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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continue:sivutmuu- he is continuing sivutmuuruq She is continuing with her work. Sivutmuuruq savaaġmiñik. |
convulsions:qiluraġaq- The baby has convulsions. Iyaalugruuraq qiluraġaqtuq. |
cook: to cook niqniaq- or nikniaq- he is cooking niqniaqtuq, dl. niqniaqtuk, pl. niqniaqtut My older sister is cooking a rabbit. Aakauraġa niqniaqtuq ukallimik. 2. to cook -iuq- [n-v] -iuq [initial consonant of the last syllable is geminated and the final vowel- consonant cluster is deleted] fish qaluk to cook fish qalliuq- She is cooking fish. Qalliuqtuq sourdock [pl.] qauqqat He is cooking sourdock. Qauqqiuqtuq. soup imiġauraq She is cooking soup. Imiġaurriuqtuq 3. -liuq breadstuffs, biscuits qaqquq She is making biscuits. Qaqquliuqtuq. there is more to this postbase, but the information given is to make the reader aware that it exists when speaking of 'cooking'. |
cookie:The cookie is sweet. Qaqquayaaq siiġñaqtuq. |
cool:niglaq- it has become cool niglaqtuq, dl. niglaqtuk, pl. niglaqtut My food has become cool. Niqautiga niglaġniqsuq. The weather has become cool. Siḷa niglaġaa. 2. to cool off niglaqsiq- Cool off his food! Niglaqsirriutiuŋ! |
copper:Copper is expensive. Kanŋuyaq akisuruq. |
copy:tuvraq- she is copying tuvraqtuq, dl. tuvraqtuk, pl. tuvraqtut. He is copying the children. Tuvraqtuq iyaalugruaġnik. she is copying him tuvraġaa, dl. tuvraġaak, pl. tuvraġaat They copied the pretty mukluks she made. Tuvraġaich kammiałaniak. |
corner:I cleaned the corner. Iqirġuq salummaġiga. 2. corner of the mouth iqi, dl. iqqik, pl. iqit The corner of his mouth is sore. Iqiŋa atniġñaqtuq. |
correct:nalaunŋa- it is right, good, correct fitting nalaunŋaruq, dl. nalaunŋaruk, pl. nalaunŋarut That is correct. Taamna nalaunŋaruq. 2. she is correcting one who willfully erred isiḷġiqsuiruq, dl. isiḷġiqsuiruk, pl. isiḷġiqsuirut He is correcting those who do wrong. Isiḷġiqsuiruq kinniqiruanik. 3. he is correcting her isiḷġiġaa, dl. isiḷġiġaak, pl. isiḷġiġaat He is correcting his son’s error. Isiḷġiġaa iġñi kinnaksautaagun. 4. she is correcting him nalġuqsruġaa, dl. nalġuqsruġaak, pl. nalġuqsruġaat The father is correcting his son’s writing. Taataŋan nalġuqsruġai iġñiŋan aglaani. 5. he is correcting his own errors natqiksruqtuq My older brother is correcting what he did wrong. Aniŋaga natqiksruqtuq savalluatanġisaġmiñik. |
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cotton:palliksraq, dl. palliksrak, pl. palliksrat The cotton is soft. Palliksraq niġummaqtuq. |
cough:quhiq- he is coughing quhiqsuq, dl. quhiqsuk, pl. quhiqsut The boy coughs at night. Nukatpialugruaq quhiġuuruq unnuami. 2. to feel the urge to cough, as in a bad cold quuġusruk- She has the urge to cough. Quuġusruktuq. |
country:nunaaqqiq 2. the country, uninnhabited area iñuiḷaaq I love it when I am out in the country. Nakuaġigiga iñuiḷaami itnama. |
cousin:aġnaqan my cousin -by my mother’s sister- aġnaqatiga, dl. aġnaqatika, pl. aġnaqatitka My cousin is older than I. Aġnaqatiga utuqqautluktuq uvamniñ. Cousin! [direct address] Aġnaqatiiŋ! 2. cousin -by father’s brother- aŋutiqan my cousin -by my dad’s brother aŋutiqatiga There is your cousin. Tara aŋutiqatin. Cousin! Aŋutiqatiiŋ! 3. cousin by either one’s father’s sister or mother’s brother, cross cousin iḷḷuq My cousin came. Iḷḷuġa aggiqsuq. Cousin! Iḷḷuuq! |
cover:matu- he has covered it matugaa, dl. matugaak, pl. matugaat She has covered the net. Matugaa kuvraq. |
covet:kaviuq- She desires a new jacket. Kaviuqtuq quppiġaamik. |
crab: putyuunThe crab lives in the sea. Putyuun taġiumi ittuq. |
crack:quppaq, dl. quppaak, pl. quppaich The ice has a crack in it. Quppaqaqtuq siku. 2. to crack with teeth qaqquq- he cracks it with his teeth qaqquġaa, dl. qaqquġaak, pl. qaqquġaat The dog cracks the bone. Qaqquġaa sauniq qipmim. 3. to crack in two, to split in two qupi- The ice has cracked. Qupiruq siku. He split the wood. Qupigaa qiruk. There is a crack in this cup. Quppaq marra qallutmi. |
cracker: cracker of which pilot bread, saltine crackers and jersey cream crackers are the most common qaqquliktaq, dl. qaqquliktak, pl. qaqquliktat I like pilot bread. Qaqquliktaġuuruŋa. |
cranberry:qunmun asriaq, dl. qunmun asriak, pl. qunmun asriat Bog cranberries are delicious. Qunmun asriat niġiruni nakuurut. 2. highbush cranberry uqpiŋñaq, dl. uqpiŋñaak, pl. uqpiŋñat The highbush cranberry grows on the bank. Uqpiŋñaq nauraqtuq qipalaum qaaŋani. 3. lowbush cranberry kikmiññaq, dl. kikmiññak, pl. kikmiññat The cranberry is red. Kikmiññaq kaviqsaaŋuruq. |
