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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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all : all of it or the whole thing iluqaan all of two things iluqaaknik all of three or more things iluqaitñik All of the people went to the town. Iluqatiŋ iñuich nunaaqqimuktut. I went to get all of them. Iluqaitñik aigitka.

adze : ulimaun, dl. ulimautik, pl. ulimautit An adze is used for wood carving. Qiruŋnun ulimaun sanautiginaqtuq.

airplane : tiŋmisuun, dl. tiŋmisuutik, pl. tiŋmisuutit The airplane landed at the airport. Tiŋmisuun mitchuq mirviŋmun. 2. a small plane tiŋmisuugauraq 3. a jet tiŋmisuutiqpak

always : ataramik The river is always flowing. Kuuk ataramik saġvaqtuq.

ammunition : qaġrut Where is my ammunition? Qaġrutka naami? ammunition case qaġruqaġvik dl. qaġruqaġviik, pl. qaġruqaġviich The ammunition case is brown. Qaġruqaġvik iliktauruq.

among : akunġatni located within something akunġani located in between dl. akunġakni located among pl. akunġatni He is standing among the trees. Akunġatni napaaqtut qichaqtuq.

annoy : that which causes annoyance uumiñaq- or naŋinnaq- His constant blabbering is annoying. Uqauraġuitḷaiḷha naŋinnaqtuq.

another : another one, different one atla, dl. atlak, pl. atlat You took a different one. Atla taamna piñiġiñ. 2. to be different, to be another one atlau- it is another one, it is a different one atlauruq, dl. atlauruk, pl. atlaurut

answer : to answer kiu-, kiusri- he answered, he replied kiusriruq He answered when she called him. Tuqłuqmani kiusriruq. he answered him kiugaa, dl. kiugaak, pl. kiugaat He answered her when she asked a question. Kiugaa apiqsruqmani.

ant : kiktuqsralik, dl. kiktuqsrallak, pl. kiktuqsralgich The ant is small. Kiktuqsralik mikiruq.

anxious : to be anxious to obtain, to try hard to obtain kipiġi- he is anxious to get something kipiġiruq, dl. kipiġiruk, pl. kipiġirut He was anxious to get more fish. Qalulaaġukhuni kipiġiruq.

anus : itiq, dl. ittak, pl. itqich The anus is where the bodily waste comes out. Itiq annam annivigigaa.

appendix : uqsi, dl. uqsiik, pl. uqsiich The appendix is in the abdominal cavity. Uqsi iḷumi ittuq.

approach : to approach, to come near qalli- it is approaching, it is coming near qalliruq, dl. qalliruk, pl. qallirut The hunter is approaching the caribou. Aŋuniaqti qalliruq tuttumun.

arch : to arch one’s back qiviq- She is arching her back. Qiviqsuq. Arch your back! Qiviġiñ!

arctic fox : qusrkhaaq, dl. qusrkhaak, pl. qusrkhaat The arctic fox is white. Qusrkhaaq qatiqtuq.

arctic tern : mitqutaiḷaq, dl. mitqutaiḷak, pl. mitqutaiḷat The arctic tern is flying. Mitqutaiḷaq tiŋmiraqataqtuq.

arise : to arise, to get out of bed, to get up makit- He got up early today. Makinnaġiaqtuq uvluvak.

armor : aŋuyautnaq, dl. aŋuyautnak, pl. aŋuyautnat The soldier put the armor on. Aŋuyautnaq aŋuyyiuqtim atigaa.

army : an army of soldiers aŋuyyiuqtit

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