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 datediminutive:-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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
deny:piiḷaaq- he is denying piiḷaaqtuq She denied the charges. Piiḷaaqtuq patchisigikmatni. |
dentist:The dentist has come. Kigusriqiri aggiqsuq. |
defraud:ivayai- he is defrauding, he is robbing [someone or others] ivayairuq 2. to defraud, rob [repeatedly] ivayaqtuq- he is defrauding her, she is robbing him ivayaqtuġaa, dl. ivayaqtuġaak, pl. ivayaqtuġaat He is robbing him of his belongings. Ivayaqtuġaa sulliñġiñik. She is defrauding the children. Ivayaqtuiruq iyaalugruaġnik. |
deep:iti- it is deep itiruq, dl. itiruk, pl. itirut The ocean is deep. Itiruq taġiuq. |
decide:sivunniuq-, sivunniq- During the meeting, after discussing it, they decided to follow him. Katima’amiŋ, uqaksraqtugaluaqamiŋ, sivunniuqtut maligukługu. 2. decision sivunniuġun That is their decision. Tara sivunniuġutaat. |
deaf:tusratlait-, tusraatlait- she is deaf tusratlaitchuq, dl. tusratlaitchuk, pl. tusratlaitchut The elderly person is deaf. Utuqqanaaq tusratlaitchuq. 2. to be partially deaf, to have difficulty hearing tusraqsuit- He is partially deaf. He has difficulty hearing. Tusraqsuitchuq. |
daughter:my daughter paniga your daughter paniiñ his/her daughter pania I love my daughter. Paniga nakuaġigiga. |
dark:taaq- it is dark taaqtuq At night it is dark. Unnuami taaqtuq. 2. to become dark taaqsi- It has become dark. Taaqsiruq. It is getting dark. Taaqsiuraaqtuq. You have become tanned. Taaqsiñiiqsutin. 3. to become shorter, of days, after summer solstice taaqsisuqsi- The days are getting shorter. Taaqsisuqsiyaa. |
danger:aachikaaŋ It is dangerous! I don’t want to go. Aachikaaŋ! Aullaġunġitchuŋa. Be careful of brown bears! or I am scared of brown bears. Aachikaaŋ akłat! 2. to be dangerous navianaq- it is dangerous navianaqtuq You may meet danger. Navianaqtaamun tikitpiaqtutin. |
