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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stink:tipitu-, aaqqaaŋu- it stinks tipituruq, dl. tipituruk, pl. tipiturut A cigarette stinks. Sikaaq tipituruq. 2. stinking caribou bull -after breeding- nuliaġniq, dl. nuliaġnik, pl. nuliaġniġich In the fall, you can notice a stinking caribou bull after it breeds. Ukiaġmi nuliaġniq tuttu nalunaitchaqtuq. |
stingy:iġḷik- she is stingy iġḷiktuq, dl. iġḷiktuk, pl. iġḷiktut His wife is stingy. Nuiaŋa iġḷiktuq. 2. he is extremely stingy iġḷikturuq, dl. iġḷikturuk, pl. iġḷikturut He is stingy all the time. Iġḷikturuq ataramik. 3. to be stingy about something iġḷigi- he clings to it for himself, he is stingy with it iġḷigigaa, dl. iġḷigigaak, pl. iġḷigigaat He is stingy with his food. Iġḷigiai niqautini. |
stiff:tikkak- it is stiff tikkaktuq, dl. tikkaktuk, pl. tikkaktut His hands are stiff from being frozen. Argai uvva tikkaktut qiqitiqtuqhutiŋ. 2. to become stiff -of dead body- igruq- it becomes stiff -of dead body- igruġaa, dl. obj. igruġik, pl. obj. igruġai His body became stiff when he died. Igruġaa timaa tuqupman. 3. to become stiff, not flexible qiġġaqsi- he has become stiff or it has become stiff -of muscle- qiġġaqsiruq, dl. qiġġaqsiruk, pl. qiġġaqsirut My back has become stiff. Kiyipikkatka qiġġaqsiñiġai. |
stick: qiruviñiq -lit. part of wood-, qiruuraq -lit. small wood- 2. walking stick, cane ayaupiuraq, ayaupiaq or ayauppiaq, dl. ayaupiak, pl. ayaupiat The old man is using the walking stick. Aŋugaatchiam atuġaa ayaupiuraq. Give me my cane. Qairruŋ ayaupiaġa uvamnun. 3. to stick nipit- it is stuck nipittuq The tile is stuck on the floor. Natiksraq nipittuq natiġmun. 4. to be sticky nipinnaq- it is sticky nipinnaqtuq, dl. nipinnaqtuk, pl. nipinnaqtut Yuck! It is sticky! Ikkii! Nipinnaqtuq! |
sternum:qayuuttauraq, dl. qayuuttaurak, pl. qayuuttaurat The lower tip of the sternum is round. Qayuuttauraq aqsravaluqtuq. |
stern:taluġnaq- he is stern, unfriendly, noncommunicative taluġnaqtuq, dl. taluġnaqtuk, pl. taluġnaqtut The woman is stern faced. Aġnaq taluġnaqtuq. 2. stern of boat aqu its stern aqua The boat’s stern is high. Umiam aqua qutchiksuq. |
stepson:My stepson is building a house. Iġñiksraġa tuppiruq. |
stepmother:my stepmother aanaksraġa My stepmother is pretty. Aanaksraġa anaŋŋaaŋuruq. |
stepfather:my stepfather taataksraġa The stepfather showed me how to hunt. Taataksraġma iḷisautigaaŋa aŋuniałiġmik. |
stepdaughter:My two stepdaughters have come. Paniksraaka aggiqsuk. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
starve:kakkaaq- she is starving kakkaaqtuq, dl. kakkaaqtuk, pl. kakkaaqtut A person starved to death. Iñuk kakkaaqhuni taruŋaaglaalaktuq. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
stalk:puyuaq- he is stalking puyuaqtuq, dl. puyuaqtuk, pl. puyuaqtut The hunter is stalking towards a game animal. Aŋuniaqti puyuaġuraqtuq aŋŋugauramun. |
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. |
