Iñupiaq Language: Kobuk Junior Dictionary

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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blanket

cover, blanket
ulitchiaq, dl. ulitchiak, pl. ulitchiat

A blanket is used when one sleeps.
Siñiktuni ulitchiaq atuġnaqtuq.

blanket toss

blanket used for blanket tossing
nalukataq

to blanket toss
nalukataq-

he is being tossed
nalukataqtuq, dl. nalukataqtuk, pl. nalukataqtut

My sister blanket tossed on the blanket during the Fourth of July celebration.
Aniqatiga nalukataqtuq Fourth of July-qmata.

blasphame

to blaspheme, put a curse on someone
uqaġniġluk-

he is blaspheming
uqaġniġluktuq, dl. uqaġniġluktuk, pl. uqaġniġluktut

The man is speaking blasphemy to his friends.
Aŋun uqaġniġluktuq iḷauraġmiñun.

bleed

to bleed
aunaaqsruq-

he is bleeding
aunaaqsruqtuq, dl. aunaaqsruqtuk, pl. aunaaqsruqtut

My wound is bleeding.
Kiḷḷiġa aunaaqsruqtuq.

blessing

blessing -passing of power from a shaman to his disciple-
piḷiun

blind

to be blind
ayau-

he is blind
ayauruq, dl. ayauruk, pl. ayaurut

The old lady is blind.
Aaquaksraatchiaq ayauruq.

2. to lose one’s sight
qiñitlaiq-

he became blind
qiñitlaiqsuq, dl. qiñitlaiqsuk, pl. qiñitlaiqsut

My mother became blind when she hurt her eyes.
Aanaga qiñitlaiqsuq atniqami irraŋmigun.

3. to be blind
qiñitlait-

She is blind.
Qiŋitlaitchuq.

My grandfather is blind.
Taataga qiŋitlaitchuq.

blink

to blink
sikunġipaktaq-

she is blinking
sikunġipaktaqtuq, dl. sikunġipaktaqtuk, pl. sikunġipaktaqtut

The lights are blinking on the tree.
Sikunġipaktaqtut naniŋi napaaqtum.

blizzard

for there to be a blizzard
aŋniq-

It is stormy. There is a blizzard.
Aŋniqsuq.

block and tackle

kiyipigaurat

A block and tackle pulls heavy objects.
Kiyipigaurat nuqitchiraqtut uqumaiḷanik.

block

to be blocking the way, to be in the way
avriaqutau-

it is blocking the way, it is in the way
avriaqutauruq, dl. avriaqutauruk, pl. avriaqutaurut

The puppy is in the way.
Qipmiuraq avriaqutauruq.

blood

auk, dl. auk, pl. augich

The blood is red.
Auk kaviqsuq.

Blood flows through the veins.
Auk igliġuuruq taqqatigun.

blow

to blow, to blow out
supi-

He blew out the candle.
Supillakkaa kialuuraq.

2. to blow repeatedly
supumik-

He is blowing into the air- hole of a woodstove.
Supumiksuq supluaqtuġvikun.

3. a blowhole
suppuqtaġvik, dl. suppuqtaġviik, pl. suppuqtaġviich

The whale breathes through his blowhole.
Aġviq aniqsaaġuuruq suppuqtaġviŋmigun.

blubber

nutaġġiñġaq

Some people eat unrendered blubber.
Iñuich iḷaŋich nutaġġiñġaqtuġuurut.

2. rendered blubber strips in oil
uqsruġaq, dl. uqsruqqak, pl. uqsruqqat

I want some rendered blubber.
Uqsruuġaġuktuŋa.

3. blubber strips aged in seal skin poke or whale meat mixed with blubber and whole blood and aged for taste
mikigaq, dl. mikikkak, pl. mikikkat

Point Hope people make mikigaq.
Tikiġaġmuit mikigaliuġaqtut.

blue

the color blue, something blue
uquaqtaaq, dl. uquaqtaak, pl. uquaqtaat

to be blue
uquaq-

it is blue
uquaqtuq, dl. uquaqtuk, pl. uquaqtut

The cloth is blue.
Nukiḷihaaq uquaqtuq. or Ukiḷhaaq uquaqtuq.

blush

to blush from modesty, shyness or confusion
kaviġḷuksi-

She is blushing.
Kaviġḷuksiruq.

2. to blush from embarrassment, to look embarrassed
kigiñaġiiḷiq-

He is blushing from embarrassment
kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq, dl. kigiñaġiiḷiqsuk, pl. kigiñaġiiḷiqsut

She is blushing with embarrassment.
Kigiñaġiiḷiqsuq kanŋusruliqhuni.

boast

to be boastful
kamasraaq-

he is boastful
kamasraaqtuq, dl. kamasraaqtuk, pl. kamasraaqtut

The man is boastful.
Aŋun kamasraaqtuq.

2. to boast, to brag
uqavik-

she is boasting, she is bragging
uqaviksuq

She is boasting of her new house.
Uqaviksuq tupitchiaqami.

boat

umiaq, dl. umiak, pl. umiat

The boat stays in the water during the summer.
Umiaq imiġmi itchuuruq auraġmi.

body

timi, dl. timik, pl. timit

The person’s body is in pain.
Iñuum timaa atniġñaqtuq.

It is not good when one’s body is aching.
Nakuunġitchuq timi una atniġñaqman.

2. body hair, pubic hair
mitquq, dl. mitquk, pl. mitqut
see also feather, hair

The body is hairy.
Timi mitquuruq.

boil

sore
ayuaq, dl. ayuak, pl. ayuat

A boil is painful.
Ayuaq atniġñaqtuq.

2. to boil food
iga-

she is boiling meat or fish
igaapiaqtuq, dl. igaapiaqtuk, pl. igaapiaqtut

She is boiling food.
Igaruq.

He is boiling fish.
Igaruq qaluŋmik.

She is boiling fish for lunch.
Igaapiaqtuq qaluŋmik aiḷiḷġutaksramik.

3. to boil
qalat-

It is boiling.
Qalattuq.

Your soup is boiling.
Imiġaurriugan qalattuq.

She boils it.
Qalatitkaa.

bola

qiḷamitautit

In the old days, they hunted with bolas.
Taimani qiḷamitautinik aŋuniaġaqtut.