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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ear: siun, dl. siutik, pl. siutitThe girl has an earache. Aġnauraq siutinŋuruq. 2. ear cavity siutŋuraq, dl. siutŋurak, pl. siutŋurat The ear cavity is part of the ear. Siutŋuraq siutim iḷaviñiġigaa. 3. ear pendant, earring siutiġun, dl. siutiġutik, pl. siutiġutit The woman puts on an earring. Siutiġun aġnam atigaa. |
eagle:The eagle is dangerous. Tiŋmiaqpak iqsiñaqtuq. |
eager:to be eager; to look forward to doing: plus kumaaq- used with verb stems which end in k plus yumaaq- used with verb stems which end in vowel plus chumaaq- used with verb stems which end in t plus umaaq- used with verb stems which end in q, with the q becoming a ġ [v-v] He is eager to walk. Pisrukkumaaqtuq. He is eager to go out. Aniyumaaqtuq. They are eager to reach their destination. Tikitchumaaqtut. She is eager to pick berries. Asriaġniaġumaaqtuq. |
each:atausriḷḷaaq Give them one of each. Atausriḷḷaanik aatchuġlich. 2. each other avatmun They love each other. Avatmun nakuaqqutiruk. |
dwell:inigi- He dwelled there. Inigigaa. They had dwelled in the country. Iniginiġaat nuna. |
dust:The dust flies when the plane takes off. Apyuq tiŋirqtuq tiŋmissuun tiŋipman. 2. to fly -of dust- apyularuq 3. to be dusty, dirty, full of debris sanŋu- it is dusty, dirty sanŋuruq dl. sanŋuruk pl. sanŋurut The floor of the house is dirty. Tupqum natqa sanŋuruq. |
durable:ataniqtu- It is durable. Ataniqturuq. These two are durable. Ukuak ataniqturuk. 2. to be durable piunġiyait- It is durable. Piunġiyaitchuq. |
dump:iktaq, dl. iktak, pl. iktat The raven is scattering the dump pile. Iktaq tulukkam siamitkaa. 2. the city dump iktakuvik, igitchivik or iksivik 3. to go and dump garbage iksityaq- She has gone to dump garbage. Iksityaqtuq. The children have gone to dump garbage. Iyaalugruich iksityaqtut. 4. to dump out, to drop something katai- he has dumped or has dropped something katairuq, dl. katairuk, pl. katairut They have dumped garbage. Katairut iktaksranik. |
dumb:uqatlait- he is dumb uqatlaitchuq, dl. uqatlaitchuk, pl. uqatlaitchut The man is deaf and dumb. Aŋun uqatlaitchuq suli tusratlaitchuq. 2. to be dumb, to not be smart puqiit- He is dumb. Puqiitchuq. 3. to have difficulty in learning iḷitchiit- He has difficulty learning. Iḷitchiitchuq. 4. to be dumb, stupid, foolish, crazy kinnau- He is dumb. He is foolish. Kinnauruq. |
dull:qivlinġit- it is dull qivlinġitchuq, dl.qivlinġitchuk, pl. qivlinġitchut The pot is dull, not shiny. Utkusrik qivlinġitchuq. 2. to be dull, not sharp ipkit- it is dull ipkitchuq, dl. ipkitchuk, pl. ipkitchut The ax is dull. Ipkitchuq ipiġautaq. 3. to be dull, to be boring alianaq- It is dull, lonely here. Alianaqtuq uvani. |
duck: tiŋmiaġruk, dl. tiŋmiaġruuk, pl. tiŋmiaġruichA duck is smaller than a goose. Tiŋmiaġruk mikitluktuq tiŋmiamiñ. 2. old squaw duck aahaaliq 3. shoveler aluutaq  4. pintail duck ivugaq; kurugaq 5. mallard duck ivugasrugruk 6. red-breasted merganser paisugruk 7. teal qaaŋiuraq, qiaŋiuraq, or qiaŋiq 8. greater scaup duck qaqłuqpalik 9. lesser scaup duck qaqłutuuq 10. king eider duck qiŋalik 11. harlequin duck saġvam tiŋmiaq 12. baldpate duck uggiihiq |
dry:pannaġik- it is dry pannaġiksuq, dl. pannaġiksuk, pl. pannaġiksut 2. to dry; to become skinny paniq- it is dry, it has been dried paniġaa, dl. obj. paniġik, pl. obj. paniġai 3. dried fish paniqtuq, dl. paniqtuk, pl. paniqtut It is good to eat dried fish or dried caribou meat. Paniqtuq qaluk naaggaqaa paniqtaq tuttu niġiruni nakuuruq. 4. a string of eight dried fish tied together uuyurat Eight dried whitefish tied together are called an uuyuraq. Tallimat-piñasrut qalupiat katitat taiñaqtut uuyuranik. 5. dried caribou, reindeer or moose meat, lit., that which has been dried paniqtaq, dl. paniqtak, pl. paniqtat I love to eat dried meat. Paniqtaqtutlaturuŋa. |
drunkard:The drunkard is thin. Taaŋŋaqti pannauruq. |
drunk:imiliq- He is drunk. Imiliqsuq. |
drum:They use the drum when dancing. Qiḷaun atuġaġigaat aġġi’amiŋ. 2. drummer qiḷausriraqti The drummer is one of the musicians. Qiḷausriraqti iḷauruq atuqtuani. |
drowsy:nayaŋaq- he is drowsy nayaŋaqtuq, dl. nayaŋaqtuk, pl. nayaŋaqtut My son is drowsy. Iġñiġa nayaŋaqtuq. 2. to be drowsy, to be sleepy siñiŋniaq- She is drowsy. Siñiŋniaqtuq. The soothing music has made her drowsy. Atuqtuurauraaqtuam siñiŋniaqtitkaa. |
drown:pisau- he has drowned pisauruq, dl. pisauruk, pl. pisaurut They drowned in the storm. Pisaurut anuqłiqpakman. |
drop:katak- it has dropped kataktuq, dl. kataktuk, pl. kataktut The pencil dropped. Aglaun kataktuq. 2. to cause to drop, fall from an elevated place kataktit- He caused it to drop. Kataktitkaa. he has dropped it katakkaa, dl. katakkaak, pl. katakkaat He has dropped his knife. Saviñi katakkaa. |
drool:quġliaq- The child drools when he is teething. Iyaalugruaq guġliaqtuq kigusriñiaqami |
drip:kusriq- it is dripping kusriqsuq, dl. kusriqsuk, pl. kusriqsut The house is leaking. Kusriqsuq tupiq. |
