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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sixty:He is drawing near his sixtieth birthday. Anniviḷirviksraġmi piñasrukipiaŋat patlikkaa. |
size:its size aktilaaŋa, dl. aktilaaŋak, pl. aktilaaŋat The man is six feet tall. Aŋun aktilaaqaqtuq itchaksrat isigaksaġniqtun. Her size is small. Aktilaaŋa mikiruq. |
skill:sanatu- she is skillful sanaturuq, dl. sanaturuk, pl. sanaturut The woman is skilled in making things. Aġnaq sanaturuq suli’ ami. |
skin:[human] Skin can be washed. Uviñik iġġuġnaqtuq. 2. skin of animal; outer layer of plant amiq, dl. ammik, pl. ammich see also hide 3. to remove skin, as to skin an animal amiiq-, amiiqsi- She is skinning it. Amiiġaa. She is skinning [something] Amiiqsiruq. 4. to skin an animal without cutting the belly section iqquli- He is skinning the muskrat without cutting the belly. Iqquliruq kigvaluŋmik. 5. to skin the surface; to have an abrasion kiḷiigruk- He skinned himself on a nail. Kiḷiigruktuq kikiaŋmun. 6. bleached seal skin naluaq, dl. naluak, pl. naluat Bleached seal skin is quite white. Naluaq qattiġiksuq. 7. bleached caribou or reindeer skin [first stage] utitchiaq [final stage. leather] qisik 8. winter animal hide ukiulliq 9. summer animal hide auralliq 10. old caribou or reindeer hide, used for a mat ukiulliaġruk |
skirt:my skirt yuukkaaġa 2. the skirt of a flared calico parka cover sipigraq its skirt sipigraŋa |
sky:qiḷak The sky is high. Qiḷak qutchiksuq. |
skylight:igaliq, dl. igallak, pl. igalġich The window lets light in. Igaliq qaummatauruq. |
slap:patik- he slaps it patikkaa, dl. patikkaak, pl. patikkaat He slaps the mosquito. Patikkaa kiktuġiaq. 2. it slaps the water with its tail -beaver- mapqatittuq, dl. mapqatittuk, pl. mapqatittut |
sled:uniaġruich A tow sled is used to haul freight. Uniaġruich usriaqtuutaurut. 2. a tow sled paamġuat Where is my tow sled? Paamġuatka naami? 3. a basket sled qiḷġich [It is spoken of in the plural sense because it is comprised of many pieces.] Sleds are good on snow. Qiḷġich nakuurut aputmi. 4. a small basket sled, mainly for dog mushing qiḷġiurat 5. sled handle kaivḷuutaq, dl. kaivḷuutak, pl. kaivḷuutat The sled handle is on the sled. Kiavḷuuqtaq qiḷġiñi ittuq. 6. sled bag aquġun, dl. aquġutik, pl. aquġutit The sled bag hangs between the handles of a sled. Aquġun naktisrimaraqtuq akunġakni kaivḷuutak. 7. sled runner aglu, dl. agluk, pl. aglut The sled runner is very strong. Aglu saŋŋiruq. |
sleep: to sleep siñik- she is sleeping siñiktuq, dl. siñiktuk, pl. siñiktut My grandfather is sleeping. Siñiktuq taataruaġa. 2. to fall asleep siñiktukkaq- she has fallen asleep siñiktukkaqtuq, dl. siñiktukkaqtuk, pl. siñiktukkaqtut The child has fallen asleep. Siñiktukkaqtuq iyaalugruaq. 3. to be sleepy siñiŋnialiq- he is sleepy siñiŋnialiqsuq, dl. siñiŋnialiqsuk, pl. siñiŋnialiqsut The child is sleepy. Siñiŋnialiqsuq iyaalugruaq. 4. to sleep on it’s back -of seal in water- qavaq- The seal sleeps on his back in the water. Natchiq qavaqtuq imiġmi. |
sleeping bag:It is warm when you sleep in a sleeping bag. Puuksraaq siñiqvigiruni uunaqtuq. |
sleet:Sleet comes in early spring. Upinġaksrami misruligruaġuuruq. |
sleeve: aiq, dl. aik or atchik, pl. ait or atchichThe sleeve is long. Aiq takiruq. Her sleeve is short. Aiŋa naitchuq. |
slice:avguq- he is slicing it, divides it up avguġaa, dl. avguġaak, pl. avguġaat Here, slice this! Uvva, una avguġuŋ! 2. to slice something avgui- He slices the bread. Avguiruq qaqqiamik. 3. slicing knife avguun |
slide: to slide, to glide down sisu- it is sliding sisuruq, dl. sisuruk, pl. sisurut The baby’s diaper is sliding down. Paipiuram makkaŋa sisuruq. 2. to slide down, to sled sisuraġaaq- she is sliding sisuraġaaqtuq, dl. sisuraġaaqtuk, pl. sisuraġaaqtut The boy is sliding. Nukatpialugruaq sisuraġaaqtuq. |
sling:The boy is using a sling. Nukatpiaġruum atuġaa itlu. |
slip:qayuutchikak- she has slipped and fell qayuutchikaktuq, dl. qayuutchikaktuk, pl. qayuutchikaktut The man slipped and fell. Aŋun qayuutchikaktuq aasrii nallaqsraaqhuni. |
slippery:quayaġnaq-, quuyaġnaq- It is slippery. Quayaġnaqtuq. or Quuyaġnaqtuq. The path is slippery. Watch out now! Apqun piaktuq. Qaunagiyumuutin! |
slope:qatchiraaq, dl. qatchiraak, pl. qatchiraat The slope is higher than the ground. Nunamiñ kiŋitluktuq qatchiraaq. |
sloppy:ichaŋa- he is sloppy ichaŋaruq, dl. ichaŋaruk, pl. ichaŋarut He is sloppy in his work. Ichaŋaruq savaaġmiñi. |
