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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shirt: shirt, summer dress, summer parka cover atikłuk, dl. atikłuuk, pl. atikłuich The man is wearing the shirt. Aŋutim atuġaa atikłuk. |
shoot: to shoot someone or something siknik- he has shot -someone or something sikniktuq, dl. sikniktuk, pl. sikniktut He has shot a woman. Sikniktuq aġnamik. 2. to shoot sik- he shot it, hit it with a bullet sikkaa, dl. sikkaak, pl. sikkaat The man shot the moose. Aŋutim sikkaa tiniika. 2. to shoot around with a gun siktaaq- he is shooting siktaaqtuq the sound of gunshots siktaaqsrula- We hear gunshots. Tusraarugut siktaaqsrularuamik. |
shore:siñaa There are rocks on the edge of the river. Siñaa kuugum iyaġaqaqtuq. |
short:nait- it is short naitchuq, dl. naitchuk, pl. naitchut The post is short. Ayak naitchuq. |
shotgun:Here is a quick-loading shotgun. Uvva saatkaaq igliġalik. |
shoulder:The man broke his shoulder. Aŋun tuiggaaqtuq. |
shoulder blade:The shoulder blade is on the back. Kiasrik ittuq tunumi. 2. depression between shoulder blades aaġiak, dl. aaġirrak, pl. aaġirrat The depression between the shoulder blades is located on the back. Aaġiak tunumi ittuq. |
shout:aviu-, aviumik- she is shouting, is cheering; his ear is ringing aviuruq, dl. aviuruk, pl. aviurut My ear is ringing. Siutiga aviuruq. People shout and cheer at the games. Iñuich aviuraqtut qitiktuani. 2. to shout, call tuqłuġaq- he is shouting, calling tułuġaqtuq he is calling her tuqłuġaġaa The child is calling its mother. Iyaalugruum aanani tuqłuġaġaa. 3. to holler, shout, scream iġiala- He is shouting. Iġialaruq. |
shovel:The shovel is used when one is going to dig for anything. Piksrun atuġaqtuq supayaarnik paksraŋniaqtuni. 2. to shovel piksrutaq- he is shoveling piksrutaqtuq, dl. piksrutaqtuk, pl. piksrutaqtut The man is shoveling snow. Aŋun piksrutaqtuq aputmik. |
shoveler duck:Shoveler is the name of a duck. Aluutaq tiŋmiaġruum taggisigigaa. |
shrew:The shrew is the smallest of all the animals. Ugruŋnaq mikitluktuq aŋŋugaurapayaaniñ. |
shrike:iraiyayuuq, dl. iraiyayuuk, pl. iraiyayuut The shrike chases small birds. Iraiyayuuq malikataisuuruq tiŋmaiuranik. |
shrimp:putuguqsiuġayuk People catch shrimp from the ocean. Taġiumiñ putuguqsiuġayuŋniaġaqtut iñuich. |
shy:kanŋusruu- or kanŋusruk- she is shy kanŋusruuruq, dl. kanŋusruuruk, pl. kanŋusruurut 2. to be shy of strangers, to feel others are different atlayuaq- he is shy of strangers atlayuaqtuq My baby is scared because of the strange people. Paipiuraġa atlayuaqtuq. 3. to be shy, bashful qiki-, qikisu- she is shy qikiruq, dl. qikiruk, pl. qikirut she is shy -by nature- qikisuruq, dl. qikisuruk, pl. qikisurut My daughter is shy. Paniga qikisuruq. |
sibling:my sibling aniqatiga, dl. aniqatika, pl. aniqatitka My sister is younger than I am. Aniqatiga nutautluktuq uvamniñ. 2. two siblings aniqatigiik The two siblings left. Aniqatigiik aullaqtuk. 3. younger sibling nukatchiaq, dl. nukatchiak, pl. nukatchiat My younger siblings are mischievous. Nukatchiatka iñunŋunaqtut. 4. my older sister aakauraġa my older brother aniŋauraġa 5. a sibling who shares the same paternal parent as self qataŋun, dl. qataŋutik, pl. qataŋutit |
sick: to be sick, to be in pain, to suffer naŋit- he is sick naŋittuq, dl. naŋittuk, pl. naŋittut My brother is sick at the hospital. Aniqatiga naŋittuq naŋirviŋmi. 2. to be ill, to be sick atniġñaq- she is ill, is sick atniġñaqtuq People are ill again. Iñuich atniġñalgitchut. |
side:my side saniġaġa your side saniġan it’s side saniġaŋa A girl is sitting beside me. Saniġamni aġnauraq aquppiruq. |
siding:saniqqiq- he has put siding on it saniqqiġaa My father has put siding on the new house he is building. Saniqqiġaa taataa tuppiani. |
sign:They have put a sign by the road. Iḷitchuqqun iḷiñiġaat apqutim saniġaanun. |
silent:nipait- or iñuksruit- she is silent nipaitchuq, dl. nipaitchuk, pl. nipaitchut The girl is quiet. Aġnauraq nipaitchuq or iñuksruitchuq |
