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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female:aġnasraluq, dl. aġnasraluk, pl. aġnasralut The female moose is big. Aġnasraluq tiniika aŋiruq. 2. female person woman aġnaq girl aġnauraq 3. female dog, bitch aġnasuk, dl. aġnasuuk, pl. aġnasuich Female dogs make good dogteam leaders. Aġnasuich sivulliqsrigiksut. |
femur:kiniġniq, dl. kiniġnaak, pl. kiniġniġich The femur is a bone in the body. Kiniġniq saunġuruq timimi. |
ferment:siiġñaqsii-, siiġñaqsirriq- She is putting away the caribou stomach mixed with raw liver and ligament pieces for fermentation. Siiġñaqsirriqsuq niġukkaġmik. 2. fermented walrus meat rolled in walrus skin tuktaq, dl. tuktak, pl. tuktat |
fetch:aikḷiq-, ai- she went to fetch -something or someone- aikḷiqsuq, dl. aikḷiqsuk, pl. aikḷiqsut He went to fetch fish. Aikḷiqsuq qaluŋnik. 2. he went to fetch her aigaa, dl. aigaak, pl. aigaat She went to fetch the dog. Aigaa qipmiq. Go and fetch your older sister. Aigguuŋ aakauran. |
fetus:The female moose was carrying a fetus. Aġnasraluq tiniikaq iḷummiqaġniqsuaq. |
fever:uunnaġluk- or uunnaqłuk-, uunnaqłuktit- he has a fever uunnaġluktuq, dl. uunnaġluktuk, pl. uunnaġluktut The baby is sick and has a fever. Iyaalugruaq sakniuqhuni uunnaġluktuq. The baby has a fever. Miġaruuraq uunnaqłuktuq. or Miġaruuraq uunnaqłuktittuq. |
few:iñuġiakit- There are a few things. Suurat iñuġiakitchut. 2. to be few -of people- iñukit- it has or contains few people iñukitchuq, dl. iñukitchuk, pl. iñukitchut The small village has few people. Iñukitchuq nunaaqqiuraq. |
fifteen:Fifteen people have left. Akimiaq iñuk aullaqtuq. |
fifty:Fifty people are eating. Malġukipiaq qulit iñuich niġirut. |
fight:aŋuyak- he is fighting aŋuyaktuq, dl. aŋuyaktuk, pl. aŋuyaktut He is fighting her. Aŋuyakkaa. He is fighting others. Aŋuyaktuq atlanik. He is fighting the girl. Aŋuyakkaa aġnauraq. 2. he is fighting, he is playing roughly, he is angry qinnaktuq, dl. qinnaktuk, pl. qinnaktut The boy played roughly when he wrestled. Nukatpialugruaq qinnaktuq. |
file:The file can be a sharpener. Agiaq ipiksautautlaruq. |
fill:immii- she is filling -a container- immiiruq, dl. immiiruk, pl. immiirut She is filling her berry basket. Immiiruq aimmaġmiñik. 2. to fill immiq- she has filled it immiġaa, dl. immiġaak, pl. immiġaat They have filled the bucket. Immiġaat qattaq. |
filthy:qaayuġnaq- it is filthy qaayuġnaqtuq The dog’s area is filthy. Qipmim inaa qaayuġnaqtuq. |
fin:sipik, dl. sippak, pl. sipkich Fish have fins. Qaluich makua sipiqaqtut. 2. dorsal fin suluun, dl. suluutik, pl. suluutit The dorsal fin of a grayling is long. Suluun sulukpaukkami takiruq. |
finally:kiisaimma Finally, he came on the plane. Kiisaimma, aggiqpuq tiŋmisuutikun. |
find:paqit- to find something or someone paqitchi- he has found something paqittuq or paqitchiruq He has found a watch. Paqittuq tuqtuqtauramik. or Paqitchiruq sassauramik. He has found it. Paqitkaa. He has found the girl. Paqitkaa aġnauraq. 2. a find, that which has been found paqitaq |
fine:nakuu- She is fine. Nakuuruq. I am fine. Nakuuruŋa. How are you? I am fine. Qanuq itpich? Nakuuruŋa. How is he? He is fine. Qanuq itpa? Nakuuruq. |
finger:2. fingernail; toenail; hoof kukik, dl. kukkik, pl. kukiich That fingernail is long. Taamna kukik takiruq. 3. to break one’s finger argaaq- he broke his own finger argaaqtuq He fell forward and broke his finger. Paallakhuni argaaqtuq. 4. index finger tikiq, dl. tikkik, pl. tikiġich My index finger is longer than my thumb. Tikiġa takitluktuq kuvlumniñ. 5. middle finger qitiqłiġmik, dl. qitiqłiġmiik, qitiqłiġmiich The middle finger is on a hand. Qitiqłiġmik ittuq argaŋni. 6. ring finger mikilġaq or mikiliġaq 7. the little finger iqitquuraq, dl. iqitquurak, pl. iqitquurat The ring fits on his little finger. Iqitquuraŋan naammagigaa qitiqłiġun. |
finish:naatchi- she has finished, she has completed naatchiruq He has finished his work. Naatchiruq savaaġmiñik. 2. to finish, to complete naat- she is finished with it, she has completed it naatkaa, dl. naatkaak, pl. naatkaat She is finished with the book she was reading. Naatkaa agliqiani. 3. to finish, to complete, to be ready itqanaiġi- She has finished making the parka. Itqanaiġiruq atikłiaġmiñik. |