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 datechip:iqḷaaġniq, iqḷaaŋniq 2. to chip off iqḷaaq-, iqḷaak- it has chipped iqḷaaqtuq or iqḷaaktuq, dl. iqḷaaqtuk, pl. iqḷaaqtut The wood has chipped. Iqḷaaqtuq qiruk. 3. wood chip ulimmakuq, dl. ulimmakuk, pl. ulimmakut Gather wood chips! Ulimmakuġniuraġiñ! |
claw:kuvluġuq, dl. kuvluġuk, pl. kuvluġut The dew claw is part of the caribou’s foot. Kuvluġuq tuttum isigaiñi ittuq. |
bright:qitñaġnaq- it is bright, glaring qitñiaġnaqtuq, dl. qitñaġnaqtuk, pl. qitñaġnaqtut 2. to be bright, to be glowing qaummaġik- it is bright qaummaġiksuq, dl. qaummaġiksuk, pl. qaummaġiksut It is bright today. Qaummaġiksuq uvluvak. |
behind:aquani, dl. aquakni, pl. aquatni Your boat is traveling behind hers. Umian igliqtuq aquagun umiaŋan. 2. to stay behind while others go out pai- stays behind, stays home pairuq, dl. pairuk, pl. pairut My daughter stayed home while I went berry picking. Paniuraġa pairuq aullaqsruġiaqama. My son stays behind. Iġñiġa pairuq. or Iġñiġa paiyugaaqtuq. 3. behind him, her, it tunuani, dl. tunuakni, pl. tunuatni There it is behind her. Taiñña tunuani ittuq. 4. behind a house, tent, building structure kiluani, dl. kiluakni, pl. kiluatni It is located behind the house. Tupqum kiluani ittuq. |
bashful:kanŋusruk- he is bashful, self-conscious kanŋusruktuq, dl. kanŋusruktuk, pl. kanŋusruktut She was bashful when he spoke to her. Kanŋusruktuq uqqaaġigvigipmani. |
bad:pigiit- he is bad, evil pigiitchuq, dl. pigiitchuk, pl. pigiitchut The devil is evil. Tuunġaq pigiitchuq. Don’t be bad. Pigiitmiñak. 2. he did wrong, he did something bad, he sins killuqsaqtuq, dl. killuqsaqtuk, pl. killuqsaqtut He did wrong although he tried not to. Killuqsaqtuq piñġiññiuraġniallaġmi. |
attract:tuvaaqtuqtuq, dl. tuvaaqtuqtuk, pl. tuvaaqtuqtut As they were hunting caribou, one person hollered and made noises to attract the caribou. Tuttunniaqamiŋ iñuk aviumikhuni tuvaaqtuqtuq. |
at, on, in [close to speaker]:uumani, dl. ukuŋnaŋni, pl. ukunani 2. this one [boat, river, train, airplane, area without confines, or a person who is not aware of activity around him] lengthy or in motion, visible marrumani, dl. makuŋnaŋni, pl. makunani I will sit in this chair. Uumani aquppiutami aquppigisiruŋa. I will stay with these people. Ukunani inniaqtuŋa. He drowned in this river. Marrumani kuuŋmi ipiruaq. We net for fish in this river. Marrumani kuuŋmi kuvraqtuġuurugut. |
ascend:mayuq- he is ascending, climbing mayuqtuq, dl. mayuqtuk, pl. mayuqtut He is climbing up the ladder. Mayuqtuq tutipqiñi. |
argue:uqavaaq- They -2- are arguing. Uqavaaqtuk. 2. to disagree verbally, to argue nalaurrutinġit- They -2- have a verbal disagreement. Nalaurrutinġitchuk. 3. he is argumentative, he is difficult to talk down qapiqtaiḷiḷguruq, dl. qapiqtaiḷiḷguruk, pl. qapiqtaiḷiḷgurut That person is argumentative. Taamna iñuk qapiqtaiḷiḷguruq. 4. he is arguing heatedly uqaalallapiaqtuq, dl. uqaalallapiaqtuk, pl. uqaalallapiaqtut |
agony:nagliksaaq- He is suffering. Nagliksaaqtuq. |
curlew:siuttuvak, dl. siuttuvaak, pl. siuttuvaich The Hudsonian curlew is a bird. Siuttuvak tiŋmiurauruq. |
cuff:aiġun, dl. aiġutik, pl. aiġutit The fur on the sleeve of the parka is wolverine. Aiġun qapviuruq. |
cube:iqirġulik, dl. iqirġullak, pl. iqirġulgich Give me the cube. Iqirġulik qairruŋ uvamnun. |
crystal:qayuŋnilik, dl. qayuŋnillak, pl. qayuŋnilgich The crystal rock is shiny. Qayuŋnilik qivliqtuq. |
crunch:qaqquq - he is crunching qaqquqtuq, dl. qaqquqtuk, pl. qaqquqtut The dog is crunching the bone. Qipmiq qaqquqtuq sauniġmik. 2. to crunch noisily qaqqula- He is chewing noisily on candy, nuts and crackers. Qaqqularuq uqummiaqataaniglu, qaqquġnaniglu suli qaqquliktanik. |
crucify:kikiaktuuti- They crucified him. Kikiaktuutigaat. |
crowberry:paunġaq, dl. paunġak, pl. paunġat Blackberries are picked during the fall. Paunġat ukiaġmi pukugaġigaich. |
cross piece: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. |
cross fox:qianġaq, dl. qianġak, pl. qianġat The cross fox’s fur is a mixture of orange and black. Qianġam qaaŋa kaviaqtaaq suli qiġñiqtaaq avugiik. |
