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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oar:The oar is longer than the paddle. Ipun takitluktuq aŋuutmiñ. |
oarlock:Where are the -2- oarlocks? Naami ipurviutak? |
oatmeal:Oatmeal is eaten in the morning. Qayusraaksraq niġiñaqtuq uvlaami. 2. oatmeal mush massaq [Eng.] to eat mush massaqtuq- He is eating mush. Massaqtuqtuq. Have some oatmeal mush. Massaqtuġiñ. |
obedience:Obedience to God is a must for Christians. Tupiksriḷiq Aŋaayyutmik inuqnaqtuq ukpiqtuani. |
obey:kamaksri-, kamagi- she is obedient kamaksriruq, dl. kamaksriruk, pl. kamaksrirut He is obedient to his master. Kamaksriruq ataniġmiñik. she is obedient to him kamagigaa, dl. kamagigaak, pl. kamagigaat He is obedient to his mother. Kamagigaa aanani. 2. to obey orders, instructions, etc. tupiksri- she obeys tupiksriruq The dog obeys its master. Qipmiq tupiksriruq iñuŋmiñik. to obey tupigi- she obeys him tupigigaa, dl. tupigigaak, pl. tupigigaat She obeys her mother. Aanani tupigigaa. |
oblong:takiŋaaq- it is oblong takiŋaaqtuq The plate is oblong. Puggutaq takiŋaaqtuq. |
observe:naipiqtuq- He is observing her every movement. Naipiqtuġaa. 2. an inspector, one who spies, one who scrutinizes naipiqtuqti |
obstinate:sivutmuusruuruq, dl. sivutmuusruuruk, pl. sivutmuusruurut He acts obstinate although its wrong. Sivutmuusruuruq kinnaksaqtumiunniiñ. |
obtain, get:I got [obtained] a red one. Kaviqsaamik piksraqtuŋa. What kind did she obtain? Qanusrimik piksraqpa? 2. obtain, get suksraq- question What did she get? Suksraqpa? 3. obtain, get, -ksraq- [n-v] He has obtained food. Niqiksraqtuq. She has obtained clothes. Atnuġaaksraqtuq. |
obvious:nalunait- it is obvious, clear, easily seen nalunaitchuq, dl. nalunaitchuk, pl. nalunaitchut His error was obvious. Kinniqikkaŋa nalunaitchuq. 2. to not be obvious nalunaq- it is not obvious, is unclear, obscure, hard to see nulunaqtuq, dl. nalunaqtuk, pl. nalunaqtut The house in the thicket is hard to see. Tupiq saġrałuum iḷuani nalunaqtuq. |
occasion:-viksraq [v-n] occasion, time for travel igliġviksraq, dl. igliġviksrak, pl. igliġviksrat It is time to travel. Igliġviksraq tikitchuq. You will have the occasion to speak. Piviksraqallakkisirutin uqaġukkuvich. |
occasionally:iḷaatniġuqman. |
occiptal:tunusruk, dl. tunusruuk, pl. tunusruich The boy hurt the back of his neck. Nukatpialugruum tunusruni atniġaa. |
ocean:taġiuq There are many fish in the ocean. Qaluich iñugiaktut taġiumi. |
October:[lit. time of water freezing] When October comes, the water freezes. Sikkuvik tikitman sikuraqtuq. |
odor:its odor tipaa He smelled an odor in the old house. Naimagaa tipi tupaaqłuŋmi. |
off:muliksima- it is off muliksimaruq The radio is off. Naalautit muliksimarut. -The radio is comprised of many parts, which explains the plural endings of the above sentence.- 2. to turn off -as of power- mulik-, umik- Turn the radio off. Naalautit mulikkich. |
offering place:tuniḷḷaqtuġvik |
offspring:piayaaq or piayyaaq, dl. piayyaak, pl. piayyaat Baby animals are cute. Piayyaat anaŋŋaaŋurut. |
oh:annaa! Oh, dear! I made so many mistakes! Annaa! Kinniqivagitḷuŋa. 2. oh yes, one other thing -used to express sudden remembrance- attia or attialiqaa Oh, yes, I was going to tell you. Attia, uqautiniakkaqpiñ! or Attialiqaa uqautiniakkaqpiñ. 3. Oh, so that's how it is. Attia, taatnaliqauvva. |
