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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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qaqquayaaq, dl. qaqquayaak, pl. qaqquayaat

The cookie is sweet.
Qaqquayaaq siiġñaqtuq.
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kanŋuyaq, dl. kanŋuyak, pl. kanŋuyat

Copper is expensive.
Kanŋuyaq akisuruq.

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to copy, imitate
tuvraq-

she is copying
tuvraqtuq, dl. tuvraqtuk, pl. tuvraqtut.

He is copying the children.
Tuvraqtuq iyaalugruaġnik.

she is copying him
tuvraġaa, dl. tuvraġaak, pl. tuvraġaat

They copied the pretty mukluks she made.
Tuvraġaich kammiałaniak.

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piunġiqsaqtuaq
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to cough
quhiq-

he is coughing
quhiqsuq, dl. quhiqsuk, pl. quhiqsut

The boy coughs at night.
Nukatpialugruaq quhiġuuruq unnuami.

2. to feel the urge to cough, as in a bad cold
quuġusruk-

She has the urge to cough.
Quuġusruktuq.

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to covet, crave, desire
kaviuq-

She desires a new jacket.
Kaviuqtuq quppiġaamik.

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lesser sandhill crane
tatirgaq, dl. tatirgaak, pl. tatirgaich

The sandhill crane has long legs.
Tatirgaq kanaaqpaqaqtuq.

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to be cranky, -especially of a child- lit., to want to be the boss
atanġusruk-

he is cranky
atanġusruktuq, dl. atanġusruktuk, pl. atanġusruktut

The child is cranky.
Iyaalugruaq atanġusruktuq.

2. to be cranky, always trying to get his/her way
atanġutu-

he is cranky
atanġuturuq, dl. atanġuturuk, pl. atanġuturut

3. he is cranky, he is in a bad mood
siġḷiqiraqtuq, dl. siġḷiqiraqtuk, pl. siġḷiqiraqtut

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to crawl
paamġuq-

he is crawling
paamġuqtuq, dl. paamġuqtuk, pl. paamġuqtut

The baby is crawling on the floor.
Paipiuraq paamġuqtuq natiġmi.

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to crimp mukluk soles, originally with teeth
kigiraq-

she is crimping soles
kigiraqtuq, dl. kigiraqtuk, pl. kigiraqtut

She is crimping two pair of mukluk soles.
Kigiraqtuq malġuiñik atuŋaŋnik.

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to croak, to crow, to quack, to make the noise of an animal
qalġuq-

it is croaking
qalġuqtuq

The frog croaks in the evening.
Qalġuġaqtuq naaġaayiq unnuami.

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a crease, corrugation
qaugruk, dl. qaugruuk, pl. qaugruich

Here is a crease.
Uvva qaugruk.

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puviaq

The crop is part of a bird.
Puviaq ittuq tiŋmiurami.

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white-winged cross-bill
siyyuum qipiŋaruq, dl. siyyuum qipiŋaruk, pl. siyyuum qipiŋarut

The cross-bill has white wings.
Siyyuum qipiŋaruq qatiqtaanik israġuqaqtuq.

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iḷḷuq, dl. iḷḷuuk, pl. iḷḷut

My cross cousin is my dad’s nephew or niece.
Iḷḷuġa taataa uyuġugigaa.

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to cut something crosswise
kiplui -

he is cutting crosswise
kipluiruq, dl. kipluiruk, pl. kipluirut

He is cross-cutting lumber.
Kipluiruq qiruŋnik.

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cross fox, blue fox
qianġaq, dl. qianġak, pl. qianġat

The cross fox’s fur is a mixture of orange and black.
Qianġam qaaŋa kaviaqtaaq suli qiġñiqtaaq avugiik.
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cross piece of a platform
igḷaaq, dl. igḷaak, pl. igḷaat

The meat cache has cross pieces.
Ikiġġat igḷaaqaqtut.

2. front cross piece
apuġun, dl. apuġutik, pl. apuġutit

The front cross piece is used on a sled.
Qiḷiġiñi apuġun atuqtuq.

3. crossed ropes
saniġaġutit

There are crossed ropes on a sled.
Saniġaġutit qiḷġiñiittut.

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crowberry, blackberry
paunġaq, dl. paunġak, pl. paunġat

Blackberries are picked during the fall.
Paunġat ukiaġmi pukugaġigaich.

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to crucify -lit., to nail
kikiaktuuti-

They crucified him.
Kikiaktuutigaat.


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