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 datehang:iñi-, iñiri- he is hanging something iñiriruq, dl. iñiriruk, pl. iñirirut She is hanging fish. Iñiriruq qaluŋnik. he is hanging it iñiyaa, dl. iñiyaak, pl. iñiyaat She is hanging the net on the fish rack. Iñiyaa kuvraq iññisanun. 2. to hang up, to be hanging, to dangle niviŋŋaq-, niviññaq- it is hanging niviŋŋaqtuq, dl. niviŋŋaqtuk, pl. niviŋŋaqtut The rope hangs down from the boat. Akłunaaq niviŋŋaqtuq umiamiñ. he has hung it up niviŋŋaġaa, dl. niviŋŋaġaak, pl. niviŋŋaġaat 3. to hang, as on a wall or a line naktit- she is hanging -something- naktitchiruq She is hanging clothes on the line. Naktitchiruq atnuġaanik paniqsiutanun. she has hung it naktitkaa, dl. obj. naktitkik, pl. obj. naktitkai He hung the picture there. Naktitkaa agliutraq tamauŋa. |
hangover:iminŋu- he has a hangover iminŋuruq, dl. iminŋuruk, pl. iminŋurut He got a hangover after he drank. Iminŋuruq imiqqaaqhuni. |
hard:sapiġñaq- It is difficult. Sapiġñaqtuq. 2. to be hard, of an object; to be stiff siqquq- It is hard. Siqquqtuq. |
hare:ukallisugruk, dl. ukallisugruuk, pl. ukallisugruich The Alaska hare is bigger than the snowshoe rabbit. Ukallisugruk aŋitluktuq ukalliuramiñ. |
harlequin duck:The harlequin duck stays on the swift current in the river. Saġvam tiŋmiaq saġvamiitchuuruq. |
harness:There are many harnesses in the cache. Anut iñugiaktut uŋaluni. 2. harness webbing anuksraq, dl. anuksrak, pl. anuksrat My father bought some harness webbing. Taataga tauqsiqsuq anuksramik. 3. to harness an animal anu- he is harnessing it anugaa, dl. anugaak, pl. anugaat I harnessed the dog. Anugiga qipmiq. Harness the dog. Annuuŋ qipmiq. |
hat:cap, hat nasraun, dl. nasrautik, pl. nasrautit Where is my hat? Nasrautiga naami? |
have:-qaq- [n-v] I have a pencil. Aglautiqaqtuŋa. He has five children. Qitunġaqaqtuq tallimanik. 2. to have piqaq- he has piqaqtuq, dl. piqaqtuk, pl. piqaqtut I have a dog. Piqaqtuŋa qipmimik or qipmiqaqtuŋa. 3. to have -question- suqaq- What do you have? Suqaqpich? |
hawk owl:The hawk owl can fly and it is smaller than a regular owl. Niaquqtuaġruk tiŋmitḷaruq suli mikitlukhuni naatamiñ. 2. marsh hawk papiktuuq, dl. papiktuuk, pl. papiktuut The marsh hawk has a long tail. Papiktuuq papikpaqaqtuq. 3. pigeon hawk tiŋmiaġruum kirgavia, dl. tiŋmiaġruum kirgaviik, pl. tiŋmiaġruum kirgaviich 4. rough-legged hawk qiḷġiq, dl. qiḷġik, pl. qiḷġich The rough-legged hawk eats ptarmigan. Qiḷġiq aqargiqsuġuuruq. 5. osprey qaluksiuġayuk 6. goshawk, peregrine falcon kirgavik, dl. kirgaviik, pl. kirgaviich |
haze:niptait- it is hazy niptaitchuq The weather is hazy today. Uviuvak siḷa niptaitchuq. 2. to be hazy, murky, not clear isruq- it is hazy isruqtuq The weather is hazy. Isruqtuq siḷa. |
he:plus tuq [used with verb stems with no strong I in semifinal position] plus ruq [used with verb stems which end in a vowel] plus suq [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in a ‘k’ or ‘q’] plus chuq [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in t] to sleep siñik- He, she, it is sleeping. Siñiktuq. to eat niġi- He, she, it is eating. Niġiruq. to no longer have water imġiq- It is out of water. Imiġiqsuq. to be empty imait- It is empty. Imaitchuq. 2. he/she ilaa He/she slept alone last night. Ilaa kisimi siñiktuaq unnuaq. |
head:niaquq, dl. niaqquk, pl. niaqqut His head is now bald. Niaqua utiruq. 2. head hair nuyaq, dl. nutchak, pl. nutchat The color of my hair is black. Nutchatka qiġñiqtut. |
headache:niaqunŋu- she has a headache niaqunŋuruq, dl. niaqunŋuruk, pl. niaqunŋurut My mother has a headache today. Aanaga niaqunŋuruq uvluvak. 2. he has headaches repeatedly or he has something wrong with his head niaquġiitchuq, dl. niaquġiitchuk, pl. niaquġiitchut That man seems to have a short temper. Something must be wrong with his head. Isrumaitmatun tamanna iñuk. Niaquġiitchuknaqtuq. |
heal:mamit- it has healed mamittuq, dl. mamittuk, pl. mamittut His sore healed. Kiḷḷia mamittuq. 2. it caused him to heal, she healed him mamititkaa, dl. mamititkaak, pl. mamititkaat The doctor healed his disease. Taaktim mamititkaa atniġñaŋa. |
hear:tusraa- he hears, he is hearing, he heard tusraaruq, dl. tusraaruk, pl. tusraarut He hears the plane. Tusraaruq tiŋmisuutmik. he hears it tusraagaa, dl. tusraagaak, pl. tusraagaat Do you hear it? Tusraaviuŋ? 2. to be audible tusraġnaq- The plane can be heard. Tiŋmisuun tusraġnaqtuq. |
heat:uunaqsiq- or uunaqsiurallak- Heat the soup. Uunaqsiurallauŋ imiġauraq. The stove is now heated. Uunaqsiḷiqtuq ikniġvik. 2. heat uunnaq Some people can barely stand heat. Uunnaq iḷaŋisa iñuich igḷutulguitchaat. 3. for there to be heat waves uyumiq- There are heat waves on hot days. Uunaqman siḷa uyumiġaqtuq. |
heavy:uqumait- it is heavy uqumaitchuq, dl. uqumaitchuk, pl. uqumaitchut The rock is heavy. Iyaġak uqumaitchuq. |
hell:tammaġvik The Bible tells about hell. Tammaġvik Bible-lut uqautigigaat. |
help:ikayuq- she is helping ikayuqtuq, dl. ikayuqtuk, pl. ikayuqtut He is helping to unload the plane. Ikayuqtuq niuriruani tiŋmisuutmik. she is helping him ikayuġaa, dl. ikayuġaak, pl. ikayuġaat She is helping her own grandma. Ikayuġaa aanaruani. 2. to need help ikayuġnaq- he needs help ikayuġnaqtuq, dl. ikayuġnaqtuk, pl. ikayuġnaqtut Do you need help? Ikayuġnaqpich? 3. it can’t be helped, too bad -that he died, is mortally ill, etc., to accept fate- qanuġviitchuq, dl. qanuġviitchuk, pl. qanuġviitchut There is nothing anyone can do about the death of a person. Qanuġviitchuq tara tuqu’ami iñuk. |
hem:The hem on the dress has unraveled. Qugluŋniq aŋivraqtuq atarami or -ataraami-. |
