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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stern:taluġnaq- he is stern, unfriendly, noncommunicative taluġnaqtuq, dl. taluġnaqtuk, pl. taluġnaqtut The woman is stern faced. Aġnaq taluġnaqtuq. 2. stern of boat aqu its stern aqua The boat’s stern is high. Umiam aqua qutchiksuq. |
sternum:qayuuttauraq, dl. qayuuttaurak, pl. qayuuttaurat The lower tip of the sternum is round. Qayuuttauraq aqsravaluqtuq. |
stick: qiruviñiq -lit. part of wood-, qiruuraq -lit. small wood- 2. walking stick, cane ayaupiuraq, ayaupiaq or ayauppiaq, dl. ayaupiak, pl. ayaupiat The old man is using the walking stick. Aŋugaatchiam atuġaa ayaupiuraq. Give me my cane. Qairruŋ ayaupiaġa uvamnun. 3. to stick nipit- it is stuck nipittuq The tile is stuck on the floor. Natiksraq nipittuq natiġmun. 4. to be sticky nipinnaq- it is sticky nipinnaqtuq, dl. nipinnaqtuk, pl. nipinnaqtut Yuck! It is sticky! Ikkii! Nipinnaqtuq! |
stiff:tikkak- it is stiff tikkaktuq, dl. tikkaktuk, pl. tikkaktut His hands are stiff from being frozen. Argai uvva tikkaktut qiqitiqtuqhutiŋ. 2. to become stiff -of dead body- igruq- it becomes stiff -of dead body- igruġaa, dl. obj. igruġik, pl. obj. igruġai His body became stiff when he died. Igruġaa timaa tuqupman. 3. to become stiff, not flexible qiġġaqsi- he has become stiff or it has become stiff -of muscle- qiġġaqsiruq, dl. qiġġaqsiruk, pl. qiġġaqsirut My back has become stiff. Kiyipikkatka qiġġaqsiñiġai. |
stingy:iġḷik- she is stingy iġḷiktuq, dl. iġḷiktuk, pl. iġḷiktut His wife is stingy. Nuiaŋa iġḷiktuq. 2. he is extremely stingy iġḷikturuq, dl. iġḷikturuk, pl. iġḷikturut He is stingy all the time. Iġḷikturuq ataramik. 3. to be stingy about something iġḷigi- he clings to it for himself, he is stingy with it iġḷigigaa, dl. iġḷigigaak, pl. iġḷigigaat He is stingy with his food. Iġḷigiai niqautini. |
stink:tipitu-, aaqqaaŋu- it stinks tipituruq, dl. tipituruk, pl. tipiturut A cigarette stinks. Sikaaq tipituruq. 2. stinking caribou bull -after breeding- nuliaġniq, dl. nuliaġnik, pl. nuliaġniġich In the fall, you can notice a stinking caribou bull after it breeds. Ukiaġmi nuliaġniq tuttu nalunaitchaqtuq. |
stitch:Her stitches are small and neat. Kilugiḷallaktuq. |
stomach:He has a big stomach. Aqiaġuqpaqaqtuq. 2. he has stomach cramps, stomach ache ilunŋuruq, dl. ilunŋuruk, pl. ilunŋurut He has had stomach cramps for three days. Ilunŋuruq piñasruni uvluni. 3. it is growling -of stomach- quluularuq My stomach is growling because I am hungry. Quluularuq iḷuga takku niġisuliqḷuŋa. 4. first stomach -of a caribou, reindeer or moose- qisraġuaq, dl. qisraġuak, pl. qisraġuat The first stomach is the top layer of a stomach. Qisraġuaq qaapquaġigaa aqiaqqum. 5. hard covering of small stomach tunusrisaq, dl. tunusrisak, pl. tunusrisat The hard covering of the caribou’s small stomach is good to eat. Tuttum tunusrisaŋa niġiruni nakuuruq. |
