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 dateflat:natiġnaq, dl. natiġnak, pl. natiġnat Flat tundra has few trees. Natiġnaq napaaqtukitchuq. |
flashlight:The flashlight is used when it is dark. Naniġuun atuġaqtuq taaqsipman. 2. flashlight qauraġaun, dl. qauraġautik, pl. qauraġautit Hand me the flashlight. Qauraġaun qairruŋ uvamnun. |
flap:ivukutaq- it is flapping ivukutaqtuq, dl. ivukutaqtuk, pl. ivukutaqtut It is flapping in the wind. Ivukutaqtuq anuqłiqman. 2. to make a flapping sound, to flap ivulula- it is making a flapping sound, it is flapping ivulularuq The flapping sound kept me awake last night. Ivulularuam siñiktinġiḷḷakkaaŋa unnuavak. |
fix:iłuaqsaq- to fix something iłuaqsai- he is fixing -something- iłuaqsairuq he is fixing it iłuaqsaġaa He is fixing the chair. Iłuaqsaġaa aquppiutaq. |
fit:naammak- it fits naammaktuq, dl. naammaktuk, pl. naammaktut The jacket my mother made is just right. Aanaa quppiġarriaŋa naammaktuq. 2. to fit in a space iviq- it fits iviqtuq It fits where it should be. Iviqtuq iniksraġmiñi. Fit it in! Iviqtillaguŋ! |
fist:iqit- He makes a fist. Argaŋni iqitkai. |
finish:naatchi- she has finished, she has completed naatchiruq He has finished his work. Naatchiruq savaaġmiñik. 2. to finish, to complete naat- she is finished with it, she has completed it naatkaa, dl. naatkaak, pl. naatkaat She is finished with the book she was reading. Naatkaa agliqiani. 3. to finish, to complete, to be ready itqanaiġi- She has finished making the parka. Itqanaiġiruq atikłiaġmiñik. |
fine:nakuu- She is fine. Nakuuruq. I am fine. Nakuuruŋa. How are you? I am fine. Qanuq itpich? Nakuuruŋa. How is he? He is fine. Qanuq itpa? Nakuuruq. |
finally:kiisaimma Finally, he came on the plane. Kiisaimma, aggiqpuq tiŋmisuutikun. |
filthy:qaayuġnaq- it is filthy qaayuġnaqtuq The dog’s area is filthy. Qipmim inaa qaayuġnaqtuq. |
fill:immii- she is filling -a container- immiiruq, dl. immiiruk, pl. immiirut She is filling her berry basket. Immiiruq aimmaġmiñik. 2. to fill immiq- she has filled it immiġaa, dl. immiġaak, pl. immiġaat They have filled the bucket. Immiġaat qattaq. |
file:The file can be a sharpener. Agiaq ipiksautautlaruq. |
fight:aŋuyak- he is fighting aŋuyaktuq, dl. aŋuyaktuk, pl. aŋuyaktut He is fighting her. Aŋuyakkaa. He is fighting others. Aŋuyaktuq atlanik. He is fighting the girl. Aŋuyakkaa aġnauraq. 2. he is fighting, he is playing roughly, he is angry qinnaktuq, dl. qinnaktuk, pl. qinnaktut The boy played roughly when he wrestled. Nukatpialugruaq qinnaktuq. |
fifty:Fifty people are eating. Malġukipiaq qulit iñuich niġirut. |
fifteen:Fifteen people have left. Akimiaq iñuk aullaqtuq. |
few:iñuġiakit- There are a few things. Suurat iñuġiakitchut. 2. to be few -of people- iñukit- it has or contains few people iñukitchuq, dl. iñukitchuk, pl. iñukitchut The small village has few people. Iñukitchuq nunaaqqiuraq. |
fetus:The female moose was carrying a fetus. Aġnasraluq tiniikaq iḷummiqaġniqsuaq. |
ferment:siiġñaqsii-, siiġñaqsirriq- She is putting away the caribou stomach mixed with raw liver and ligament pieces for fermentation. Siiġñaqsirriqsuq niġukkaġmik. 2. fermented walrus meat rolled in walrus skin tuktaq, dl. tuktak, pl. tuktat |
femur:kiniġniq, dl. kiniġnaak, pl. kiniġniġich The femur is a bone in the body. Kiniġniq saunġuruq timimi. |
feed:niġipchai- she is feeding -someone or something- niġipchairuq She is feeding the dogs. Niġipchairuq qipmiñik. 2. to feed niġipchaq- He is feeding it. Niġipchaġaa. She is feeding them. -two- Niġipchaġik. He is feeding them. -three or more- Niġipchaġai. She is feeding the dogs. Niġipchaġai qipmich. He is feeding the two children. Niġipchaġik iyaalugruak. |
