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 dateswallow:iisi- he has swallowed iisiruq, dl. iisiruk, pl. iisirut He swallowed his gum. Iisiruq kutchumiñik. 2. to swallow ii- he has swallowed it iiyaa, dl. iiyaak, pl. iiyaat He has swallowed the food. Iiyaa niqi. Don’t swallow it! Iiñiaqnagu! |
swallow:tulugaġnaq, dl. tuluqaġnak, pl. tulugaġnat The bank swallow makes a hole in a steep river bank. Tulugaġnaq sisiliuġuuruq qipaluami. 2. barn swallow tulugaġnauraq, dl. tulugaġnaurak, pl. tulugaġnaurat The barn swallow hunts for insects. Tulugaġnauraq niqiksraqsiuġaqtuq qupilġunik. 3. cliff swallow qikum tulugaġnaŋa The cliff swallow can fly a lot. Qikum tulugaġnaŋa tiŋmiḷguruq. |
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swear:uqaala- he is complaining uqaalaruq, dl. uqaalaruk, pl. uqaalarut The woman is speaking angrily, complaining. Aġnaq uqaalaruq. 2. to swear, to curse suviaq- [Eng.] He swore. He cursed. Suviaqtuq. He is swearing. Suviaġaqtuq. |
sweat:siiqsukkaq- he is sweating siiqsukkaqtuq, dl. siiqsukkaqtuk, pl. siiqsukkaqtut The man chopping wood is sweating. Aŋun qirriuqtuaq siiqsukkaqtuq. |
swell:puviq- it is swollen, inflated puviqsuq, dl. puviqsuk, pl. puviqsut My feet are swollen. Isigatka puvinniqsut. he inflates it puviġaa, dl. puviġaak, pl. puviġaat The boy blew up the balloon. Nukatpiaġruum puviġaa puviġaaq. 2. balloon puviġaaq 3. swelling puvinniq A swelling hurts. Puvinniq atniġñaġuuruq. |
sweet:siiġñaaq-, siiġñaq- It is sweet siiġñaaqtuq or siiġñaqtuq, dl. siiġñaaqtuk, pl. siiġñaaqtut The ripe berry is sweet. Siiġñaaqtuq asriaq. |
swollen:puvinŋa- it is swollen puvinŋaruq, dl. puvinŋaruk, pl. puvinŋarut Your eyes are swollen. Irrakiñ puvinŋaniqsuk. |
taboo:agliġnaq- it is taboo, it is forbidden to be eaten or done for religious reasons, it must be abstained from, it must be avoided agiliġnaqtuq In the old days, they avoided direct contact with anyone they considered taboo. Agliġnaqtuaq taimani quŋuġigaat. |
tack:The tack is sharp. Taiguraq ipiktuq. |
tail:The fox’s tail has a white tip. Kayuqtum pamiuŋa qatiqtaamik nuvuqaqtuq. 2. bird’s tail papik, dl. pappak, pl. papkich Ducks and birds have tails. Tiŋmiaġruiḷḷu tiŋmiurallu, papiqaqtut. |
tailbone:pamiałłuk, dl. pamiałłuuk, pl. pamiałłuich The tailbone is a part of the body. Pamiałłuk timimi ittuq. |
take:taputi- he has taken it along inadvertently, she has included it taputigaa, dl. taputigaak, pl. taputigaat He has taken along the mate of my glove. Argaaġma igḷua taputigaa. 2. to take away from someone aat- he has taken it away from her aatkaa, dl. aatkaak, pl. aatkaat They have taken his belongings away from him. Aatkaat suuraiñik. 3. to take back something satui- he is taking back -something- indirect object satuiruq, dl. satuiruk, pl. satuirut She got back what she gave. Aatchuutmiñik satuiruq. 4. to take back satuq- He took it back. Satuġaa. 5. Take it to her/him. Ilaanuutiuŋ or Ilaanuuttuuŋ. |
talk:uqaq- he is talking, he said uqaqtuq, dl. uqaqtuk, pl. uqaqtut The person is talking. Iñuk uqaqtuq. 2. to be talking, conversing uqqaaġik- She is talking. Uqqaaġiksuq. |
tan:siḷali- she has gotten a tan siḷaliruq, dl. siḷaliruk, pl. silalirut She got a tan from being outside. Siḷaliruq aniiqami. |
tangle:iḷḷak- It is tangled iḷḷaktuq, dl. iḷḷaktuk, pl. iḷḷaktut The thread is tangled. Iḷḷaktuq ivaluksraq. |
taste:uuksi- he is tasting uuksiruq, dl. uuksiruk, pl. uuksirut He tasted the food I cooked. Uuksiruq nikniagamnik. Let me have a taste. Uuksiḷḷaglaŋali. 2. to taste, to try uuk- He is tasting it. He has tried it. Uukkaa. |
tattoo:tupiich There are many tattoo lines on the woman’s face. Aġnam tupii iñugiaktut kigiñaŋani. |
tea:The tea is boiling. Saiyu qalattuq. 2. Hudson’s bay tea tilaaqqiuq, dl. tilaaqqiuk, pl. tilaaqqiut Hudson’s bay tea blends well with regular tea. Tilaaqqiuq saiyumun avugiksuq. |
teach:iḷisautri- he is teaching someone iḷisautriruq, dl. iḷisautriruk, pl. iḷisautrirut He is teaching piano. Iḷisautriruq atuqtuurałiġmik. 2. to teach, to instruct iḷisauti- she is teaching him iḷisautigaa, dl. obj. iḷisautigik, pl. obj. iḷisautigai He is teaching him how to make a sled. Iḷisautigaa qiḷġiḷiḷiġmik. |
