Iñupiaq Language: Kobuk Junior Dictionary

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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suddenly

taimmaiñaq

Suddenly it began to rain.
Taimmaiñaq siḷaluktittuq.

2. suddenly, roughly
-niqłak-, -ñiqłak after strong I [v-v]

She left suddenly.
Aullaniqłaktuq.

She came suddenly.
Aggiñiqłaktuq.

suffer

to suffer
nagliksaaq-

he is suffering
nagliksaaqtuq, dl. nagliksaaqtuk, pl. nagliksaaqtut

She is suffering from the disease.
Nagliksaaqtuq atniġñautmiñ.

suffocate

to be suffocated
ipit-

it is suffocating him, smothering him, drowning him
ipitkaa, dl. ipitkaak, pl. ipitkaat

The smoke is suffocating him.
Ipitkaa itchim.

2. to suffocate, to drown
ipi-

He has suffocated.
Ipiruq. or
Ipiniqsuq.

sugar

qapsittaaq, dl. qapsittaak, pl. qapsittaat

The sugar is sweet.
Qapsittaaq siiġñaqtuq.

suitcase

suitcase, handbag
ikpaatchiaq or ikpaitchiaq, dl. ikpaatchiak, pl. ikpaatchiat

Find the new suitcase!
Ikpaatchiaq nutaaq paqirruŋ!

sulfur

mamaiḷaq, dl. mamaiḷak, pl. mamaiḷat

sulk

to sulk, to walk off in a huff, to act insulted
qivit-

He is sulking.
Qivittuq.

She became angry and is sulking.
Uumitchakhuni qivittuq.

2. to be sulking
qivisrima-

He is sulking.
Qivisrimaruq.

summer

upinġaaq, auraq, dl. upinġaak, aurak, pl. upinġaat, aurat

The summer is a time for fishing.
Auraq qaluŋniaġviuruq.

2. summer before last
upinġaatqik

I went to Anchorage summer before last.
Anchorage-chaqtuami upinġaatqik.

summer skin

-of animals-
auralliq, dl. aurallik, pl. aurallich

Summer skin is thin.
Auralliq amiq saatchuuruq.

sun

siqiñiq

The sun is hot.
Siqiñiq uunaqtuq.

2. to set -of sun, moon-
nipi-

it -sun, moon- is setting
nipiruq

The sun is setting.
Siqiñiq nipiruq.

Sunday, Sabbath

Minġuiqsiḷiq

Sunday is a day of rest.
Minġuiqsiḷiq iñiqtuiqsiaġviuruq.

sunglasses

old style goggles or sunglasses
yukłuuk

2. modern sunglasses
siqiñiqsiutik irigaak

sunshine

to be sunny
siqiññaaġik-

There is sunshine.
Siqiññaaġiksuq.

The sun is shining today.
Siqiññaaġiksuq uvluvak.

2. to be shining brightly, of the sun; bright sunshine
kirratchiaq-

There is bright sunshine.
Kirratchiaqtuq.

supper

nullautaq

to eat supper
nullautchiq-

My father ate his supper.
Taataga nullautchiqsuq.

2. it is supper time
nullautchiġñaqsiruq

It is supper time, let us go home.
Nullautchiġñaqsiruq, aŋiḷaaqta.

surface

to surface from underwater
pui-

The seal surfaced.
Natchiq puiruq.

surf scoter

tuunġaaġruk, dl. tuunġaaġruuk, pl. tuunġaaġruich

The surf scoter is black.
Tuunġaaġruk qiġñiqtuq.

surgery

to have surgery
piḷaksii-

he is having surgery
piḷaksiiruq, dl. piḷaksiiruk, pl. piḷaksiirut

My mother had surgery at the hospital.
Aanaga piḷaksiiruq naŋirviŋmi.

surpass

to surpass, pass in rank
qaaŋiq-

Do not go beyond this.
Una qaaŋiqñagu.

surplus

something left over, surplus
sippaq, dl. sippak, pl. sippat

He gave me the dollar which was left over.
Tamałhuq sippaq qaiḷḷakkaa uvamnun.

surprised

to be surprised
quviġusruk-

she is surprised, amazed, astonished
quviġusruktuq, dl. quviġusruktuk, pl. quviġusruktut

My mother was surprised when she received berries.
Quviġusruktuq aanaga aatchuusriaqaqami asrianik.

2. to be surprised
niġiiḷḷaq-

she was surprised
niġiiḷḷaqtuq, dl. niġiiḷḷaqtuk, pl. niġiiḷḷaqtut

She was surprised when he came.
Niġiiḷḷaqtuq aggiqman.

she surprises him
niġiiḷḷaġaa, dl. niġiiḷḷaġaak, pl. niġiiḷḷaġaat

He surprised them with a song.
Niġiiḷḷaġai atuutmik.