. Iyaalugruaq miluktuq. She is nursing her baby. Miluktitkaa iyaalugruani. 2. a nurse nurse-aq, iłuaqtitchiñiaqti [lit. one who attempts to make another or others well or good] or mairitchiqiri [lit. one who deals with medicine] The nurse came. Aggiqsuq nurse-aq. |
nut:They are passing out nuts to the children. Qaqquġnanik aatchuqtuiḷgitchut iyaalugruaġnun. |
