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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| By creation dateearthquake:There was an earthquake yesterday. Iḷiqsraqtuq nuna ikpaksraq. |
east:kivaknaq There is an easterly wind. Kivaknamiksuq. The wind is blowing from the east. Anuqłiqsuq kivaknamiñ. He came from the east. Aggiqsuaq kivaknamiñ. The plane took off towards the east. Tiŋmisuun tiŋiruq kivaknam tuŋaanun. |
easy:qaġa- He had an easy time. Qaġaruq. 2. to be easy for someone qaġagi- It is easy for him. Qaġagigaa. His job is easy for him. Savaani qaġagigaa. 3. to be easy qaġanaq- it is easy, not difficult qaġanaqtuq It is easy to unscrew a door. Qaġanaqtuq aŋivianniałiŋa talu attavianniñ. 4. to be easy, not hard savinnait- The work you will do is easy. Taamna savaaksran savinnaitchuq. |
echo:An echo can be heard. Qatraq tusraanaqtuq. 2. to echo qatraatitaq- It is echoing. Qatraatitaqtuq. |
eclipse:pula- it has been eclipsed -lit. slipped from view- pularuq, dl. pularuk, pl. pularut There is an eclipse of the moon. Tatqiq pularuq. There is an eclipse of the sun. Siqiñiq pularuq. |
edge:siñi, siñauraq it’s edge siñaa, siñauraŋa the edge of the ocean, the coast, beach taġium siñaa the edge, the bank of the river kuugum siñaa It is at the edge. Siñaani ittuq. |
eh:ai? qaa? amaqaa? amaġaa? |
eider:qiŋalik, dl. qiŋallak, pl. qiŋalgich The king eider duck is flying. Qiŋalik tiŋmiruq. |
eight:Eight people are walking. Tallimat piñasrut iñuich pisruktut. |
eighteen:Eighteen dogs are outside. Akimiaq piñasrut qipmich qaaniittut. |
eighty:sisamakipiat There are eighty pencils for students. Sisamakipiat aglautit piksraŋich aglaktuat. |
elbow:My elbow is itchy. Ikusriga kumaksruktuq. |
eleven:There are eleven pencils on the table. Qulit atausriq aglautit niġiñiaġviŋñi ittut. |
embark:iku- or iki- he has embarked ikuruq, dl. ikuruk, pl. ikurut or ikiruq, dl. ikiruk, pl. ikirut He gets on the plane. Ikuruq tiŋmisuutmun. She gets into the boat. Ikiruq umiamun. |
embrace:iqit- She is embracing him. Iqitkaa. He is embracing his older sister. Iqitkaa aakaurani. 2. they [two] embrace iqirrutiruk They embraced upon seeing each other. Iqirrutiruk qiñġutliqamik. |
emerge:nuiḷḷak- The girl emerged from her room. Aġnauraq nuiḷḷaktuq inauraġmiñiñ. |
empty:imait- it is empty imaitchuq, dl. imaitchuk, pl. imaitchut The kettle is empty. Imaitchuq uunaqsiivik. 2. to become empty imaiq- It is now empty. Imaiqsuq. Empty it! Imaiġuŋ! |
encourage:pitchuksaaq- she is encouraging him pitchuksaaġaa, dl. pitchuksaaġaak, pl. pitchuksaaġaat He is encouraging him to go. Pitchuksaaġaa aullaquplugu. |
end:akkumii 2. end or ending isru it’s end isrua Hold the end of the rope. Tigummiuŋ akłunaam isrua. The ending of the word is long. Isrua taggisim takiruq. |
endless:isruit- it is endless, eternal isruitchuq The road is endless. Tumitchiaq tamanna isruitchuq. The work seems endless. Savaaq isruitmatun ittuq. |
