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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walk:pisruk- she is walking pisruktuq, dl. pisruktuk, pl. pisruktut The boy is walking on the tundra. Nukatpialugruaq pisruktuq natiġnami. 2. to sleepwalk itivli-, tivli- he is sleepwalking, talking in his sleep itivliruq, dl. itivliruk, pl. itivlirut He was sleepwalking last night. Itivliruq unnuaq. |
wall:The wall is high. Katchi kiŋiktuq. |
walrus: aiviq, dl. aivvak, pl. aivġichThe walrus lives in the ocean. Aiviq tagiumi itchuuruq. 2. a walrus on the ice nunavak, dl. nunavaak, pl. nunavaich There is a walrus herd on the ice by the island. Nunavaich ittut qaaŋani sikum. 3. walrus skin -for food- kauk, dl. kauk, pl. kaugich Walrus skin is delicious to eat. Kauk kayumiktuq niġiruni. 4. a large walrus bull nukavlu or nukavlualuk The large walrus bull has long tusks. Nukavlauluk tuugaaqpaqaqtuq. |
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. |
war:War is bad. Aŋuyałiq pigiitchuq. |
war party:suġruich A long time ago a group of fighters fought small villages. Iŋiḷġaan suġruich aŋuyyiġaqtut nunaaqqiuranik. |
warbler:suŋaqpaluktuŋiq, dl. suŋaqpaluktuŋik. pl. suŋaqpaluktuŋich 2. myrtle warbler siḷaluksiugauraq, dl. siḷaluksiugaurak, pl. siḷaluksiugaurat A myrtle warbler is a bird. Siḷaluksiugauraq tiŋmiurauruq. |
warm:uunaq- it is warm or hot uunaqtuq, dl. uunaqtuk, pl. uunaqtut The water is hot. Imiq uunaqtuq. 2. to become warm -of weather- uunnaġuq- The weather has become warm. Siḷa uunnaġuqtuq. 3. to warm one’s body near fire or stove pasriksiq- she is warming herself by the fire pasriksiqsuq, dl. pasriksiqsuk, pl. pasriksiqsut The man is warming himself by the fire. Aŋun pasriksiqsuq ikniġum siñaani. |
warn:kilgun, dl. kilgutik, pl. kilgutit He listened to the warning. Kilgun naalaġnigaa. 2. to forewarn, to tell, to inform kilik- he warned her kilikkaa he warned them -2- kilikkik he warned them -3 or more- kilikkai |
warp:qikisit- he has warped it qikisitkaa, dl. [obj.] qikisitkik, pl. [obj.] qikisitkai He has warped the lid of a box. Qikisitkaa suluutim matua. 2. to be warped qikiŋa-, ququŋa- it is warped qikiŋaruq or ququŋaruq, dl. qikiŋaruk, pl. qikiŋarut The box is warped. Qikiŋaruq suluun. The give-gallon can is warped, bent out of shape. Qaugrulik ququŋaruq. |
wart:A wart has grown on his hands. Utŋuq nauniqsuq argaiñi. |
wash: to wash iġġuq- he is washing himself iġġuqtuq, dl. iġġuqtuk, pl. iġġuqtut I am washing myself. Iġġuqtuŋa. he is washing it iġġuġaa, dl. [obj.] iġġuġik, pl. [obj.] iġġuġai She is washing her son. Iġġuġaa iġñi. 2. to wash dishes puggutchiqi- he is washing dishes puggutchiqiruq, dl. puggutchiqiruk, pl. puggutchiqirut The girl is washing dishes. Aġnauraq puggutchiqiruq.  3. to wash the floor natchiqi- she is washing, mopping the floor natchiqiruq, dl. natchiqiruk, pl. natchiqirut My daughter is washing the floor. Paniga natchiqiruq. 4. to wash the laundry iġġuqsi- She is washing her clothes. Iġġuqsiruq atnuġaamiñik. |
watch:qiñiqtuaq- he is watching qiñiqtuaqtuq, dl. qiñiqtuaqtuk, pl. qiñiqtuaqtut The man is watching the players. Aŋun qiñiqtuaqtuq aġiunaqtuanik. he is watching it qiñiqtuaġaa, dl. qiñiqtuaġaak, pl. qiñiqtuaġaat My father is watching the fish jump. Taataa qiñiqtuaġai qaluich miñiktuat. 2. to watch, to care for munaġi- she is watching him, taking care of him munaġigaa, dl. munaġigaak, pl. munaġigaat He is taking care of the baby. Iyaalugruaq munaġigaa. 3. to watch closely naipit-, naipiqtuq- he is watching it closely, testing it naipitkaa or naipiqtuġaa, dl. naipitkaak, pl. naipitkaat My father is watching the caribou closely to see where it will go. Taataa naipitkaa tuttu napmun aullaġniaqmaŋaan. |
water:The water has spilled. Imiq kuviruq. 2. puddle; wet spot, water on tundra imaġniq, dl. imaġnaak, pl. imaġniġich The stagnant puddle is stinky. Imaġniq tipituruq. 3. puddle immiñiq, dl. immiññak, pl. immiñġich |
water container: imiqaġvik, dl. imiqaġviik, pl. imiqaġviichThe water container is empty. Imiqaġvik imaitchuq. 2. water container, bucket qattaq, dl. qattak, pl. qattat The water container is filled with water. Qattaq imaqaqtuq imiġmik. |
waterfall:Here is a waterfall. Quġluqtaq uvva. |
wave:iḷali- she is waving her hands iḷaliruq, dl. iḷaliruk, pl. iḷalirut He is waving his hand to his neighbor. Iḷaliruq siḷalliġmiñun. |
wave:iŋiulik, dl. iŋiullak, pl. iŋiulgich There are big waves this evening. Iŋiulikpaktuq anaqavak. 2. to move in waves [of water] qaiḷḷiq- There are waves on the water. Qaiḷḷiqsuq. |
waxwing:suluktatchialik, dl. suluktatchiallak, pl. suluktatchialgich The Bohemian waxwing is eating. Suluktatchialik niġiuraqtuq. |
we:dl. plus ruguk, pl. plus rugut [used with verb stems which end in a vowel] dl. plus suguk, pl. plus sugut [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in k or q] dl. plus chuguk, pl. plus chugut [used with verb stems which contain a strong I in the last syllable and end in a t] to speak, talk uqaq- We are speaking. dl. Uqaqtuguk. pl. Uqaqtugut. to eat niġi- We are eating. dl. Niġiruquk. pl. Niġirugut. to be out of water imġiq- We are out of water. dl. Imġiqsuguk. pl. Imġiqsugut. to arrive, to reach destination tikit- We have arrived. dl. Tikitchuguk. pl. Tikitchugut. 2. we dl. uvaguk, pl. uvagut We are going. dl. Uvaguk aullaġniaqtuguk. pl. Uvagut aullaġniaqtugut. |
