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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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wrap

:
to wrap
puuq-

she is wrapping it
puuġaa, dl. puuġaak, pl. puuġaat

My mother is wrapping it with giftwrap.
Aanaa puuġaa puuksramik.

2. to wrap something
puuqsi-

she is wrapping something
puuqsiruq, dl. puuqsiruk, pl. puuqsirut

They are wrapping presents.
Puuqsirut aatchuutiksranik.

3. to be wrapping something
puuqtui-

They are wrapping the candy packages.
Puuqtuirut qummiaqataanik.

wrestle

:
to wrestle
suġuk-

he is wrestling
suġuktuq, dl. suġuktuk, pl. suġuktut

The boy and girl are wrestling.
Aŋugauraġlu aġnauraġlu suġuktuk.

he is wrestling with her
suġukkaa, dl. suġukkaak, pl. suġukkaat

The boy is wrestling with her.
Aŋugauram suġukkaa.

wrist

:
tayaġnaun, dl. tayaġnautik, pl. tayaġnautit

The woman fell on the ice and she broke her wrist.
Aġnaq tayaġnauttaaqtuq sikumun qayuutchikakhuni.

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