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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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stairs, ladder, steps
tutipqich

The house has stairs.
Tupiq tutipqiqaqtuq.
:
stain, spot
miñugluk

There are dirt stains on the clothes.
Atnuġaat miñugluksimarut.

2. it is stained, spotted
miñugluktuq, dl. miñugluktuk, pl. miñugluktut

The tablet is stained.
Aglagviksraq miñugluktuq.

3. stain
kipit-

it is stained
kipittuq, dl. kipittuk, pl. kipittut

My skirt has been stained.
Yuukkaaġa kipinniġaa.

My pants have an oil stain.
Kamikłuuka kipittuk uqsrumiñ.

4. stain
kipinniq or kipitinniq
:
to stagger
sanipaktuq-

she is staggering
sanipaktuqtuq, dl. sanipaktuqtuk, pl. sanipaktuqtut

The drunkard is staggering.
Imiqtuaq sanipaktuqtuq.

2. to stagger
sanipakataq-

He is staggering.
Sanipakataqtuq.
:
to stab, to poke
kapi-

he stabbed -himself-
kapiruq

He stabbed himself on the leg with a knife.
Kapiruq niumigun saviŋmik.

2. to stab suddenly
kapliq-

The prowler stabbed the man.
Iññiqugaurani kapliġaa aŋun.
:
ground squirrel
siksrik, dl. siksriik, pl. siksrigich

The ground squirrel has a burrow in the earth.
Siksrik nunarni sisiqaqtuq.

2. tree squirrel, red squirrel
saqalataayiq, dl. saqalataayik, pl. saqalataayich

The tree squirrel can jump from one tree to another.
Saqalataayiq nuttakataġuuruq napaaqtuni.
:
to squat
quvsuk- or- qupsuk-

he is squatting
quvsuktuq

The old woman is squatting on the floor.
Quvsuktuq aaquaksraatchiaq natiġmun.
:
to watch critically or carefully, to spy on
naipiqtuq-

The girl is spying.
Aġnauraq naipiqtuuraqtuq.

he is spying on him, watching him carefully
naipiqtuġaa

She kept looking at her daughter to make sure she wouldn’t fall.
Naipiqtuġaa paniurani nallaqsraaqunġitḷugu.
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spurts out -of liquids under pressure- to spurt water or food from the mouth. For instance when a person cannot control it but laughs, therefore spurting out what he has in his mouth.
suppuqtuq or sippuqtuq, dl. suppuqtuk, pl. suppuqtut

The stove oil spurts out.
Ikniġvium uqsrua suppuqtuq.

The whale breathes when it spouts.
Aġviq suppuqami aniqsaaġaqtuq.
:
-lit. spruce’s puppy-
napaaqturn qipmiuraŋa, dl. napaaqtum qipmiuraŋik, pl. napaaqtum qipmiuraŋich

The spruce cone grows on the spruce tree.
Napaaqtum qipmiuraŋa nauraqtuq napaaqtumi.
:
mapsuksaaq, dl. niapsuksaak, pl. mapsuksaat

Give me that spring snare.
Qairruŋ taamna mapsuksaaq.
:
upinġaksralliq, dl. upinġaksrallik, pl. upinġaksrallich

Spring skins are not good for clothing.
Upinġaksrallich amiġiitchut atnuġarriuqtuni.
:
-lit. potential summer-
upinġaksraq or upinġaksraaq, dl. upinġaksraak, pl. upinġaksraat

last spring
upinġaksraq

We went camping last spring.
Upinġaksraq aullaaqtugut.
:
to spread, to scatter
siamit-

it is spreading, it is being scattered
siamittuq, dl. siamittuk, pl. siamittut

The fire is spreading.
Iki siamittuq.

he is spreading them
siamitkai

She is spreading the papers on the floor.
Siamitkai kaliikkaich natiġmun.
:
spoonaluutaq, dl. aluutak, pl. aluutat

Give me the spoon.
Aluutaq qairruŋ uvamnun.

2. little spoon
aluutauraq, dl. aluutaurak, pl. aluutaurat

The little spoon is used when eating.
Aluutauraq niġiruni atuġnaqtuq.
:
qauqutaq, dl. qauqutak, pl. qauqutat

A splinter hurts.
Qauqutaq atniġñaqtuq.

2. to get a splinter
qauqi-

she has a splinter
qauqiruq, dl. qauqiruk, pl. qauqirut

My son got a splinter from a piece of wood.
Iġñiġa qauqiruq qiruŋmik.
:
to split, to crack
qupi-

it is split, it is cracked
qupiruq, dl. qupiruk, pl. qupirut

The ground has cracked.
Qupiniqsuq nuna.

2. to split, divide in two
avik-

she splits it in two
avikkaa, dl. avikkaak, pl. avikkaat

it has been split in two
aviktuq, dl. aviktuk, pl. aviktut
:
to splash
siqi-

he splashed her
siqiyaa or siqiqaa, dl. obj. siqiyik, pl. obj. siqiyai

They splashed me.
Siqiyaatŋa.

2. to splash repeatedly
siqiġaq-

I repeatedly splashed them.
Siqiġakkatka.

3. to splash someone
siqiġai-

She is splashing others repeatedly.
Siqiġairuq.
:
to spit
tuvvuaq-, tivvuaq-, or tuvvuq-

he is spitting
tuvvuaqtuq
or tuvvuqtuq

she spits it out
tuvvuadaa
or tuvvudaa

The person is spitting outside.
Iñuk tuvvuaqtuq siḷami.

He spits out his gum.
Tuvvuġaa kutchuni.
:
spirit, behavior
irrusriq, dl. irrutchik, pl. irrutchich

His behavior has improved.
Irrusria nakuqsiḷaaqsimaruq.

spirit governor of the atmosphere, lit. person of the air or sky
Siḷam iñua

They speak of the spirit of the air.
Siḷam iñua uqautigiraġigaat.
:
uiḷuaqtaq, dl. uiḷuaqtak, pl. uilḷuaqtat

The spinster is there.
Uiḷuaqtaq tarani ittuq.

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