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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squat:quvsuk- or- qupsuk- he is squatting quvsuktuq The old woman is squatting on the floor. Quvsuktuq aaquaksraatchiaq natiġmun. |
squirrel:siksrik, dl. siksriik, pl. siksrigich The ground squirrel has a burrow in the earth. Siksrik nunarni sisiqaqtuq. 2. tree squirrel, red squirrel saqalataayiq, dl. saqalataayik, pl. saqalataayich The tree squirrel can jump from one tree to another. Saqalataayiq nuttakataġuuruq napaaqtuni. |
stab:kapi- he stabbed -himself- kapiruq He stabbed himself on the leg with a knife. Kapiruq niumigun saviŋmik. 2. to stab suddenly kapliq- The prowler stabbed the man. Iññiqugaurani kapliġaa aŋun. |
stagger:sanipaktuq- she is staggering sanipaktuqtuq, dl. sanipaktuqtuk, pl. sanipaktuqtut The drunkard is staggering. Imiqtuaq sanipaktuqtuq. 2. to stagger sanipakataq- He is staggering. Sanipakataqtuq. |
stain:miñugluk There are dirt stains on the clothes. Atnuġaat miñugluksimarut. 2. it is stained, spotted miñugluktuq, dl. miñugluktuk, pl. miñugluktut The tablet is stained. Aglagviksraq miñugluktuq. 3. stain kipit- it is stained kipittuq, dl. kipittuk, pl. kipittut My skirt has been stained. Yuukkaaġa kipinniġaa. My pants have an oil stain. Kamikłuuka kipittuk uqsrumiñ. 4. stain kipinniq or kipitinniq |
stairs:tutipqich The house has stairs. Tupiq tutipqiqaqtuq. |
stake:paugaq, dl. paukkak, pl. paukkat After the stakes are put in the ground, the tent is ready to be set up. Pauktuqqaaqługu palapkaaq nappaġaġigaat. |
stalk:puyuaq- he is stalking puyuaqtuq, dl. puyuaqtuk, pl. puyuaqtut The hunter is stalking towards a game animal. Aŋuniaqti puyuaġuraqtuq aŋŋugauramun. |
stand:napa- it is standing naparuq, dl. naparuk, pl. naparut The house is still standing. Tupiq napasrugaaqtuq. 2. to stand proudly qiviŋaaq- he is standing proudly, erect qiviŋaaqtuq, dl. qiviŋaaqtuk, pl. qiviŋaaqtut 3. to stand up -of a living thing- qichaq- she stood up qichaqtuq, dl. qichaqtuk, pl. qichaqtut The man stood up. Qichaqtuq aŋun. 4. to be standing qichaummi- she is standing qichaummiruq She is still standing. Qichaummisugaaqtuq. |
star:The star is bright in the sky. Uvluġiaq qaummaġiksuq qiḷaŋmi. 2. three stars of the sword in the constellation Orion Uuyurat 3. shooting star uvluġiam anaŋa The shooting star can be seen at night. Taaġmi uvluġiam anaŋa tautuŋnaqtuq. |
startle:tupak- he is startled tupaktuq, dl. tupaktuk, pl. tupaktut The man is startled. Aŋun tupaktuq. she startled him tupakkaa, dl. tupakkaak, pl. tupakkaat The sound of a gun shot startled him. Siksaqpaliqsuam tupakkaa. |
starve:kakkaaq- she is starving kakkaaqtuq, dl. kakkaaqtuk, pl. kakkaaqtut A person starved to death. Iñuk kakkaaqhuni taruŋaaglaalaktuq. |
stay:nayuuti- he is staying behind, she is remaining nayuutiruq, dl. nayuutiruk, pl. nayuutirut My cousin is staying with us. Iḷḷuġa nayuutiruq uvaptitni. 2. to stay behind, to remain with someone or something nayuq- she is living with him, she is staying with him nayuġaa, dl. nayuġaak, pl. nayuġaat The nurse stays with the one who is sick. Iłuaqtitchiñiaqtim nayuġaa sakniuqtuaq. |
steal:tiglik- he has stolen something tigliktuq, dl. tigliktuk, pl. tigliktut He has stolen a cap from the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviŋmiñ tigliktuq nasrautmik. She has stolen it. Tiglikkaa. He has stolen it from me. Tiglikkaa uvamniñ. 2. to get, to obtain repeatedly, to steal more than once piksraqtuq- The man is a thief. The man steals often. Aŋun piksraqtuyuktuq. |
steep:uviŋŋaġiksaaq, dl. uviŋŋaġiksaak, pl. uviŋŋaġiksaat A hill that is steep can be tiresome to climb. Ikpik uviŋŋaġiksaaq mayuqtuni iñiqtuġnaqtuq. 2. steep undercut river bank qipaluaq, dl. qipaluak, pl. qipaluat The riverbank is steeply undercut. Qipaluaq sikkiksuq. 3. to be steep mayuyunait- it is steep -lit. difficult to climb mayuyunaitchuq that which is steep mayuyunaiḷaq |
step:tuti- she has stepped tutiruq, dl. tutiruk, pl. tutirut He has stepped on the ice. Tutiruq sikumun. she has stepped on it tutigaa, dl. tutigaak, pl. tutigaat She has stepped on the insect. Tutigaa qupilġuq. 2. to step up akpak- he has stepped up -from lower to higher place- akpaktuq, dl. akpaktuk, pl. akpaktut The man steps off from the ladder to the roof. Aŋun tutipqiñiñ akpaktuq. 3. to step on a sharp object with the foot sukkit- he has stepped on a thorn or any sharp object with the foot sukkitchuq The child stepped on a nail when he was walking barefoot. Iyaalugruaq kamiḷḷaaqtuaq sukkitchuq kikiaŋrnun. 4. to step on repeatedly tutmaq- he is stepping on it tutmaġaa, dl. tutmaġaak, pl. tutmaġaat He is stepping on a toy. Iŋŋuaq tutmaġaa. |
stepdaughter:My two stepdaughters have come. Paniksraaka aggiqsuk. |
stepfather:my stepfather taataksraġa The stepfather showed me how to hunt. Taataksraġma iḷisautigaaŋa aŋuniałiġmik. |
stepmother:my stepmother aanaksraġa My stepmother is pretty. Aanaksraġa anaŋŋaaŋuruq. |
stepson:My stepson is building a house. Iġñiksraġa tuppiruq. |
