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 dateemerge:nuiḷḷak- The girl emerged from her room. Aġnauraq nuiḷḷaktuq inauraġmiñiñ. |
embrace:iqit- She is embracing him. Iqitkaa. He is embracing his older sister. Iqitkaa aakaurani. 2. they [two] embrace iqirrutiruk They embraced upon seeing each other. Iqirrutiruk qiñġutliqamik. |
embark:iku- or iki- he has embarked ikuruq, dl. ikuruk, pl. ikurut or ikiruq, dl. ikiruk, pl. ikirut He gets on the plane. Ikuruq tiŋmisuutmun. She gets into the boat. Ikiruq umiamun. |
eleven:There are eleven pencils on the table. Qulit atausriq aglautit niġiñiaġviŋñi ittut. |
elbow:My elbow is itchy. Ikusriga kumaksruktuq. |
eighty:sisamakipiat There are eighty pencils for students. Sisamakipiat aglautit piksraŋich aglaktuat. |
eighteen:Eighteen dogs are outside. Akimiaq piñasrut qipmich qaaniittut. |
eight:Eight people are walking. Tallimat piñasrut iñuich pisruktut. |
eider:qiŋalik, dl. qiŋallak, pl. qiŋalgich The king eider duck is flying. Qiŋalik tiŋmiruq. |
eh:ai? qaa? amaqaa? amaġaa? |
edge:siñi, siñauraq it’s edge siñaa, siñauraŋa the edge of the ocean, the coast, beach taġium siñaa the edge, the bank of the river kuugum siñaa It is at the edge. Siñaani ittuq. |
eclipse:pula- it has been eclipsed -lit. slipped from view- pularuq, dl. pularuk, pl. pularut There is an eclipse of the moon. Tatqiq pularuq. There is an eclipse of the sun. Siqiñiq pularuq. |
echo:An echo can be heard. Qatraq tusraanaqtuq. 2. to echo qatraatitaq- It is echoing. Qatraatitaqtuq. |
easy:qaġa- He had an easy time. Qaġaruq. 2. to be easy for someone qaġagi- It is easy for him. Qaġagigaa. His job is easy for him. Savaani qaġagigaa. 3. to be easy qaġanaq- it is easy, not difficult qaġanaqtuq It is easy to unscrew a door. Qaġanaqtuq aŋivianniałiŋa talu attavianniñ. 4. to be easy, not hard savinnait- The work you will do is easy. Taamna savaaksran savinnaitchuq. |
east:kivaknaq There is an easterly wind. Kivaknamiksuq. The wind is blowing from the east. Anuqłiqsuq kivaknamiñ. He came from the east. Aggiqsuaq kivaknamiñ. The plane took off towards the east. Tiŋmisuun tiŋiruq kivaknam tuŋaanun. |
earthquake:There was an earthquake yesterday. Iḷiqsraqtuq nuna ikpaksraq. |
earth:The earth is big. Nuna aŋiruq. |
early:to be early, to do ahead of time -naġiaq, -ñaġiaq after strong I [v-v] He left early. Aullaġnaġiaqtuq. He came early. Aggiġñaġiaqtuq. Did you wake up early? Itiġnaġiaqpich? 2. to be early, to do ahead of time piñaġiaq- The man who was leaving left early. Aŋun aullaġniaqtuaq piñaġiaqtuq. |
earache:siutinŋu- he has an earache siutinŋuruq, dl. siutinŋuruk, pl. siutinŋurut After playing out without a hat, she now has an earache. Aniiqsuaqqaaqhuni nasrautaiḷaaq, siutinŋuliqsuq. |
eagle:The eagle is dangerous. Tiŋmiaqpak iqsiñaqtuq. |
