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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cute:igliŋnaq- he is cute -of a baby-, she is precious looking igliŋnaqtuq, dl. igliŋnaqtuk, pl. igliŋnaqtut Her baby is cute. Igliŋnaqtuq paipiuraŋa. |
bridegroom:The bridegroom is handsome. Uiksraun iñugiksuq. |
blood vessel:People have blood vessels. Iñuich taqaqaqtut. |
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bead:Beads make pretty trimming. Suŋaurat qupagiksut. 2. to work with beads, to do beadwork suŋaurriqi- She is doing beadwork. Suŋaurriqiruq. My daughter is doing beadwork. Paniga suŋaurriqiruq. |
bark:qiḷuk- it is barking qiḷuktuq, dl. qiḷuktuk, pl. qiḷuktut The dog is barking because he doesn’t know the people. Qipmiq qiḷuktuq atlayuaqhuni iñuŋnik. |
autumn skin:The autumn skin is good for mukluk bottoms. Ukialliq amiq atuŋagiksuq kamiŋnun. |
ashtray:The ashtray smells bad. Sikaakuvik tipituruq. |
cut:The cut is bleeding. Kiḷḷiq aunaaqsruqtuq. 2. to cut oneself, to inflict a small wound on oneself kiḷiq- she has cut herself kiḷiqsuq, dl. kiḷiqsuk, pl. kiḷiqsut He has cut himself with a knife. Kiḷiqsuq saviŋmik. 3. to cut oneself or another suddenly kiḷiqsiq- He has cut her quite accidentally. Kiḷiqsiġaa. He cut her by bumping her. Kiḷiqsiġaa apuqługu. 4. to cut in two, to sever kipi- He is cutting it in two. Kipigaa. 5. to cut in two, sever -quite suddenly, quickly- kipliq- He has severed it. Kipliġaa. 6. to cut oneself with an ax ipiġaqtiq- He cut himself with an ax. Ipiġaqtiqtuq. He cut himself with an ax yesterday. Ipiġaqtiqtuq ikpaksraq. 7. to cut fish for drying siik- she is cutting fish siiksuq She is cutting it. Siikkaa. She is cutting the salmon. Siikkaa qalugruaq. |
curtain: taaġutaq, dl. taaġutak, pl. taaġutatThe window has a curtain. Igaliq taaġutaqaqtuq. 2. curtain ukkuaq, dl. ukkuak, pl. ukkuat The house has curtains. Tupiq ukkuaqaqtuq. 3. to close the curtain, to draw the drapes ukkuaq- Close the curtains on the window. Ukkuallauŋ igaliq. |
curlew:siuttuvak, dl. siuttuvaak, pl. siuttuvaich The Hudsonian curlew is a bird. Siuttuvak tiŋmiurauruq. |
curl:akałauraq 2. to curl hair akałak- She has curled her hair. Akałakkai nuyani. 3. to lie curled up -of a body- imu-, see also fold It lay curled up. Imuruq. The dog lay curled up in a corner. Qipmiq imullaŋniqsuq kaŋiġaluurami. |
cup: cup; bailing can for boat qallun or qallugauraq, dl. qallutik, pl. qallutit The cup is used for drinking coffee. Qallun atuġnaqtuq kuukpiaqtuqtuni. One bailing can is in the boat. Atausriq qallun umiami ittuq. |
cuff:aiġun, dl. aiġutik, pl. aiġutit The fur on the sleeve of the parka is wolverine. Aiġun qapviuruq. |
cube:iqirġulik, dl. iqirġullak, pl. iqirġulgich Give me the cube. Iqirġulik qairruŋ uvamnun. |
crystal:qayuŋnilik, dl. qayuŋnillak, pl. qayuŋnilgich The crystal rock is shiny. Qayuŋnilik qivliqtuq. |
cry: to cry qia- he is crying qiaruq, dl. qiaruk, pl. qiarut The baby is crying. Paipiuraq qiaruq. 2. to cry fitfully -of a baby-, to act ill qiñunaq- he is crying fitfully qiñunaqtuq, dl. qiñunaqtuk, pl. qiñunaqtut The baby is crying fitfully. Qiñunaqtuq iyaalugruaq. |
crunch:qaqquq - he is crunching qaqquqtuq, dl. qaqquqtuk, pl. qaqquqtut The dog is crunching the bone. Qipmiq qaqquqtuq sauniġmik. 2. to crunch noisily qaqqula- He is chewing noisily on candy, nuts and crackers. Qaqqularuq uqummiaqataaniglu, qaqquġnaniglu suli qaqquliktanik. |
crucify:kikiaktuuti- They crucified him. Kikiaktuutigaat. |
crowberry:paunġaq, dl. paunġak, pl. paunġat Blackberries are picked during the fall. Paunġat ukiaġmi pukugaġigaich. |
