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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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over : over there, outside, in another house or area amma or taamma They are singing over there at the church. Amma agaayyuviŋmi atuqtut. 2. to fly over, to go over qulaut- He overshot the mark. Qulautkaa sillaksakkani. The ducks flew overhead. Tiŋmiaġruich qulautchaaqtut.

owl : barred owl naataqpak, dl. naataqpaak, pl. naataqpaich The barred owl flies at night looking for food. Naataqpak tiŋmiraqtuq unnuami niqiksraqsiuqhuni. 2. boreal owl, Richardson's owl takpiiḷaaġruk, dl. takpiiḷaaġruuk, pl. takpiiḷaaġruich The boreal owl can see best at night. Takpiiḷaaġruk unnuami takpitḷugaqtuq. 3. great gray owl naataq, dl. naatak, pl. naatat The owl flies at night. Naataq tiŋmiraqtuq unnuami. 4. hawk owl niaquqtuaġruk, dl. niaquqtuaġruuk, pl. niaquqtuaġruich The hawk owl feeds on small mice. Niaquqtuaġruk niġisuuruq mikiruanik aviññiaġnik. 5. horned owl nukisaġaq, dl. nukisiqqak, pl. nukisiqqat The horned owl looks like it has horns. Nukisaġaq naataq nagruqaqmatun ittuq. 6. short-eared owl nipaiḷuktaq, dl. nipaiḷuktak, pl. nipaiḷuktat The short-eared owl eats small mice. Nipaiḷuktaq niġisuuruq aviññaġnik. 7. snowy owl ukpik, dl. ukpiik, pl. ukpiich The snowy owl is white. Ukpik qatiqtuq.

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