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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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swell

:
to swell; to inflate
puviq-

it is swollen, inflated
puviqsuq, dl. puviqsuk, pl. puviqsut

My feet are swollen.
Isigatka puvinniqsut.

he inflates it
puviġaa, dl. puviġaak, pl. puviġaat

The boy blew up the balloon.
Nukatpiaġruum puviġaa puviġaaq.

2. balloon
puviġaaq

3. swelling
puvinniq

A swelling hurts.
Puvinniq atniġñaġuuruq.

swim

:
swim to swim
puuvraq-

he is swimming
puuvraqtuq, dl. puuvraqtuk, pl. puuvraqtut

The boy is swimming in the river.
Nukatpialugruaq puuvraqtuq kuuŋmi.

2. to swim -of an animal-
naluk-

it is swimming
naluktuq, dl. naluktuk, pl. naluktut

The moose is swimming in the water.
Tiniika naluktuq imiġmi.

swing

:
swingaŋiłhisaun, dl. aŋiłhisautik, pl. aŋiłhisautit

The swing has a long rope.
Aŋiłhisaun takiruamik akłunaaqaqtuq.

swollen

:
to be swollen, to be puffed up
puvinŋa-

it is swollen
puvinŋaruq, dl. puvinŋaruk, pl. puvinŋarut

Your eyes are swollen.
Irrakiñ puvinŋaniqsuk.

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