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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surpass:qaaŋiq- Do not go beyond this. Una qaaŋiqñagu. |
surgery:piḷaksii- he is having surgery piḷaksiiruq, dl. piḷaksiiruk, pl. piḷaksiirut My mother had surgery at the hospital. Aanaga piḷaksiiruq naŋirviŋmi. |
surf scoter:The surf scoter is black. Tuunġaaġruk qiġñiqtuq. |
surface:pui- The seal surfaced. Natchiq puiruq. |
supper:to eat supper nullautchiq- My father ate his supper. Taataga nullautchiqsuq. 2. it is supper time nullautchiġñaqsiruq It is supper time, let us go home. Nullautchiġñaqsiruq, aŋiḷaaqta. |
sunshine:siqiññaaġik- There is sunshine. Siqiññaaġiksuq. The sun is shining today. Siqiññaaġiksuq uvluvak. 2. to be shining brightly, of the sun; bright sunshine kirratchiaq- There is bright sunshine. Kirratchiaqtuq. |
Sunday, Sabbath:Sunday is a day of rest. Minġuiqsiḷiq iñiqtuiqsiaġviuruq. |
summer skin:auralliq, dl. aurallik, pl. aurallich Summer skin is thin. Auralliq amiq saatchuuruq. |
summer:The summer is a time for fishing. Auraq qaluŋniaġviuruq. 2. summer before last upinġaatqik I went to Anchorage summer before last. Anchorage-chaqtuami upinġaatqik. |
sulk:qivit- He is sulking. Qivittuq. She became angry and is sulking. Uumitchakhuni qivittuq. 2. to be sulking qivisrima- He is sulking. Qivisrimaruq. |
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steal:tiglik- he has stolen something tigliktuq, dl. tigliktuk, pl. tigliktut He has stolen a cap from the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviŋmiñ tigliktuq nasrautmik. She has stolen it. Tiglikkaa. He has stolen it from me. Tiglikkaa uvamniñ. 2. to get, to obtain repeatedly, to steal more than once piksraqtuq- The man is a thief. The man steals often. Aŋun piksraqtuyuktuq. |
sugar:The sugar is sweet. Qapsittaaq siiġñaqtuq. |
suffocate:ipit- it is suffocating him, smothering him, drowning him ipitkaa, dl. ipitkaak, pl. ipitkaat The smoke is suffocating him. Ipitkaa itchim. 2. to suffocate, to drown ipi- He has suffocated. Ipiruq. or Ipiniqsuq. |
suffer:nagliksaaq- he is suffering nagliksaaqtuq, dl. nagliksaaqtuk, pl. nagliksaaqtut She is suffering from the disease. Nagliksaaqtuq atniġñautmiñ. |
suddenly:Suddenly it began to rain. Taimmaiñaq siḷaluktittuq. 2. suddenly, roughly -niqłak-, -ñiqłak after strong I [v-v] She left suddenly. Aullaniqłaktuq. She came suddenly. Aggiñiqłaktuq. |
suck:miluk- it is suckling miluktuq The fawn is sucking milk from its mother. Nuġġaq miluktuq aanamiñiñ. When the snake bit him, his mother quickly sucked the bite. Nirniġiam kigikmauŋ, aanaŋan miluktuġaa kigiñġa. |
subtract:iḷaŋŋaqtaaq- it is subtracted, some part of it has been taken off iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq, dl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuk, pl. iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtut Part of his bill is paid. Akiqsruutaa iḷaŋŋaqtaaqtuq. |
stumble:paallak- he has stumbled, he has fallen forward paallaktuq, dl. paallaktuk, pl. paallaktut The little girl stumbled while running. Aġnauraq paallaktuq aqpaqsruqtuaq. |
stuffy:ipyanŋunaq- it is stuffy ipyanŋunaqtuq The house is stuffy. Tupiq ipyanŋunaqtuq. 2. to have a stuffy nose umiktatit- he has a stuffy nose umiktatittuq, dl. umiktatittuk, pl. umiktatittut 3. He has a stuffy nose. Qiŋŋak muliktuk. |