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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valley:qattaġniq, dl. qattaġnaak, pl. qattaġniġich We two have passed the valley. Qattaġniq qaaŋiġikpuk. |
uvula:The uvula is inside the mouth. Niġḷiktaaq qanġum iḷuani ittuq. |
useful:atuġnaq- it is useful atuġnaqtuq, dl. atuġnaqtuk, pl. atuġnaqtut The boat is useful. Umiaq atuġnaqtuq. It is very useful. Don’t throw it away! Atuġnallapiaqtuq uvva. Igitnagu! |
use:atuq- she is using it atuġaa, dl. atuġaak, pl. atuġaat He is using the knife. Atuġaa savik. 2. to be used up, worn out nuŋu- it is used up, worn out nuŋuruq, dl. nuŋuruk, pl. nuŋurut The trimming is all used up. Qupaksraq nuŋuruq. |
us:2. to us dl. uvaptiknun, pl. uvaptitnun Take it to us. Mauŋauttuuŋ uvaptitnun. 3. with us dl. uvaptikkun, pl. uvaptigun Come with us. [2] Maligiñ uvaptikkun. 4. located with us dl. uvaptikni, pl. uvaptitni It is at our house over there. Uvaptitni amma ittuq. 5. from us dl. uvaptikniñ, pl. uvaptitniñ He got it from us. Uvaptitniñ pitchaŋa. |
urinate:qui- he is urinating quiruq, dl. quiruk, pl. quirut The baby has wet his diapers. Iyaalugruaq quiruq makkaŋmiñun. 2. to urinate repeatedly, as a bedwetter quqtaq- He has urinated repeatedly. Quqtaqtuq. |
urine:Urine becomes smelly. Itiġuq tipliġaqtuq. 2. bladder nakasruk, dl. nakasruuk, pl. naksruich Everyone has a bladder. Iñupayaaq nakasruqaqtuq. 3. to smell of urine quqpaksuŋnit- or itiġuqsuŋnit- It smells of urine. Quqpaksuŋnitchuq. or Itiġuqsuŋnitchuq. |
urge:kayuŋŋiuti- he is coaxing him, urging him to come along kayuŋŋiutigaa, dl. kayuŋŋiutigaak, pl. kayuŋŋiutigaat He is urging him to go to school. Kayuŋŋiutigaa aglagiaquplugu. |
upset:tuqpallak- he has gotten upset, he has hard feelings from harsh words tuqpallaktuq, dl. tuqpallaktuk, pl. tuqpallaktut They heard their daughter was gone and they got upset. Paniŋmiknik piitchuamik tusraaplutik tuqpallaktuk. |
upriver:qamma My father is living alone up river. Qamma taataga iñuuniaqtuq kisimi. 2. to journey upriver in a boat tagraq- They are going upriver. Tagraqtut. 3. to go towards upriver argumuk- They are going upriver. Argumuktut. |
uppermost:qulliq, dl. qulliik, pl. qulliich Please give me the top book. Qulliq makpiġaaq uvamnun qaiḷḷauŋ. |
upper teeth: qullimġaatThe upper teeth are used to chew food. Qullimġaat kigutit atuġaqtut tamuqtuni niqimik. |
upper leg:mumitchiaq, dl. mumitchiak, pl. mumitchiat My son likes to eat rabbit drumsticks. Iġñiġa niġisuguuruq ukalliurat mumitchiaŋitñik. |
upper lashing:An upper lashing is used on a sled. Qiḷġun atuqtuq qiḷġiñi. |
up:pauna Go on the trail up there. Pauna tumitchaatigun igliġiñ. 2. that one up there on the roof, not visible- pakimna Have that person up there get down from the roof. Pakimna tupqum qaaŋani ittuaq atqaqtitchiuŋ. 3. up there above and behind speaker, away from shore, landwards, mountainwards, visible, in motion or covers a large area pagga Up there is the plane. Pagga tiŋmisuun. or more specifically, Tatpagga tiŋmisuun. 4. towards up there pauŋa Go up there. Pauŋa mayuġiñ. 5. up there, above, visible, not in motion pitcha Up there on the shelf is the flashlight. Pitcha pichani quliġuani naniġuun. 6. up to, as far as aglaan Walk as far as there! Taiñuŋa aglaan pisrugiñ! |
unpredictable:nalupqinaq- it is not certain, it is unpredictable nalupqinaqtuq, dl. nalupqinaqtuk, pl. nalupqinaqtut It is not certain that he will go. Nalupqinaqtuq aullałiksraŋa. |
unload:niuri- he is unloading something niuriruq, dl. niuriruk, pl. niurirut The man is unloading something from the airplane. Aŋun niuriruq tiŋmisuutmiñ. she is unloading it niuriyaa or niurigaa, dl. niuriyaak, pl. niuriyaat The woman is unloading the boat. Aġnam niuriyaa umiaq. |
understand:kaŋiqsi- she understood kaŋiqsiruq, dl. kaŋiqsiruk, pl. kaŋiqsirut She understood when her mother told her. Kaŋiqsiruq aanami uqautipmani. 2. to not understand kaŋiqsiñġit- he doesn’t understand kaŋiqsiñġitchuq, dl. kaŋiqsiñġitchuk, pl. kaŋiqsiñġitchut He did not understand because he didn’t listen. Kaŋiqsiġitchuq takku naalaġniñġitḷuni. |
underside:ataa The area under the house is dark. Tupqum ataa taaqtuq. |
underground:siġḷuaq, dl. siġḷuak, pl. siġḷuat The cold storage is located under the ground. Siġḷuaq nunam iḷuani ittuq. 2. to be underground nunam iḷuani it- It is underground. Nunam iḷuani ittuq. |
