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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urge:kayuŋŋiuti- he is coaxing him, urging him to come along kayuŋŋiutigaa, dl. kayuŋŋiutigaak, pl. kayuŋŋiutigaat He is urging him to go to school. Kayuŋŋiutigaa aglagiaquplugu. |
urinate:qui- he is urinating quiruq, dl. quiruk, pl. quirut The baby has wet his diapers. Iyaalugruaq quiruq makkaŋmiñun. 2. to urinate repeatedly, as a bedwetter quqtaq- He has urinated repeatedly. Quqtaqtuq. |
urine:Urine becomes smelly. Itiġuq tipliġaqtuq. 2. bladder nakasruk, dl. nakasruuk, pl. naksruich Everyone has a bladder. Iñupayaaq nakasruqaqtuq. 3. to smell of urine quqpaksuŋnit- or itiġuqsuŋnit- It smells of urine. Quqpaksuŋnitchuq. or Itiġuqsuŋnitchuq. |
us:2. to us dl. uvaptiknun, pl. uvaptitnun Take it to us. Mauŋauttuuŋ uvaptitnun. 3. with us dl. uvaptikkun, pl. uvaptigun Come with us. [2] Maligiñ uvaptikkun. 4. located with us dl. uvaptikni, pl. uvaptitni It is at our house over there. Uvaptitni amma ittuq. 5. from us dl. uvaptikniñ, pl. uvaptitniñ He got it from us. Uvaptitniñ pitchaŋa. |
use:atuq- she is using it atuġaa, dl. atuġaak, pl. atuġaat He is using the knife. Atuġaa savik. 2. to be used up, worn out nuŋu- it is used up, worn out nuŋuruq, dl. nuŋuruk, pl. nuŋurut The trimming is all used up. Qupaksraq nuŋuruq. |
useful:atuġnaq- it is useful atuġnaqtuq, dl. atuġnaqtuk, pl. atuġnaqtut The boat is useful. Umiaq atuġnaqtuq. It is very useful. Don’t throw it away! Atuġnallapiaqtuq uvva. Igitnagu! |
uvula:The uvula is inside the mouth. Niġḷiktaaq qanġum iḷuani ittuq. |
