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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stripe:qupumuak Do you like striped patterns? Qupumuagich nakuaġivigich? |
stroll: to strollpisruktuaq- he is taking a stroll pisruktuaqtuq, dl. pisruktuaqtuk, pl. pisruktuaqtut My mother is taking a stroll on the tundra. Aanaga pisruktuaqtuq natiġnami. |
strong:sayaktu- she is strong, healthy sayakturuq, dl. sayakturuk, pl. sayakturut The young man is strong and healthy. Sayakturuq nukatpiaq. 2. to be strong -physically or in taste- saŋŋi- she is strong saŋŋiruq, dl. saŋŋiruk, pl. saŋŋirut The boy is strong. Nukatpiaġruk saŋŋiruq. The coffee is strong. Kuukpiaq tara saŋŋiñiqsuq. 3. to be mighty, aggressive, strong sapiġñaq- he is strong, mighty sapiġñaqtuq, dl. sapiġñaqtuk, pl. sapiġñaqtut The man is a strong worker. Aŋun sapiġñaqtuq, savalguruq. |
stubborn:sivutmuu- he is stubborn, continues on regardless sivutmuuruq, dl. sivutmuuruk, pl. sivutmuurut The man is stubborn about leaving. Sivutmuuruq aullaġukhuni aŋun. 2. to be stubborn, lit. to be hard siqquq- He is stubborn, he will not stop. Siqquqtuq una, nutqaġnianġitchuq. |
stuck:kalivit- he is stuck kalivittuq, dl. kalivittuk, pl. kalivittut |
stuffy:ipyanŋunaq- it is stuffy ipyanŋunaqtuq The house is stuffy. Tupiq ipyanŋunaqtuq. 2. to have a stuffy nose umiktatit- he has a stuffy nose umiktatittuq, dl. umiktatittuk, pl. umiktatittut 3. He has a stuffy nose. Qiŋŋak muliktuk. |
stumble:paallak- he has stumbled, he has fallen forward paallaktuq, dl. paallaktuk, pl. paallaktut The little girl stumbled while running. Aġnauraq paallaktuq aqpaqsruqtuaq. |
stump: tree, willow stump kiggaq, dl. kiggaak, pl. kiggaich The willow stump is by the river. Kiggaq ittuq kuugum siñaani. |
subtract:iḷaŋŋaqtaaq- it is subtracted, some part of it has been taken off iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq, dl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuk, pl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtut Part of his bill is paid. Akiqsruutaa iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq. |
suck:miluk- it is suckling miluktuq The fawn is sucking milk from its mother. Nuġġaq miluktuq aanamiñiñ. When the snake bit him, his mother quickly sucked the bite. Nirniġiam kigikmauŋ, aanaŋan miluktuġaa kigiñġa. |
suddenly:Suddenly it began to rain. Taimmaiñaq siḷaluktittuq. 2. suddenly, roughly -niqłak-, -ñiqłak after strong I [v-v] She left suddenly. Aullaniqłaktuq. She came suddenly. Aggiñiqłaktuq. |
suffer:nagliksaaq- he is suffering nagliksaaqtuq, dl. nagliksaaqtuk, pl. nagliksaaqtut She is suffering from the disease. Nagliksaaqtuq atniġñautmiñ. |
suffocate:ipit- it is suffocating him, smothering him, drowning him ipitkaa, dl. ipitkaak, pl. ipitkaat The smoke is suffocating him. Ipitkaa itchim. 2. to suffocate, to drown ipi- He has suffocated. Ipiruq. or Ipiniqsuq. |
sugar:The sugar is sweet. Qapsittaaq siiġñaqtuq. |
suitcase: suitcase, handbag ikpaatchiaq or ikpaitchiaq, dl. ikpaatchiak, pl. ikpaatchiat Find the new suitcase! Ikpaatchiaq nutaaq paqirruŋ! |
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sulk:qivit- He is sulking. Qivittuq. She became angry and is sulking. Uumitchakhuni qivittuq. 2. to be sulking qivisrima- He is sulking. Qivisrimaruq. |
summer:The summer is a time for fishing. Auraq qaluŋniaġviuruq. 2. summer before last upinġaatqik I went to Anchorage summer before last. Anchorage-chaqtuami upinġaatqik. |
summer skin:auralliq, dl. aurallik, pl. aurallich Summer skin is thin. Auralliq amiq saatchuuruq. |
sun: siqiñiqThe sun is hot. Siqiñiq uunaqtuq. 2. to set -of sun, moon- nipi- it -sun, moon- is setting nipiruq The sun is setting. Siqiñiq nipiruq. |
