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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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. |
eat: to eat niġi- she is eating niġiruq, dl. niġiruk, pl. niġirut My father is eating berries. Taataga niġiruq asrianik. 2. to eat something sutuq- [only as a question] What are you eating? Sutuqpich? 3. to eat, to consume, to drink plus tuq-, plus suq- after strong I [n-v] She is drinking tea. Saiyutuqtuq. He is eating seal. Natchiqsuqtuq. I am drinking coffee. Kuukpiaqtuqtuŋa. Have some soup! Imiġauraqtuġiñ! |
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. |
egg: mannik, dl. manniik, pl. manniichThe goose is sitting on its eggs. Tiŋmiaq ivaruq manniŋñik. 2. eggshell -lit. egg’s cover mannium puuŋa I found an eggshell. Mannium puuŋanik paqittuŋa. |
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. |
elderly: to become elderly, to grow old -of a man- aŋayuqaaq- He has become elderly. He is nearing old age. Aŋayuqaaqtuq. 2. to become elderly, to grow old -of a woman- aaquaq- She has grown old. Aaquaqtuq. Gee! You are getting old. Attai! Aaquagaqsiñiqsutin. |
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. |
embarrass:kanŋukkiak- or kanŋutchak- he is embarrassed kanŋukkiaktuq, dl. kanŋukkiaktuk, pl. kanŋukkiaktut She was embarrassed after she told a lie. Kanŋukkiaktuq sagluqqaaqhuni. 2. to look embarrassed, to look guilty kigiñaġiiḷiq- He looks embarrassed. Kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq. The robber looked embarrassed when they talked of the stolen article. Tigliktuaq kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq uqaaqsikmata tigligamik. |
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! |
