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 datetangle:iḷḷak- It is tangled iḷḷaktuq, dl. iḷḷaktuk, pl. iḷḷaktut The thread is tangled. Iḷḷaktuq ivaluksraq. |
tan:siḷali- she has gotten a tan siḷaliruq, dl. siḷaliruk, pl. silalirut She got a tan from being outside. Siḷaliruq aniiqami. |
talk:uqaq- he is talking, he said uqaqtuq, dl. uqaqtuk, pl. uqaqtut The person is talking. Iñuk uqaqtuq. 2. to be talking, conversing uqqaaġik- She is talking. Uqqaaġiksuq. |
take:taputi- he has taken it along inadvertently, she has included it taputigaa, dl. taputigaak, pl. taputigaat He has taken along the mate of my glove. Argaaġma igḷua taputigaa. 2. to take away from someone aat- he has taken it away from her aatkaa, dl. aatkaak, pl. aatkaat They have taken his belongings away from him. Aatkaat suuraiñik. 3. to take back something satui- he is taking back -something- indirect object satuiruq, dl. satuiruk, pl. satuirut She got back what she gave. Aatchuutmiñik satuiruq. 4. to take back satuq- He took it back. Satuġaa. 5. Take it to her/him. Ilaanuutiuŋ or Ilaanuuttuuŋ. |
tailbone:pamiałłuk, dl. pamiałłuuk, pl. pamiałłuich The tailbone is a part of the body. Pamiałłuk timimi ittuq. |
tail:The fox’s tail has a white tip. Kayuqtum pamiuŋa qatiqtaamik nuvuqaqtuq. 2. bird’s tail papik, dl. pappak, pl. papkich Ducks and birds have tails. Tiŋmiaġruiḷḷu tiŋmiurallu, papiqaqtut. |
tack:The tack is sharp. Taiguraq ipiktuq. |
taboo:agliġnaq- it is taboo, it is forbidden to be eaten or done for religious reasons, it must be abstained from, it must be avoided agiliġnaqtuq In the old days, they avoided direct contact with anyone they considered taboo. Agliġnaqtuaq taimani quŋuġigaat. |
swollen:puvinŋa- it is swollen puvinŋaruq, dl. puvinŋaruk, pl. puvinŋarut Your eyes are swollen. Irrakiñ puvinŋaniqsuk. |
sweet:siiġñaaq-, siiġñaq- It is sweet siiġñaaqtuq or siiġñaqtuq, dl. siiġñaaqtuk, pl. siiġñaaqtut The ripe berry is sweet. Siiġñaaqtuq asriaq. |
swell:puviq- it is swollen, inflated puviqsuq, dl. puviqsuk, pl. puviqsut My feet are swollen. Isigatka puvinniqsut. he inflates it puviġaa, dl. puviġaak, pl. puviġaat The boy blew up the balloon. Nukatpiaġruum puviġaa puviġaaq. 2. balloon puviġaaq 3. swelling puvinniq A swelling hurts. Puvinniq atniġñaġuuruq. |
sweat:siiqsukkaq- he is sweating siiqsukkaqtuq, dl. siiqsukkaqtuk, pl. siiqsukkaqtut The man chopping wood is sweating. Aŋun qirriuqtuaq siiqsukkaqtuq. |
swear:uqaala- he is complaining uqaalaruq, dl. uqaalaruk, pl. uqaalarut The woman is speaking angrily, complaining. Aġnaq uqaalaruq. 2. to swear, to curse suviaq- [Eng.] He swore. He cursed. Suviaqtuq. He is swearing. Suviaġaqtuq. |
swamp: |
swallow:tulugaġnaq, dl. tuluqaġnak, pl. tulugaġnat The bank swallow makes a hole in a steep river bank. Tulugaġnaq sisiliuġuuruq qipaluami. 2. barn swallow tulugaġnauraq, dl. tulugaġnaurak, pl. tulugaġnaurat The barn swallow hunts for insects. Tulugaġnauraq niqiksraqsiuġaqtuq qupilġunik. 3. cliff swallow qikum tulugaġnaŋa The cliff swallow can fly a lot. Qikum tulugaġnaŋa tiŋmiḷguruq. |
swallow:iisi- he has swallowed iisiruq, dl. iisiruk, pl. iisirut He swallowed his gum. Iisiruq kutchumiñik. 2. to swallow ii- he has swallowed it iiyaa, dl. iiyaak, pl. iiyaat He has swallowed the food. Iiyaa niqi. Don’t swallow it! Iiñiaqnagu! |
suspect:iḷimasruk- he suspects iḷimasruktuq, dl. iḷimasruktuk, pl. iḷimasruktut He suspects that they might steal. Iḷimasruktuq tiglikkasrugalugich. 2. she suspects him, blames him pasriyaa, dl. pasriyaak, pl. pasriyaat He suspects him of stealing. Pasriyaa tigliŋnipḷugu. 3. to be suspect, to be suspicious iḷimanaq- He is suspicious. Iḷimanaqtuq. 4. to become suspicious iḷimatchak- He became suspicious. Iḷimatchaktuq. |
surround:avataŋiq- They have surrounded him. Avataŋiġaat. The dogs surrounded him. Qipmich avataŋiġaat. |
surprised:quviġusruk- she is surprised, amazed, astonished quviġusruktuq, dl. quviġusruktuk, pl. quviġusruktut My mother was surprised when she received berries. Quviġusruktuq aanaga aatchuusriaqaqami asrianik. 2. to be surprised niġiiḷḷaq- she was surprised niġiiḷḷaqtuq, dl. niġiiḷḷaqtuk, pl. niġiiḷḷaqtut She was surprised when he came. Niġiiḷḷaqtuq aggiqman. she surprises him niġiiḷḷaġaa, dl. niġiiḷḷaġaak, pl. niġiiḷḷaġaat He surprised them with a song. Niġiiḷḷaġai atuutmik. |
surplus:sippaq, dl. sippak, pl. sippat He gave me the dollar which was left over. Tamałhuq sippaq qaiḷḷakkaa uvamnun. |
