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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senile:kinnaŋaaqsi- he has become senile kinnaŋaaqsiruq, dl. kinnaŋaaqsiruk, pl. kinnaŋaaqsirut She became senile when she got old. Kinnaŋaaqsiruq utuqqaġuqami. |
send:tuyuq-, tuyuġi- she is sending something tuyuqtuq, dl. tuyuqtuk, pl. tuyuqtut She is sending berries. Tuyuqtuq asrianik. he has sent it tuyuġigaa, dl. tuyuġigaak, pl. tuyuġigaat She has sent the basket. Aimmaq tuyuġigaa. 2. to send away, to cause to go away; to start an engine aullaqtit- she sent him away aullaqtitkaa, dl. aullaqtitkaak, pl. aullaqtitkaat He sent his son away. Iġñi aullaqtitkaa. Did you start the engine? Aullaqtitpigich igliġutit? 3. something sent, mail tuyuun, dl. tuyuutik, pl. tuyuutit The letters which she sent arrived. Aglaich tuyuutai aggiqsut. |
sell:tunisi- she has sold -something- tunisiruq, dl. tunisiruk, pl. tunisirut He has sold wood. Qiruŋnik tunisiruq. 2. to sell tuni- he is selling it tuniyaa, dl. [obj.] tuniyik, pl. [obj.] tuniyai He has sold the fish. Tuniyai qaluich. |
seine:qaaktuun, dl. qaaktuutik, pl. qaaktuutit or qargun, dl. qargutik, pl. qargutit They use the seining net in the summer. Qaaktuun atuġaġigaat auraġmi. 2. to seine qaaktuq- he is seining qaaktuqtuq, dl. qaaktuqtuk, pl. qaaktuqtut The man is seining. Aŋun qaaktuqtuq. |
see-saw:ipuktaq- he is jumping on a see-saw ipuktaqtuq, dl. ipuktaqtuk, pl. ipuktaqtut She is jumping on a see-saw over there. Ipuktaqtuq iñani. |
see:tautuk- he is seeing, he is looking tautuktuq, dl. tautuktuk, pl. tautuktut They see people. Tautuktut iñuŋnik. he is seeing it tautukkaa, dl. tautukkaak, pl. tautukkaat He has seen the caribou. Tautukkaa tuttu. 2. to see, to look at qiñiq- she is seeing, he is looking qiñiqtuq, dl. qiñiqtuk, pl. qiñiqtut he is seeing it, he is looking at it qiñiġaa, dl. qiñiġaak, pl. qiñiġaat He is looking at the visitor. Qiñiġaa iglaaq. 3. let’s see! where now? naami kii! Let me see! Let me have a look at it. Naami kii! Tautullaglagu! 4. to be blind, to not be able to see qiñitlait- or taututlait- he cannot see qiñitlaitchuq, dl. qiñitlaitchuk, pl. qiñitlaitchut My brother is blind. Aniqatiga qiñitlaitchuq. |
security:qaunaksri policeman qaunaksri iñuŋnik |
secure:uqqit- it is secure, it is safe, it is sheltered uqqitchuq He is safe from the storm. Aŋniġmiñ uqqitchuq. 2. to be secure, sturdy palaŋait- It is sturdy and secure. Palaŋaitchuq. Make it secure and sturdy. Palaŋaiġḷugu. |
seasoning:avuuq- he is seasoning it avuuġaa She is seasoning the soup. Avuuġaa suuq. |
Search and Rescue Team: |
search:pakak- or pakik- she is searching pakaktuq or pakiksuq They are searching for the lost person. Pakaktut tammaqtuamik. she is searching for it pakakkaa, dl. pakakkaak, pl. pakakkaat The man is searching for his dog. Aŋutim pakakkaa qipmiñi. |
sealskin poke:Long ago food was preserved in sealskin pokes. Aippaani niqinik puunun niqausriraqtut. |
seal oil, oil:Seal oil is made from seal blubber. Uqsruq piḷiuġaġigaat natchium nutaġġiñġaŋaniñ. |
seal’s breathing hole:alluvak, dl. alluvaak, pl. alluvaich The seal’s breathing hole can hardly be seen. Alluvak qiñiġnapqauraqtuq. |
seal: hair seal natchiq, dl. natchiik, pl. natchiich There is one seal on top of the ice. Atausriq natchiq ittuq sikum qaaŋani. 2. bearded seal ugruk, dl. ugruuk, pl. ugruich The skin of the bearded seal is used for the bottoms of mukluks. Ugruum amia atuŋauraqtuq kamiŋnun. 3. ring seal qayaġulik, dl. qayaġullak, pl. qayaġulgich A ring seal is pretty. Qayaġulik qiñiyunaqtuq. 4. spotted seal, harbor seal qasrigiaq, dl. qasrigiak, pl. qasrigiat The spotted seal has climbed out of the water and on to the beach. Qasrigiaq qakiruq taġium siñaanun. 5. strong smelling bull seal -during mating season- tiggaŋniq The strong smelling bull seal is on the ice. Tiggaŋniq natchiq sikumi ittuq. |
sea animal: |
sea, ocean: |
scream:iḷasriala- he is screaming, crying with pain iḷasrialaruq, dl. iḷasrialaruk, pl. iḷasrialarut He cried with pain when he broke his arm. Iḷasrialaruq talliaqami. 2. to scream or shout nipaala- she is screaming, she is shouting nipaalaruq, dl. nipaalaruk, pl. nipaalarut The person is screaming because he is hurt. Iñuk nipaalaruq atniqhuni. 3. to scream, shout iġiala- he is screaming, he is shouting iġialaruq Shh! Don’t scream! Ataa! Iġialanak! |
scratch:qitchuk- he scratched himself qitchuktuq, dl. qitchuktuk, pl. qitchuktut He scratched his arm. Qitchuktuq taliġmigun. she scratched him qitchukkaa, dl. qitchukkaak, pl. qitchukkaat He scratched his younger sister. Qitchukkaa nukatchia. 2. to scratch on a surface, to scratch an itch kumik- he is scratching himself kumiktuq, dl. kumiktuk, pl. kumiktut The man is scratching himself. Aŋun kumiktuq. he is scratching it kumikkaa She is scratching the itch. Kumikkaa kumaksruktuaq. |
scraper: skin scraper, plane ichuun, dl. ichuutik, pl. ichuutit The skin scraper has a sharp blade. Ichuun ipiktaamik kigiñaqaqtuq. |
