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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Sunday, Sabbath:Sunday is a day of rest. Minġuiqsiḷiq iñiqtuiqsiaġviuruq. |
sunglasses: old style goggles or sunglasses yukłuuk 2. modern sunglasses siqiñiqsiutik irigaak |
sunshine:siqiññaaġik- There is sunshine. Siqiññaaġiksuq. The sun is shining today. Siqiññaaġiksuq uvluvak. 2. to be shining brightly, of the sun; bright sunshine kirratchiaq- There is bright sunshine. Kirratchiaqtuq. |
supper:to eat supper nullautchiq- My father ate his supper. Taataga nullautchiqsuq. 2. it is supper time nullautchiġñaqsiruq It is supper time, let us go home. Nullautchiġñaqsiruq, aŋiḷaaqta. |
surf scoter:The surf scoter is black. Tuunġaaġruk qiġñiqtuq. |
surface:pui- The seal surfaced. Natchiq puiruq. |
surgery:piḷaksii- he is having surgery piḷaksiiruq, dl. piḷaksiiruk, pl. piḷaksiirut My mother had surgery at the hospital. Aanaga piḷaksiiruq naŋirviŋmi. |
surpass:qaaŋiq- Do not go beyond this. Una qaaŋiqñagu. |
surplus:sippaq, dl. sippak, pl. sippat He gave me the dollar which was left over. Tamałhuq sippaq qaiḷḷakkaa uvamnun. |
surprised:quviġusruk- she is surprised, amazed, astonished quviġusruktuq, dl. quviġusruktuk, pl. quviġusruktut My mother was surprised when she received berries. Quviġusruktuq aanaga aatchuusriaqaqami asrianik. 2. to be surprised niġiiḷḷaq- she was surprised niġiiḷḷaqtuq, dl. niġiiḷḷaqtuk, pl. niġiiḷḷaqtut She was surprised when he came. Niġiiḷḷaqtuq aggiqman. she surprises him niġiiḷḷaġaa, dl. niġiiḷḷaġaak, pl. niġiiḷḷaġaat He surprised them with a song. Niġiiḷḷaġai atuutmik. |
surround:avataŋiq- They have surrounded him. Avataŋiġaat. The dogs surrounded him. Qipmich avataŋiġaat. |
suspect:iḷimasruk- he suspects iḷimasruktuq, dl. iḷimasruktuk, pl. iḷimasruktut He suspects that they might steal. Iḷimasruktuq tiglikkasrugalugich. 2. she suspects him, blames him pasriyaa, dl. pasriyaak, pl. pasriyaat He suspects him of stealing. Pasriyaa tigliŋnipḷugu. 3. to be suspect, to be suspicious iḷimanaq- He is suspicious. Iḷimanaqtuq. 4. to become suspicious iḷimatchak- He became suspicious. Iḷimatchaktuq. |
swallow:tulugaġnaq, dl. tuluqaġnak, pl. tulugaġnat The bank swallow makes a hole in a steep river bank. Tulugaġnaq sisiliuġuuruq qipaluami. 2. barn swallow tulugaġnauraq, dl. tulugaġnaurak, pl. tulugaġnaurat The barn swallow hunts for insects. Tulugaġnauraq niqiksraqsiuġaqtuq qupilġunik. 3. cliff swallow qikum tulugaġnaŋa The cliff swallow can fly a lot. Qikum tulugaġnaŋa tiŋmiḷguruq. |
swallow:iisi- he has swallowed iisiruq, dl. iisiruk, pl. iisirut He swallowed his gum. Iisiruq kutchumiñik. 2. to swallow ii- he has swallowed it iiyaa, dl. iiyaak, pl. iiyaat He has swallowed the food. Iiyaa niqi. Don’t swallow it! Iiñiaqnagu! |
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swan: qugruk, dl. qugruuk, pl. qugruichSwans are white and they can fly. Qugruich qatiqtut suli tiŋmitḷarut. |
swear:uqaala- he is complaining uqaalaruq, dl. uqaalaruk, pl. uqaalarut The woman is speaking angrily, complaining. Aġnaq uqaalaruq. 2. to swear, to curse suviaq- [Eng.] He swore. He cursed. Suviaqtuq. He is swearing. Suviaġaqtuq. |
sweat:siiqsukkaq- he is sweating siiqsukkaqtuq, dl. siiqsukkaqtuk, pl. siiqsukkaqtut The man chopping wood is sweating. Aŋun qirriuqtuaq siiqsukkaqtuq. |
sweep: to sweep sanŋiyaq- she is sweeping sanŋiyaqtuq, dl. sanŋiyaqtuk, pl. sanŋiyaqtut The woman is sweeping the floor. Aġnam natiq sanŋiyaġaa. 2. to sweep salikuq- he is sweeping salikuqtuq, dl. salikuqtuk, pl. salikuqtut You can use geese wings for sweeping. Israġuurat salikuutiginaqtut. |
sweet:siiġñaaq-, siiġñaq- It is sweet siiġñaaqtuq or siiġñaqtuq, dl. siiġñaaqtuk, pl. siiġñaaqtut The ripe berry is sweet. Siiġñaaqtuq asriaq. |
