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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under:ataani, dl. under them two ataakni, pl. under them three or more ataatni The foundation is under the house. Tupqum ataani turvik ittuq. 2. located under me atimni located under you atipni |
undecide:sivunnitḷaiq- to he is undecided sivunnitḷaiqsuq, dl. sivunnitḷaiqsuk, pl. sivunnitḷaiqsut I am undecided about leaving. Sivunnitḷaiqsuŋa aullaqtilaaksramnik. 2. to be undecided, to not know what to do qanuġviiḷiqi- She is undecided. Qanuġviiḷiqiruq. |
uncle:my uncle -father’s brother akkaga my two uncles akkaaka my three or more uncles akkatka My uncle likes to go boating. Akkaga umiaqtuġuuruq. 2. my uncle -mother’s brother- aŋatchiaġa, dl. aŋatchiaka, pl. aŋatchiatka My uncle is making a wooden dipper. Aŋatchiaġa qalutchiruq. |
umbilicus:qalasriq, dl. qalasriik or qalatchik pl. qalasriich or qalatchich The umbilicus is in the middle of the body. Qalasriq timim qitqani ittuq. |
umbilical cord:The umbilical cord is always attached to the baby. Ipiutaq ataraqtuq iyaalugruaġmun. |
ulna, tibia:The tibia is in the leg. Amiḷiġaq niumi ittuq. |
ugly:iñugiit- he is ugly, unattractive iñugiitchuq, dl. iñugiitchuk, pl. iñugiitchut He is uglier than his brothers and sisters. Iñugiitḷuktuq aniqatiumiñiñ. 2. to be ugly, to be unattractive -of a female- aġnaġiit- she is ugly aġnaġiitchuq, dl. aġnaġiitchuk, pl. aġnaġiitchut The poor woman is quite unattractive. Aġnaqniaq aġnaġiiḷḷuqtuq. |
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typist:The typist is writing a letter. Aglakti tuyuksriuqtuq. 2. typist aglaksuutitaqti |
typewriter:The typewriter is used to type letters. Aglautitaun atuġnaqtuq tuyuksriuqtuni. 2. aglaksuutitaun, dl. aglaksuutitautik, pl. aglaksuutitautit Where is my typewriter. Aglaksuutitautitka naami? |
two: malġukTwo people are walking. Malġuk iññuk pisruktuk. |
twist:qipit- He is twisting the knob. Qipitkaa tiguġiq. 2. to twist sinew for thread qipri- she is twisting sinew for thread qipriruq My mother is twisting sinew to use for sewing. Aanaga qipriruq ivalumik killaiyautiksraġmiñik. 3. to be twisted qipiŋa- it is twisted qipŋaruq, dl. qipiŋaruk, pl. qipiŋarut The tree is twisted. Qipiŋaruq napaaqtuq. |
twilight:[for there to be twilight] Tanuġaksiruq. |
twenty:Where are the twenty boxes? Iñuiñaq suluutit naniitpat? |
twelve:I bought twelve cups. Tauqsiġitka qulit malġuk qallutit. |
tussock:There is a tussock on the tundra. Maniq nunaviŋmi ittuq. |
turn:kiŋiaq- she turned her head kiŋiaqtuq, dl. kiŋiaqtuk, pl. kiŋiaqtut He turned his head when he heard something behind. Kiŋiaqtuq tusraa’ami tunumiñiñ. 2. to turn the head to look qiviaq- He turned his head to look. Qiviaqtuq. She turned her head briefly and quickly. Qiviallaktiqtuq. 3. to turn one’s back on a person, to turn around to face the other direction tunut- she has turned around tunuttuq, dl. tunuttuk, pl. tunuttut They turned to face the other direction when told to do so. Tunuttut tunutqukmatiŋ. he has turned his back on him tunutkaa, dl. tunutkaak, pl. tunutkaat He has turned his back on his wife. Aġnaqtiŋ tunutkaa. 4. to turn off, extinguish a light, fire qamit- he has turned it off, extinguished it qamitkaa, dl. qamitkaak, pl. qamitkaat He has extinguished the fire. Qamitkaa iki. 5. to become extinguished qami- It has extinguished itself or it has been extinguished. Qamiruq. The fire is out. Ikniq qamiruq. 6. to turn over, to flip, to change mumik- she has turned over, changed, repented mumiksuq, dl. mumiksuk, pl. mumiksut He turned over in his sleep. Siñiktuaq mumiksuq. |
tundra cotton:Tundra cotton grows on the tundra. Nautnat nausruurut natiġnami. |
tundra:natiġnaq, dl. natiġnak, pl. natiġnat There are many plants on the flat tundra. Nauriat iñugiaktut natiġnami. 2. undulating tundra nunavik, dl. nunaviik, pl. nunaviich The tundra has lots of berries. Nunavik asriaŋuruq. |
tug:qitiġaġun, dl. qitiġaġutik, pl. qitiġaġutit The tug is used on a sled. Qitiġaġun atuqtuq qiḷġiñi. |
