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 datetoothbrush:The toothbrush is for brushing teeth. Kigusriqutit salummautaurut kigutinun. |
tooth:Teeth need good care. Qaunagimmaaġigaksraurut kigutit. 2. to lose one’s tooth or teeth, to extract tooth kigutaiq- She has had a tooth pulled [extracted] Kigutaiqsittuq atautchimik. 3. to have a toothache kigutinŋu- she has a toothache kigutinŋuruq, dl. kigutinŋuruk, pl. kigutinŋurut She had a toothache for two days. Kigutinŋuruq malġuŋni uvluŋni. 4. to brush teeth kigusriqi- I am brushing my teeth. Kigusriqiruŋa uvva pakma. |
tool box:The tool box is full of tools. Savalġutiqaġvik immaukkaqtuq savalġutinik. |
tool:The tool is under the box. Savalġun suluutim ataani ittuq. |
tonight:anaqavak He is coming tonight. Anaqavak aggiġñiaqtuq. 2. tonight, all during the night unnuavak I will sleep well tonight. Siñiigluataġisiruŋa unnuavak. |
tongue:Caribou tongue is delicious. Tuttum uqaŋa kayumiktuq. |
tomorrow:uvlaakun Tomorrow we will finish our work. Uvlaakun itqanaiġisigivut savaavut. |
tomcod:The tomcod is a fish from the sea. Uugaq taġium qalugigaa. |
toilet paper:Toilet paper is soft. Iquutiksraq niġummaġiksuq. |
together:We are going together. Atunim aullaqtugut. 2. to do together, to do as a team, as partners piqatigiik- they -2- are together piqatiqiiksuk The two women are seining together. Aġnak piqatigiiksuk qaaktuqtuak. 3. to bring together katit- he brings them together dl. [obj.] katitkik, pl. [obj.] katitkai He is putting two things together. Katitkik. they have come together dl. katiruk, pl. katirut The people have gathered together. Katirut iñuich. 4. to be with, to be a part of iqatau- he is together with, being with someone iqatauruq, dl. iqatauruk, pl. iqataurut She is with her relatives. Iqatauruq iḷamiñi. 5. to do together, to all do at the same time atautchikun Let us leave together. Atautchikun aullaqta. |
today:We are happy today. Quviasruktugut uvluvak. |
tired:iñiqtuq- she is tired iñiqtuqtuq, dl. iñiqtuqtuk, pl. iñiqtuqtut He is tired after a long walk. Iñiqtuqtuq pisruvaałłaqqaaqhuni. He is still tired. Iñiqtuummiruq. 2. to become tired, weary, fatigued minġuq- he is tired minġuqtuq, dl. minġuqtuk, pl. minġuqtut She became tired after working. Savaqqaaqhuni minġuqtuq. 3. to be one who does not tire easily naŋiit- she does not tire easily naŋiitchuq, dl. naŋiitchuk, pl. naŋiitchut My father does not tire easily when he walks long distances. Taataga naŋiitchuq pisrukami uŋasriksaamun. |
tiny:uuttukuuŋu- it is tiny uuttukuuŋuruq, dl. uuttukuuŋuruk, pl. uuttukuuŋurut The shrew is tinier than all of the animals. Ugruŋnaq uuttukuuŋutluktuq aŋŋugaurapayaaniñ. How tiny! Uuttukuu! |
tingle:ikiaqsaalaaq- his body is tingling because of emotional stimulus ikiaqsaalaaqtuq, dl. ikiaqsaalaaqtuk, pl. ikiaqsaalaaqtut His body tingled because he became so pleasantly surprised. Ikiaqsaalaaqtuq quviġutchaktiqpagitḷuni. |
time:-naqsi, -ñaqsi- after strong I [v-v] It is time to eat. Niġiñagsiruq. It is time for you to speak. Uqaġnaqsirutin. 2. to overstay on a trip, to be gone too long mulu- he is overstaying muluruq, dl. muluruk, pl. mulurut He stayed a long time when he went caribou hunting. Tuttuliaqtuaq muluruq. 3. What time is it? Sassaq qanuq iḷiva? Tuqtuqtaq sumun iḷiva? |
tickle:qaallak- he is experiencing the sensation of being tickled qaallaktuq, dl. qaallaktuk, pl. qaallaktut The big man is being tickled. Qaallaktuq iñukpak. 2. to be ticklish qaallaktu-, qaallaya- she is ticklish qaallakturuq, dl. qaallakturuk, pl. qaallakturut or qaallayaruq, dl. qaallayaruk, pl. qaallayarut The child is ticklish. Qaallakturuq iyaalugruaq. 3. to tickle another qaallaksaaq- he is tickling her qaallaksaaġaa, dl. qaallaksaaġaak, pl. qaallaksaaġaat They tickled her till she couldn’t laugh anymore. Qaallaksaaġaat iglatlaiqsilġataqługu. |
tibia:He broke his tibia when he fell. Kanaqani piiyaqtiġniġaa katakami. |
thus:itna This is the way to tie it. Itna qiḷiġñaqtuq. 2. that way taatna |
thunder:The thunder is noisy when it’s close. Kalluk nipituruq qanitnami. |
thrush:piiġaq, dl. piiġak, pl. piiġat This thrush has gray cheeks. Piiġaq iqsraġutiqaqtuq qirġiaqtaaŋnik. 2. varied thrush siŋutluluuq, dl. siŋutluluuk, pl. siŋutluluut The varied thrush is a bird. Siŋutluluuq una tiŋmiurauruq. |