stone:iyaġak, dl. iyaqqak, pl. iyaġaich The stone is heavy. Iyaġak uqumaitchuq. 2. red stone ivisaaq, dl. ivisaak, pl. ivisaat The red stone is used for painting snowshoes. Ivisaaq miñuutigiraġigaat taglunun. |
stop:nutqaq- she has stopped, died nutqaqtuq, dl. nutqaqtuk, pl. nutqaqtut The outboard motor has stopped. Iivarruut nutqaqtut. 2. to cause to stop, to stop something nutqaqtit- he has stopped it nutqaqtitkaa, dl. nutqaqtitkaak, pl. nutqaqtitkaat He has stopped his dog which was trying to go. Nutqaqtitkaa qipmiñi aullaġniaqtuaq. |
store:tugvaqsi- or tuvvaqsi- she is storing something tuvvaqsiruq She is storing her clothes. Tuvvaqsiruq atnuġaaġmiñik. 2. to store away tuvvaq- or tugvaq- She has stored it. Tuvvaġaa. She has stored away food. Tuvvaġaa niqi. 3. storage place tuvvaqsivik, dl. tuvvaqsiviik, pl. tuvvaqsiviich The storage place is located in a cool area. Tuvvaqsivik nigliñaqtaami ittaqtuq. 4. a store tauqsiġñiaġvik, dl. tauqsiġñiaġviik, pl. tauqsiġñiaġviich I am going to the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviḷiaġniaqtuŋa. |
story:uqaaqtuun or uqaaqtuaq, dl. uqaaqtuutik, pl. uqaaqtuutit He told the story of the lives of the ancient people. Uqaaqtuun taipchua iḷitqusriat uqautigigaa. 2. to tell a story uqaaqtuaq-, unipchaaq- She is telling a story. Uqaaqtuaqtuq. or Unipchaaqtuq. |
stove:The stove is hot. Ikniġvik uunaqtuq. |
stovepipe: tuqłuaq, dl. tuqłuak, pl. tuqłuatSL. puyuġvik, dl. puyuġviik, pl. puyuġviich The stovepipe is black. Ikniġvium tuqłuaŋa [or puyuġvia] qiġñiqtaaŋuruq. |
straight:siatqiksuq or nalġuruq, dl. siatqiksuk, pl. siatqiksut The tree is straight. Napaaqtuq siatqiksuq or nalġuruq. 2. it sets a straight course sivukkiqsuq, dl. sivukkiqsuk, pl. sivukkiqsut The boat sets a straight course. Umiaq sivukkiqsuq. |
stretch:tasrit- it has stretched tasriññiqsuq she is stretching it tasritchaa, dl. obj. tasritchik, pl. obj. tasritchai She is stretching the skin. Amiq tasritchaa. Stretch it. Tasriḷḷugu. 2. to stretch -something- tasritchi- she is stretching something tasritchiruq, dl. tasritchiruk, pl. tasritchirut He is stretching a bearded seal skin. Tasritchiruq ugruum amianik. |
stretcher:akiyaun, dl. akiyautik, pl. akiyautit My father uses the stretcher to carry fish. Taataa atuġaa akiyaun qaluŋnun. |
string:akłunauraq He has cut the string. Kipigaa akłunauraq. 2. fish strung on a willow stick nuviraq, dl. nuvirak, pl. nuvirat There are five sticks of fish. Nuvirat tallimaiŋurut. 3. to string, to pull a string, rope through a hole nuvi-, nuviriuraq- She is stringing beads. Nuviriuraqtuq suŋauranik. String the fish. Nuviḷugich qaluich. |
string game:to play a string game ayahaaq- he is playing string figures ayahaaqtuq, dl. ayahaaqtuk, pl. ayahaaqtut The woman is playing a string game. Aġnaq ayahaaqtuq. |
stringer of sled:saiġuaq, dl. saiġuak, pl. saiġuat The sleds have central stringers. Qiḷġich saiġuaqaqtut. 2. outside stringer kiigraq, dl. kiigraak, pl. kiigrat The outside stringer is a part of the sled. Kiigraq iḷaviñiġigaat qiḷġich. |
