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 dateivory: walrus tusk, ivory tuugaaq, dl. tuugaak, pl. tuugaat Walrus tusk is used for carving. Tuugaaq aiviġmiñ suliuġutigiraġigaat. |
jam: lit., something to spread with miñuun, nanuun Please put jam on my bread. Miñuutmiktuq miñullauŋ qaqquutiga. |
juice: juice, kool aid, wine misruġuq, dl. misruqquk, pl. misruqqut Cranberry juice is good to drink. Kikmiññam misruġua imiqtuni nakuuruq. |
knapsack: aġġitñaq, dl. aġġitñak, pl. aġġitñatThe knapsack is made out of a loon skin. Aġġitñaq iñiqsimaruq malġim amianiñ. 2. knapsack, packsack, backpack natmagvik, dl. natmagviik, pl. natmagviich My packsack is red. Natmagviga kaviqsaaŋuruq. |
knee: sitquq, dl. sitquk, pl. sitqutMy knees are cold. Sitquuka qiqitkik. |
knife: savik, dl. savvik, pl. saviichThe knife is sharp. Savik ipiktuq. 2. folding or pocket knife pitŋuqtaq, dl. pitŋuqtak, pl. pitŋuqtat He put his pocket knife in his pocket. Pitŋuqtani aiñiġmiutchiutigaa. 3. a sharp pointed knife for cutting the bottom part of a muskrat iqquliñ, dl. iqqulisik, pl. iqqulisit He is using such a knife. Iqqulitmik atuqtuq. 4. table knife niġiñiutnaq, dl. niġiñiutnak, pl. niġiñiutnat The table knife is used for butter. Niġiñiutnaq atuġaqtuq paramun. 5. woman’s knife ulu, dl. uluk, pl. ulut I value my ulu. Uluga anniġigiga. |
lady: young woman -marriageable- niviaqsiaq, dl. niviaqsiak, pl. niviaqsiat The young woman found a purple flower. Niviaqsiaq paqittuq tuŋuaqtaamik nauriamik. 2. to be ladylike; to act in a courteous, manner, taking good care of self pimmaaġik- The woman is ladylike. Aġnaq pimmaaġiksuq. |
laugh: to laugh iglaq- she is laughing iglaqtuq, dl. iglaqtuk, pl. iglaqtut He is laughing loudly. Iglaqtuq nipitusripḷuni. 2. to laugh at iglautigi- He is laughing at her. Iglautigigaa. 3. to think someone is funny tipsigi- he thinks it is funny tipsigigaa, dl. tipsigigaak, pl. tipsigigaat He thought the man was funny. Tipsigigaa aŋun. 4. to feel like laughing, to chuckle somewhat tipsisuk-, iglaġusruk- He wants to laugh. Tipsisuktuq. Iglaġusruktuq. 5. to keep from laughing iglaqsaiḷi- He is trying not to laugh. Iglaqsaiḷiruq. |
leg: niu, dl. niuk, pl. niutThe legs are used all the time when walking. Niuk ataramik atuqtuk pisruktuni. His legs are tired. Niuk iñiqtuqtuk. 2. calf of leg nakasruŋnaq, dl. nakasruŋnak, pl. nakasruŋnat 3. to break one’s leg niuggaaq- The boy broke his leg. Nukatpiaġruk niuggaaqtuq. 4. skin of animal’s foreleg sivuġaġluk I used caribou forelegs for mukluks. Tuttum sivuġaġluŋi atuġitka kammi' ama. 5. front leg of animal sivulliq, dl. sivulliik, pl. sivulliich 6. upper hind leg anautaksraq, dl. anautaksrak, pl. anautaksrat 7. lower leg kanaaq, dl. kanaak, pl. kanaat The lower leg is under the knee. Kanaaq ittuq ataani sitqum. |
lie: to be lying down nala- or nalauraaq- he is lying down nalaruq, dl. nalaruk, pl. nalarut My grandmother is lying on the bed. Aanaruaġa nalaruq uqummatini. he is relaxing, lying down on the bed. Nalauraaqtuq siñigviŋñi. 2. to lie on one’s back niġvala- or niġvalaummi- he is lying on his back niġvalaruq, dl. niġvalaruk, pl. niġvalarut The man is lying on his back. Aŋun niġvalaruq. |
light:uqit- it is light -in weight- uqitchuq, dl. uqitchuk, pl. uqitchut The wood is light. Qiruk uqitchuq.  2. gas light, artificial light naniq 3. to light an artificial light nanniq- Please light the lamp. Nanniḷḷagiñ. |
log cabin: maptiġaq, dl. maptiqqak, pl. maptiqqatThe log cabin is warm. Maptiġaq uunaqtuq. |
loon: malġicommon loon taatchiŋiq, dl. taatchiŋik, pl. taatchiŋich The common loon lays eggs. Taatchiŋiq manniḷiraqtuq. 2. Pacific loon malġi, dl. malġik pl. malġich The Pacific loon likes to dive. Malġi nakkaaġaġuuruq. 3. red-throated loon qaqsrauq, dl. qaqsrauk, pl. qaqsraut The red-throated loon has a mottled gray head. Qaqsrauq niaquqaqtuq aġraqtaamik. 4. yellow-billed loon tuutlik, dl. tuutliik, pl. tuutligich The yellow-billed loon is swimming in the middle of the lake. Tuutlik narvam qitqani puuvraqtuq. |
lumber: framing lumber avattaaqtat Trees which are made into framing lumber are few. Napaaqtut avattaaqtat iñugiakitchut. |
man: aŋun, dl. aŋutik, pl. aŋutitold man aŋugaatchiaq, dl. aŋugaatchiak, pl. aŋugaatchiat The old man has gray hair. Aŋugaatchiaq qirġiqaqtuq. 2. young man -marriageable- nukatpiaq, dl. nukatpiak, pl. nukatpiat The young man is getting married. Nukatpiaq iḷaqatniŋniaqtuq. |
match: ikun, dl. ikutik, pl. ikutitThe match is used for starting fires. Ikun ikniqsuutauraqtuq. |
medicine: iñuunniun, dl. iñuunniutik, pl. iñuunniutitMedicine helps sick people. Iñuunniun ikayuiraqtuq atniġñaqtuanik. |
mirror: mirror, reflector taġġaqtuun, dl. taġġaqtuutik. pl. taġġaqtuutit You can see your reflection in the mirror. Qiñitlagiñ taġġan taġġaqtuutmi. 2. to look into a mirror taġġaqtuq- He is looking into the mirror. Taġġaqtuqtuq. Don’t stare into the mirror too much! Taġġaqtuvaałłakmiñak! |
mitten: aatqan, dl. aatqatik, pl. aatqatitA mitten can be made from caribou skin. Aatqan tuttum amianiñ piḷiñaqtuq. 2. three-fingered mitten tikilik, dl. tikillak, pl. tikilgich The pair of three-fingered mittens are made from soft tanned caribou skin. Aatqatik tikillak iñiqsimaruk iḷiqniġmiñ, tuttum amianiñ. |
moon: -month- tatqig, dl. tatqik, pl. tatqich The moon provides light at night. Tatqiq qaummatauraqtuq unnuami. 2. to be full -of moon- naaġuq- The moon is full. Tatqiq naaġuqtuq. 3. the moon has appeared tatqiq nuiruq The moon has appeared from behind the mountains. Tatqiq nuiruq iñġich tunuatniñ. 4. The moon has begun to wane. The moon now rises later. Tatqiq iqiatchaktuq. 5. for there to be bright moonlight tatqiaġik- This evening, there is bright moonlight. Anaqavak tatqiaġiksuq. |
