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 datestuck:kalivit- he is stuck kalivittuq, dl. kalivittuk, pl. kalivittut |
stubborn:sivutmuu- he is stubborn, continues on regardless sivutmuuruq, dl. sivutmuuruk, pl. sivutmuurut The man is stubborn about leaving. Sivutmuuruq aullaġukhuni aŋun. 2. to be stubborn, lit. to be hard siqquq- He is stubborn, he will not stop. Siqquqtuq una, nutqaġnianġitchuq. |
strong:sayaktu- she is strong, healthy sayakturuq, dl. sayakturuk, pl. sayakturut The young man is strong and healthy. Sayakturuq nukatpiaq. 2. to be strong -physically or in taste- saŋŋi- she is strong saŋŋiruq, dl. saŋŋiruk, pl. saŋŋirut The boy is strong. Nukatpiaġruk saŋŋiruq. The coffee is strong. Kuukpiaq tara saŋŋiñiqsuq. 3. to be mighty, aggressive, strong sapiġñaq- he is strong, mighty sapiġñaqtuq, dl. sapiġñaqtuk, pl. sapiġñaqtut The man is a strong worker. Aŋun sapiġñaqtuq, savalguruq. |
stripe:qupumuak Do you like striped patterns? Qupumuagich nakuaġivigich? |
stringer of sled:saiġuaq, dl. saiġuak, pl. saiġuat The sleds have central stringers. Qiḷġich saiġuaqaqtut. 2. outside stringer kiigraq, dl. kiigraak, pl. kiigrat The outside stringer is a part of the sled. Kiigraq iḷaviñiġigaat qiḷġich. |
string game:to play a string game ayahaaq- he is playing string figures ayahaaqtuq, dl. ayahaaqtuk, pl. ayahaaqtut The woman is playing a string game. Aġnaq ayahaaqtuq. |
string:akłunauraq He has cut the string. Kipigaa akłunauraq. 2. fish strung on a willow stick nuviraq, dl. nuvirak, pl. nuvirat There are five sticks of fish. Nuvirat tallimaiŋurut. 3. to string, to pull a string, rope through a hole nuvi-, nuviriuraq- She is stringing beads. Nuviriuraqtuq suŋauranik. String the fish. Nuviḷugich qaluich. |
stretcher:akiyaun, dl. akiyautik, pl. akiyautit My father uses the stretcher to carry fish. Taataa atuġaa akiyaun qaluŋnun. |
stretch:tasrit- it has stretched tasriññiqsuq she is stretching it tasritchaa, dl. obj. tasritchik, pl. obj. tasritchai She is stretching the skin. Amiq tasritchaa. Stretch it. Tasriḷḷugu. 2. to stretch -something- tasritchi- she is stretching something tasritchiruq, dl. tasritchiruk, pl. tasritchirut He is stretching a bearded seal skin. Tasritchiruq ugruum amianik. |
straight:siatqiksuq or nalġuruq, dl. siatqiksuk, pl. siatqiksut The tree is straight. Napaaqtuq siatqiksuq or nalġuruq. 2. it sets a straight course sivukkiqsuq, dl. sivukkiqsuk, pl. sivukkiqsut The boat sets a straight course. Umiaq sivukkiqsuq. |
stove:The stove is hot. Ikniġvik uunaqtuq. |
story:uqaaqtuun or uqaaqtuaq, dl. uqaaqtuutik, pl. uqaaqtuutit He told the story of the lives of the ancient people. Uqaaqtuun taipchua iḷitqusriat uqautigigaa. 2. to tell a story uqaaqtuaq-, unipchaaq- She is telling a story. Uqaaqtuaqtuq. or Unipchaaqtuq. |
