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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dip:misruk- He takes a dip in the water. Misruktuq imiġmun. |
diminutive:-uraq [n-n] a small puppy qipmiuraq my baby papiuraġa my young son iġñauraġa 2. to do surreptitiously, timidly or softly. May also indicate that the subject is either small, very young, or crippled. -uraq [v-v] to talk in such a way ugauraq- to walk in such a way, as with small steps pisruuraq- The baby is sleeping. [As is typical of baby] Paipiuraq siñŋuraqtuq. |
dig:![]() nivak- he is shoveling, he is digging nivaktuq, dl. nivaktuk, pl. nivaktut She is shoveling for Eskimo potatoes. Nivaktuq masrunun. 2. to dig paksrak- she is digging paksraktuq, dl. paksraktuk, pl. paksraktut The dog is digging. Qipmiq paksraktuq. |
difficult:sakiqnaq- it is difficult sakiqnaqtuq The work is difficult. Sakiqnaqtuq savaaq. 2. it has become difficult to handle sapiġñaqsiruq, dl. sapiġñaqsiruk, pl. sapiġñaqsirut The dog is difficult to handle. Sapiġñaqsiruq qipmiq analattuni. 3. to be difficult, to not be easy qaġananġit- It is difficult. Qaġananġitchuq. My job is difficult. Savaaġa qaġananġitchuq. |
different:atla You got a different one. Atla piñiġiñ. 2. to become different, to change atlaġuq- or atlaŋuq- it is different atlaŋuqtuq, dl. atlaŋuqtuk, pl. atlaŋuqtut The house is different now because it has gotten old. Tupiq atlaŋuqtuq utuqqaġuqhuni. 3. to be a different kind, another kind atlakau- it is a different kind, another kind atlakauruq, dl. atlakauruk, pl. atlakaurut The cloth is different. Nukiḷhaaq atlakauruq. |
die:tuqu- she has died, it has withered tuquruq, dl. tuquruk, pl. tuqurut The plant has withered. Nautchiaq tuquruq. 2. to stop living, lit., to stop nutqallak- The old man died. Aŋugaatchiaq nutqallaktuq. 3. to die, to live up to a certain time, lit., to go or exist up to that point taruŋaaglaallak- The old woman passed away. Aaquaksraatchiaq taruŋaaglaallaktuq. 4. to calm down -of wind- qasruaq- It has died down. Qasruaqtuq. The west wind died down. Qasruaġaa kanaknaq. |
diarrhea:itiktaq- or itiksi- he has diarrhea itiktaqtuq, dl. itiktaqtuk, pl. itiktaqtut She has had diarrhea for two days. Itiktaqtuq malġuŋni uvluŋni. 2. to have diarrhea analiq- He has diarrhea. Analiqsuq. She is having diarrhea. Analiummiruq. |
diaphragm:The diaphragm is part of the body. Mulik timim iḷaviñiġigaa. |
dialect:pimiullia- He is speaking another dialect. Pimiulliaruq. The visitor speaks another dialect. Iglaaq pimiulliaruq. |
diaper:Babies use diapers. Iyaalugruich makkaktuġaqtut. or Iyaalugruich makkaqtuġaqtut. 2. to change a diaper makkatqik- I changed his diaper. Makkatqikkiga. She changes his diaper. Makkatqikkaa. 3. she feels uncomfortable because her clothing is soggy qaayuliqsuq, dl. qaayuliqsuk, pl. qaayuliqsut The baby is uncomfortable with his soggy diaper. Qaayuliqsuq iyaalugruaq makkaŋmiñik or makkaġmiñik. |
devil:The devil is bad. Tuunġaq pigitchuq. |
determine:siimmaktuq- 2. to become filled with determination to accomplish, to become heated up to win siimatchaktuq He became determined, so he tried his turn in Eskimo Games. Siimatchakhuni saavittuq anaktaqtuani. |
despise:uumigi- he despises her uumigigaa, dl. uumigigaak, pl. uumigigaat I despise that evil man. Uumigigaa pigiitchuaq taamna aŋun. |
desk:aglagvik, dl. aglagviik, pl. aglagviich The desk is brown. Aglagvik iliktauruq. |
desire:kimi- he desires kimiruq, dl. kimiruk, pl. kimirut He desires a big house. Kimiruq tupiqpaqaġukhuni. |
descend:atqaq- he has descended atqaqtuq, dl. atqaqtuk, pl. atqaqtut He has descended from the ladder. Tutipqiñiñ atqaqtuq. |
depend:tunŋavigi- She is depending on him. Tunŋavigigaa. |
depart:ayak- she has pushed off, he has departed by boat ayaktuq, dl. ayaktuk, pl. ayaktut He has departed in a boat. Ayaktuq umiamik. 2. to depart, to go away aullaq- he has departed, he has gone away aullaqtuq, dl. aullaqtuk, pl. aullaqtut The moose went off into the forest. Tiniikaq aullaqtuq tikiqqamun. |
deny:piiḷaaq- he is denying piiḷaaqtuq She denied the charges. Piiḷaaqtuq patchisigikmatni. |
dentist:The dentist has come. Kigusriqiri aggiqsuq. |