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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startle:tupak- he is startled tupaktuq, dl. tupaktuk, pl. tupaktut The man is startled. Aŋun tupaktuq. she startled him tupakkaa, dl. tupakkaak, pl. tupakkaat The sound of a gun shot startled him. Siksaqpaliqsuam tupakkaa. |
starve:kakkaaq- she is starving kakkaaqtuq, dl. kakkaaqtuk, pl. kakkaaqtut A person starved to death. Iñuk kakkaaqhuni taruŋaaglaalaktuq. |
stay:nayuuti- he is staying behind, she is remaining nayuutiruq, dl. nayuutiruk, pl. nayuutirut My cousin is staying with us. Iḷḷuġa nayuutiruq uvaptitni. 2. to stay behind, to remain with someone or something nayuq- she is living with him, she is staying with him nayuġaa, dl. nayuġaak, pl. nayuġaat The nurse stays with the one who is sick. Iłuaqtitchiñiaqtim nayuġaa sakniuqtuaq. |
steal:tiglik- he has stolen something tigliktuq, dl. tigliktuk, pl. tigliktut He has stolen a cap from the store. Tauqsiġñiaġviŋmiñ tigliktuq nasrautmik. She has stolen it. Tiglikkaa. He has stolen it from me. Tiglikkaa uvamniñ. 2. to get, to obtain repeatedly, to steal more than once piksraqtuq- The man is a thief. The man steals often. Aŋun piksraqtuyuktuq. |
steep:uviŋŋaġiksaaq, dl. uviŋŋaġiksaak, pl. uviŋŋaġiksaat A hill that is steep can be tiresome to climb. Ikpik uviŋŋaġiksaaq mayuqtuni iñiqtuġnaqtuq. 2. steep undercut river bank qipaluaq, dl. qipaluak, pl. qipaluat The riverbank is steeply undercut. Qipaluaq sikkiksuq. 3. to be steep mayuyunait- it is steep -lit. difficult to climb mayuyunaitchuq that which is steep mayuyunaiḷaq |
step:tuti- she has stepped tutiruq, dl. tutiruk, pl. tutirut He has stepped on the ice. Tutiruq sikumun. she has stepped on it tutigaa, dl. tutigaak, pl. tutigaat She has stepped on the insect. Tutigaa qupilġuq. 2. to step up akpak- he has stepped up -from lower to higher place- akpaktuq, dl. akpaktuk, pl. akpaktut The man steps off from the ladder to the roof. Aŋun tutipqiñiñ akpaktuq. 3. to step on a sharp object with the foot sukkit- he has stepped on a thorn or any sharp object with the foot sukkitchuq The child stepped on a nail when he was walking barefoot. Iyaalugruaq kamiḷḷaaqtuaq sukkitchuq kikiaŋrnun. 4. to step on repeatedly tutmaq- he is stepping on it tutmaġaa, dl. tutmaġaak, pl. tutmaġaat He is stepping on a toy. Iŋŋuaq tutmaġaa. |
stepdaughter:My two stepdaughters have come. Paniksraaka aggiqsuk. |
stepfather:my stepfather taataksraġa The stepfather showed me how to hunt. Taataksraġma iḷisautigaaŋa aŋuniałiġmik. |
stepmother:my stepmother aanaksraġa My stepmother is pretty. Aanaksraġa anaŋŋaaŋuruq. |
stepson:My stepson is building a house. Iġñiksraġa tuppiruq. |
stern:taluġnaq- he is stern, unfriendly, noncommunicative taluġnaqtuq, dl. taluġnaqtuk, pl. taluġnaqtut The woman is stern faced. Aġnaq taluġnaqtuq. 2. stern of boat aqu its stern aqua The boat’s stern is high. Umiam aqua qutchiksuq. |
sternum:qayuuttauraq, dl. qayuuttaurak, pl. qayuuttaurat The lower tip of the sternum is round. Qayuuttauraq aqsravaluqtuq. |
