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 datewhere:sumi What is that thing in? Sumi taimña itpa? 2. where nani Where is your house? Nani itpa tupqiñ? 3. where naami Where is your mother? Naami aanan? 4. where from nakiñ Where did you find your puppy? Nakiñ paqitpiuŋ qipmiuran? 5. where to napmun Where are you going? Napmun aullaġniaqpich? |
which:naukun By which way are we going? Naukun igliġniaqpiñuk? 2. which one of these -2- nalliak or naliak which one of these -3 or more- naliat or nalliat Which one was left? Nalliat kisiŋŋuġniqpa? I wonder which one. Nalliattai. |
while:akku a long while ago akkusraaġruk He went a short while ago. Akku aullaqtuq. |
whimbrel:siuttuvak, dl. siuttuvaak, pl. siuttuvaich The whimbrel lives on the tundra. Siuttuvak natiġnami itchuuruq. |
whine:imŋaluk- he is whining imŋaluktuq, dl. imŋaluktuk, pl. imŋaluktut The dog is whining. Imŋaluktuq qipmiq. 2. to whine imŋaluuraq- Quit whining! Imŋaluuraġuiġiñ uumaa! |
whip:ipiġaqtuq- he is whipping it ipiġaqtuġaa, dl. [obj.] ipiġaqtuġik, pl. [obj.] ipiġaqtuġai He is whipping his dog with the rope. Ipiġaqtuġaa qipmiñi akłunaamik. 2. to whip anaumik- He is whipping it. Anaumikkaa. Look! She is whipping it. Takkua! Anaumikkaa. |
whirlwind:The whirlwind is fast. Iḷalulasraaq sukattuq. |
whisper:isivruk- or sivruk- she whispered isivruktuq, dl. isivruktuk, pl. isivruktut He whispered so as not to be heard. Isivruktuq tusraatqunġitḷuni. 2. to be whispering isivruuraq- or sivruuraq- They are whispering. Isivruuraqtut. or Sivruuraqtut. |
white:qatiqtaaq to be white qatiq- it is white qatiqtuq, dl. qatiqtuk, pl. qatiqtut The swan is white. Qugruk qatiqtuq. 2. to be of a white color qatiqtaaŋu- It is white. Qatiqtaaŋuruq. |
whitefish:The whitefish has scales. Qalupiaq kavisiqaqtuq. 2. whitefish -sharp pointed head- qaaliġiq or qaalġiq dl. qaaliqqik, pl. qaaliqqich Whitefish is good for roasting. Qaalġiq argiġiksuq. 3. whitefish -big round nose- qausriḷuk, dl. qausriḷḷuk, pl. qausriḷuich Big whitefish has scales. Qausriḷuk kavisiqaqtuq. 4. whitefish -small sharp nosed- quptik, dl. quptiik, pl. quptigich Small whitefish taste different than regular whitefish. Quptik tipiqaqtuq atlamik qaalġimiñ. 5. whitefish -smallest- qalusraaq, dl. qalusraak, pl. qalusraat or qalutchaaq, dl. qalutchaak, pl. qalutchaat A qalusraaq is smaller than a qalupiaq. Qalusraaq mikiruq qalupiamiñ. 6. whitefish of Selawik Fish River ikkuiyiq, dl. ikkuiyik, pl. ikkuiyich People catch ikkuiyiq from Fish River. Iñuich ikkuiyiġñiaġaqtuq Ikkuiyimiñ. 7. whitefish -small head which is not sharp pointed- siyyuiḷaaq, dl. siyyuiḷaak, pl. siyyuiḷaat |
white person:A white person is lighter in complexion than an Eskimo. Naluaġmiu qatitluktuq Iñupiamiñ. 2. half white naluaġmiuyaaq, dl. naluaġmiuyaak, pl. naluaġmiuyaat There are many half-whites today. Naluaġmiuyaat iñugiaksirut uvluvak. |
whiteout:qupyuġaġniqsuq It was whiteout yesterday. Ikpaksraq qupyuġaġniqsuq. |
who:Who is the tallest? Kiña aŋitlukpa? |
whose:Whose pencil is this? Kia aglautaa una? Whose is it? Kiapia? I don’t know whose. Kiami. |
want:pisuk- she wants to, desires pisuktuq, dl. pisuktuk, pl. pisuktut What do you want? Sumik pisukpich? 2. to want, to desire susruk- [question] What do you want to do? Susrukpich? 3. to want to do: plus sruk- [used with verb stems which end in a vowel other than a strong I] plus suk- [used with verb stems which end in a strong I] plus chuk- [used with verb stems which end in a t] plus uk- [used with verb stems which end in a k or q; k becomes g and q becomes ġ] [v-v] to pull up amu- Maybe she wants to pull it up. [as of net] Amusrukpalukkaŋa. to eat nigi- I am hungry. I want to eat. Niġisuktuŋa. to arrive, reach destination tikit- They want to reach their destination. Tikitchuktut. to walk pisruk- Do you want to walk? Pisrugukpich? to drink water imiq- He wants to drink water. Imiġuktuq. |
why:Why didn’t you bring him here? Supman uvva aggiutinġitpiuŋ? |
wide:ikiqtu- it is wide ikiqturuq, dl. ikiqturuk, pl. ikiqturut Some part of the river is wide. Ikiqturuq kuugum iḷaŋa. 2. to be wide niġutu- it is wide niġuturuq, dl. niġuturuk, pl. niġuturut My new parka is wide. Atigitchiaġa niġuturuq. |
widow:The widow is sad. Uiḷigaġnaaq aġnaq iḷaqataiqsuaq aliasruktuq. 2. widow, widower iḷaqataiqsuaq, dl. iḷaqataiqsuak, pl. iḷaqataiqsuat The widow needs help. Iḷaqataiqsuaq ikayuġnaqtuq. 3. widower nuliiqsuaq, dl. nuliiqsuak, pl. nuliiqsuat The widower is mourning. Nuliiqsuaq kiñuvġuruq. |
wife:my wife nuliaġa My wife went berry picking. Nuliaġa aullaqsruġiaqtuq. |
willow:Willows have long branches. Uqpiich akiġuqpaqaqtut. 2.diamond willow kanuŋŋiq, dl. kanuŋŋiik, pl. kanuŋŋich Diamond willow is stronger than willow. Kanuŋŋiq atchuitḷuktuq uqpiŋmiñ. 3. pussy willow palliksraq, dl. palliksrak, pl. palliksrat Pussy willow buds early in the spring. Palliksrat akutuqpaliksraŋich sagviġñaġiaġuurut upinġaksrami. |
