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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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to be drowsy
nayaŋaq-

he is drowsy
nayaŋaqtuq, dl. nayaŋaqtuk, pl. nayaŋaqtut

My son is drowsy.
Iġñiġa nayaŋaqtuq.

2. to be drowsy, to be sleepy
siñiŋniaq-

She is drowsy.
Siñiŋniaqtuq.

The soothing music has made her drowsy.
Atuqtuurauraaqtuam siñiŋniaqtitkaa.

:
qiḷaun, dl. qiḷautik, pl. qiḷautit

They use the drum when dancing.
Qiḷaun atuġaġigaat aġġi’amiŋ.

2. drummer
qiḷausriraqti

The drummer is one of the musicians.
Qiḷausriraqti iḷauruq atuqtuani.

:
to be drunk
imiliq-

He is drunk.
Imiliqsuq.

:
taaŋŋaqti, dl. taaŋŋaqtik, pl. taaŋŋaqtit

The drunkard is thin.
Taaŋŋaqti pannauruq.

:
to be dry
pannaġik-

it is dry
pannaġiksuq, dl. pannaġiksuk, pl. pannaġiksut

2. to dry; to become skinny
paniq-

it is dry, it has been dried
paniġaa, dl. obj. paniġik, pl. obj. paniġai

3. dried fish
paniqtuq, dl. paniqtuk, pl. paniqtut

It is good to eat dried fish or dried caribou meat.
Paniqtuq qaluk naaggaqaa paniqtaq tuttu niġiruni nakuuruq.

4. a string of eight dried fish tied together
uuyurat

Eight dried whitefish tied together are called an uuyuraq.
Tallimat-piñasrut qalupiat katitat taiñaqtut uuyuranik.

5. dried caribou, reindeer or moose meat, lit., that which has been dried
paniqtaq, dl. paniqtak, pl. paniqtat

I love to eat dried meat.
Paniqtaqtutlaturuŋa.

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duck tiŋmiaġruk, dl. tiŋmiaġruuk, pl. tiŋmiaġruich

A duck is smaller than a goose.
Tiŋmiaġruk mikitluktuq tiŋmiamiñ.

2. old squaw duck
aahaaliq

3. shoveler
aluutaq

pintail duck4. pintail duck
ivugaq; kurugaq

5. mallard duck
ivugasrugruk

6. red-breasted
merganser paisugruk

7. teal
qaaŋiuraq, qiaŋiuraq, or qiaŋiq

8. greater scaup duck
qaqłuqpalik

9. lesser scaup duck
qaqłutuuq

10. king eider duck
qiŋalik

11. harlequin duck
saġvam tiŋmiaq

12. baldpate duck
uggiihiq
:
to be dull, not shiny
qivlinġit-

it is dull
qivlinġitchuq, dl.qivlinġitchuk, pl. qivlinġitchut

The pot is dull, not shiny.
Utkusrik qivlinġitchuq.

2. to be dull, not sharp
ipkit-

it is dull
ipkitchuq, dl. ipkitchuk, pl. ipkitchut

The ax is dull.
Ipkitchuq ipiġautaq.

3. to be dull, to be boring
alianaq-

It is dull, lonely here.
Alianaqtuq uvani.

:
to be dumb, mute
uqatlait-

he is dumb
uqatlaitchuq, dl. uqatlaitchuk, pl. uqatlaitchut

The man is deaf and dumb.
Aŋun uqatlaitchuq suli tusratlaitchuq.

2. to be dumb, to not be smart
puqiit-

He is dumb.
Puqiitchuq.

3. to have difficulty in learning
iḷitchiit-

He has difficulty learning.
Iḷitchiitchuq.

4. to be dumb, stupid, foolish, crazy
kinnau-

He is dumb. He is foolish.
Kinnauruq.

:
that which has been discarded, thrown away; garbage, a dump pile
iktaq, dl. iktak, pl. iktat

The raven is scattering the dump pile.
Iktaq tulukkam siamitkaa.

2. the city dump
iktakuvik, igitchivik or iksivik

3. to go and dump garbage
iksityaq-

She has gone to dump garbage.
Iksityaqtuq.

The children have gone to dump garbage.
Iyaalugruich iksityaqtut.

4. to dump out, to drop something
katai-

he has dumped or has dropped something
katairuq, dl. katairuk, pl. katairut

They have dumped garbage.
Katairut iktaksranik.
:
to be durable
ataniqtu-

It is durable.
Ataniqturuq.

These two are durable.
Ukuak ataniqturuk.

2. to be durable
piunġiyait-

It is durable.
Piunġiyaitchuq.

:
apyuq

The dust flies when the plane takes off.
Apyuq tiŋirqtuq tiŋmissuun tiŋipman.

2. to fly -of dust-
apyularuq

3. to be dusty, dirty, full of debris
san
ŋu-

it is dusty, dirty
sanŋuruq dl. sanŋuruk pl. sanŋurut

The floor of the house is dirty.
Tupqum natqa sanŋuruq.
:
to dwell
inigi-

He dwelled there.
Inigigaa.

They had dwelled in the country.
Iniginiġaat nuna.

:
one of each
atausriḷḷaaq

Give them one of each.
Atausriḷḷaanik aatchuġlich.

2. each other
avatmun

They love each other.
Avatmun nakuaqqutiruk.

:

to be eager; to look forward to doing:
plus kumaaq- used with verb stems which end in k
plus yumaaq- used with verb stems which end in vowel
plus chumaaq- used with verb stems which end in t
plus umaaq- used with verb stems which end in q, with the q becoming a ġ [v-v]

He is eager to walk.
Pisrukkumaaqtuq.

He is eager to go out.
Aniyumaaqtuq.

They are eager to reach their destination.
Tikitchumaaqtut.

She is eager to pick berries.
Asriaġniaġumaaqtuq.
:
tiŋmiaqpak, dl. tiŋmiaqpaak, pl. tiŋmiaqpaich

The eagle is dangerous.
Tiŋmiaqpak iqsiñaqtuq.

:
ear siun, dl. siutik, pl. siutit

The girl has an earache.
Aġnauraq siutinŋuruq.

2. ear cavity
siutŋuraq, dl. siutŋurak, pl. siutŋurat

The ear cavity is part of the ear.
Siutŋuraq siutim iḷaviñiġigaa.

3. ear pendant, earring
siutiġun, dl. siutiġutik, pl. siutiġutit

The woman puts on an earring.
Siutiġun aġnam atigaa.
:
to have an earache
siutinŋu-

he has an earache
siutinŋuruq, dl. siutinŋuruk, pl. siutinŋurut

After playing out without a hat, she now has an earache.
Aniiqsuaqqaaqhuni nasrautaiḷaaq, siutinŋuliqsuq.

:

to be early, to do ahead of time
-naġiaq, -ñaġiaq after strong I [v-v]

He left early.
Aullaġnaġiaqtuq.

He came early.
Aggiġñaġiaqtuq.

Did you wake up early?
Itiġnaġiaqpich?

2. to be early, to do ahead of time
piñaġiaq-

The man who was leaving left early.
Aŋun aullaġniaqtuaq piñaġiaqtuq.

:
nuna

The earth is big.
Nuna aŋiruq.

:
iḷiqsraqtuq nuna

There was an earthquake yesterday.
Iḷiqsraqtuq nuna ikpaksraq.


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