store:tugvaqsi- or tuvvaqsi- she is storing something tuvvaqsiruq She is storing her clothes. Tuvvaqsiruq atnuġaaġmiñik. 2. to store away tuvvaq- or tugvaq- She has stored it. Tuvvaġaa. She has stored away food. Tuvvaġaa niqi. 3. storage place tuvvaqsivik, dl. tuvvaqsiviik, pl. tuvvaqsiviich The storage place is located in a cool area. Tuvvaqsivik nigliñaqtaami ittaqtuq. 4. a store tauqsiġñiaġvik, dl. tauqsiġñiaġviik, pl. tauqsiġñiaġviich I am going to the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviḷiaġniaqtuŋa. |
stop:nutqaq- she has stopped, died nutqaqtuq, dl. nutqaqtuk, pl. nutqaqtut The outboard motor has stopped. Iivarruut nutqaqtut. 2. to cause to stop, to stop something nutqaqtit- he has stopped it nutqaqtitkaa, dl. nutqaqtitkaak, pl. nutqaqtitkaat He has stopped his dog which was trying to go. Nutqaqtitkaa qipmiñi aullaġniaqtuaq. |
stone:iyaġak, dl. iyaqqak, pl. iyaġaich The stone is heavy. Iyaġak uqumaitchuq. 2. red stone ivisaaq, dl. ivisaak, pl. ivisaat The red stone is used for painting snowshoes. Ivisaaq miñuutigiraġigaat taglunun. |
stomach:He has a big stomach. Aqiaġuqpaqaqtuq. 2. he has stomach cramps, stomach ache ilunŋuruq, dl. ilunŋuruk, pl. ilunŋurut He has had stomach cramps for three days. Ilunŋuruq piñasruni uvluni. 3. it is growling -of stomach- quluularuq My stomach is growling because I am hungry. Quluularuq iḷuga takku niġisuliqḷuŋa. 4. first stomach -of a caribou, reindeer or moose- qisraġuaq, dl. qisraġuak, pl. qisraġuat The first stomach is the top layer of a stomach. Qisraġuaq qaapquaġigaa aqiaqqum. 5. hard covering of small stomach tunusrisaq, dl. tunusrisak, pl. tunusrisat The hard covering of the caribou’s small stomach is good to eat. Tuttum tunusrisaŋa niġiruni nakuuruq. |
stitch:Her stitches are small and neat. Kilugiḷallaktuq. |
stink:tipitu-, aaqqaaŋu- it stinks tipituruq, dl. tipituruk, pl. tipiturut A cigarette stinks. Sikaaq tipituruq. 2. stinking caribou bull -after breeding- nuliaġniq, dl. nuliaġnik, pl. nuliaġniġich In the fall, you can notice a stinking caribou bull after it breeds. Ukiaġmi nuliaġniq tuttu nalunaitchaqtuq. |
stingy:iġḷik- she is stingy iġḷiktuq, dl. iġḷiktuk, pl. iġḷiktut His wife is stingy. Nuiaŋa iġḷiktuq. 2. he is extremely stingy iġḷikturuq, dl. iġḷikturuk, pl. iġḷikturut He is stingy all the time. Iġḷikturuq ataramik. 3. to be stingy about something iġḷigi- he clings to it for himself, he is stingy with it iġḷigigaa, dl. iġḷigigaak, pl. iġḷigigaat He is stingy with his food. Iġḷigiai niqautini. |
stiff:tikkak- it is stiff tikkaktuq, dl. tikkaktuk, pl. tikkaktut His hands are stiff from being frozen. Argai uvva tikkaktut qiqitiqtuqhutiŋ. 2. to become stiff -of dead body- igruq- it becomes stiff -of dead body- igruġaa, dl. obj. igruġik, pl. obj. igruġai His body became stiff when he died. Igruġaa timaa tuqupman. 3. to become stiff, not flexible qiġġaqsi- he has become stiff or it has become stiff -of muscle- qiġġaqsiruq, dl. qiġġaqsiruk, pl. qiġġaqsirut My back has become stiff. Kiyipikkatka qiġġaqsiñiġai. |