stick: qiruviñiq -lit. part of wood-, qiruuraq -lit. small wood- 2. walking stick, cane ayaupiuraq, ayaupiaq or ayauppiaq, dl. ayaupiak, pl. ayaupiat The old man is using the walking stick. Aŋugaatchiam atuġaa ayaupiuraq. Give me my cane. Qairruŋ ayaupiaġa uvamnun. 3. to stick nipit- it is stuck nipittuq The tile is stuck on the floor. Natiksraq nipittuq natiġmun. 4. to be sticky nipinnaq- it is sticky nipinnaqtuq, dl. nipinnaqtuk, pl. nipinnaqtut Yuck! It is sticky! Ikkii! Nipinnaqtuq! |
stiff:tikkak- it is stiff tikkaktuq, dl. tikkaktuk, pl. tikkaktut His hands are stiff from being frozen. Argai uvva tikkaktut qiqitiqtuqhutiŋ. 2. to become stiff -of dead body- igruq- it becomes stiff -of dead body- igruġaa, dl. obj. igruġik, pl. obj. igruġai His body became stiff when he died. Igruġaa timaa tuqupman. 3. to become stiff, not flexible qiġġaqsi- he has become stiff or it has become stiff -of muscle- qiġġaqsiruq, dl. qiġġaqsiruk, pl. qiġġaqsirut My back has become stiff. Kiyipikkatka qiġġaqsiñiġai. |
stingy:iġḷik- she is stingy iġḷiktuq, dl. iġḷiktuk, pl. iġḷiktut His wife is stingy. Nuiaŋa iġḷiktuq. 2. he is extremely stingy iġḷikturuq, dl. iġḷikturuk, pl. iġḷikturut He is stingy all the time. Iġḷikturuq ataramik. 3. to be stingy about something iġḷigi- he clings to it for himself, he is stingy with it iġḷigigaa, dl. iġḷigigaak, pl. iġḷigigaat He is stingy with his food. Iġḷigiai niqautini. |
stink:tipitu-, aaqqaaŋu- it stinks tipituruq, dl. tipituruk, pl. tipiturut A cigarette stinks. Sikaaq tipituruq. 2. stinking caribou bull -after breeding- nuliaġniq, dl. nuliaġnik, pl. nuliaġniġich In the fall, you can notice a stinking caribou bull after it breeds. Ukiaġmi nuliaġniq tuttu nalunaitchaqtuq. |
stitch:Her stitches are small and neat. Kilugiḷallaktuq. |
stomach:He has a big stomach. Aqiaġuqpaqaqtuq. 2. he has stomach cramps, stomach ache ilunŋuruq, dl. ilunŋuruk, pl. ilunŋurut He has had stomach cramps for three days. Ilunŋuruq piñasruni uvluni. 3. it is growling -of stomach- quluularuq My stomach is growling because I am hungry. Quluularuq iḷuga takku niġisuliqḷuŋa. 4. first stomach -of a caribou, reindeer or moose- qisraġuaq, dl. qisraġuak, pl. qisraġuat The first stomach is the top layer of a stomach. Qisraġuaq qaapquaġigaa aqiaqqum. 5. hard covering of small stomach tunusrisaq, dl. tunusrisak, pl. tunusrisat The hard covering of the caribou’s small stomach is good to eat. Tuttum tunusrisaŋa niġiruni nakuuruq. |
stone:iyaġak, dl. iyaqqak, pl. iyaġaich The stone is heavy. Iyaġak uqumaitchuq. 2. red stone ivisaaq, dl. ivisaak, pl. ivisaat The red stone is used for painting snowshoes. Ivisaaq miñuutigiraġigaat taglunun. |
stop:nutqaq- she has stopped, died nutqaqtuq, dl. nutqaqtuk, pl. nutqaqtut The outboard motor has stopped. Iivarruut nutqaqtut. 2. to cause to stop, to stop something nutqaqtit- he has stopped it nutqaqtitkaa, dl. nutqaqtitkaak, pl. nutqaqtitkaat He has stopped his dog which was trying to go. Nutqaqtitkaa qipmiñi aullaġniaqtuaq. |
