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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crystal:qayuŋnilik, dl. qayuŋnillak, pl. qayuŋnilgich The crystal rock is shiny. Qayuŋnilik qivliqtuq. |
cube:iqirġulik, dl. iqirġullak, pl. iqirġulgich Give me the cube. Iqirġulik qairruŋ uvamnun. |
cuff:aiġun, dl. aiġutik, pl. aiġutit The fur on the sleeve of the parka is wolverine. Aiġun qapviuruq. |
cup: cup; bailing can for boat qallun or qallugauraq, dl. qallutik, pl. qallutit The cup is used for drinking coffee. Qallun atuġnaqtuq kuukpiaqtuqtuni. One bailing can is in the boat. Atausriq qallun umiami ittuq. |
curl:akałauraq 2. to curl hair akałak- She has curled her hair. Akałakkai nuyani. 3. to lie curled up -of a body- imu-, see also fold It lay curled up. Imuruq. The dog lay curled up in a corner. Qipmiq imullaŋniqsuq kaŋiġaluurami. |
curlew:siuttuvak, dl. siuttuvaak, pl. siuttuvaich The Hudsonian curlew is a bird. Siuttuvak tiŋmiurauruq. |
curtain: taaġutaq, dl. taaġutak, pl. taaġutatThe window has a curtain. Igaliq taaġutaqaqtuq. 2. curtain ukkuaq, dl. ukkuak, pl. ukkuat The house has curtains. Tupiq ukkuaqaqtuq. 3. to close the curtain, to draw the drapes ukkuaq- Close the curtains on the window. Ukkuallauŋ igaliq. |
cut:The cut is bleeding. Kiḷḷiq aunaaqsruqtuq. 2. to cut oneself, to inflict a small wound on oneself kiḷiq- she has cut herself kiḷiqsuq, dl. kiḷiqsuk, pl. kiḷiqsut He has cut himself with a knife. Kiḷiqsuq saviŋmik. 3. to cut oneself or another suddenly kiḷiqsiq- He has cut her quite accidentally. Kiḷiqsiġaa. He cut her by bumping her. Kiḷiqsiġaa apuqługu. 4. to cut in two, to sever kipi- He is cutting it in two. Kipigaa. 5. to cut in two, sever -quite suddenly, quickly- kipliq- He has severed it. Kipliġaa. 6. to cut oneself with an ax ipiġaqtiq- He cut himself with an ax. Ipiġaqtiqtuq. He cut himself with an ax yesterday. Ipiġaqtiqtuq ikpaksraq. 7. to cut fish for drying siik- she is cutting fish siiksuq She is cutting it. Siikkaa. She is cutting the salmon. Siikkaa qalugruaq. |
ashtray:The ashtray smells bad. Sikaakuvik tipituruq. |
autumn skin:The autumn skin is good for mukluk bottoms. Ukialliq amiq atuŋagiksuq kamiŋnun. |
bark:qiḷuk- it is barking qiḷuktuq, dl. qiḷuktuk, pl. qiḷuktut The dog is barking because he doesn’t know the people. Qipmiq qiḷuktuq atlayuaqhuni iñuŋnik. |
bead:Beads make pretty trimming. Suŋaurat qupagiksut. 2. to work with beads, to do beadwork suŋaurriqi- She is doing beadwork. Suŋaurriqiruq. My daughter is doing beadwork. Paniga suŋaurriqiruq. |
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blood vessel:People have blood vessels. Iñuich taqaqaqtut. |
bridegroom:The bridegroom is handsome. Uiksraun iñugiksuq. |
cute:igliŋnaq- he is cute -of a baby-, she is precious looking igliŋnaqtuq, dl. igliŋnaqtuk, pl. igliŋnaqtut Her baby is cute. Igliŋnaqtuq paipiuraŋa. |
daily:uvluġaġikpan Take your medication daily. Uvluġaġikpan iisiḷḷaayumuutin. every day -past/present- uvluġaġikman He took his medication daily. or He is taking his medication daily. Uvluġaġikman iisiraġaqtuq. |
dam:to be blocked, to be dammed by a beaver sapi- it is dammed sapiruq The beaver has dammed the lake. Pałuqtam sapigaa narvaq. |
damage:miqutchi- or piiyaqtai- he is causing damage, ruining something miqutchiruq he is causing damage, he breaking something piiyaqtairuq He is causing damage to our land. Miqutchiruq nunaptitnik. She is causing damage to my house. Piiyaqtairuq tupimnik. |
damp:aiḷḷau- It is damp. Aiḷḷauruq. The towel is damp. Ivgun aiḷḷauruq. to become damp, to become humid aiḷaq- It has become damp. Aiḷaġaa. The weather has become humid. Aiḷaġaa siḷa. 2. dampness aiḷḷaq to smell damp, musty aiḷḷaqsuŋnit- It smells damp. Aiḷḷaqsuŋnitchuq. |
