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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backbone:kiyipigaq, dl. kiyipikkak, pl. kiyipikkat The backbone is very strong. Kiyipigaq saŋŋiḷḷapiaqtuq. 2. small of back -lumbar curve- tapsiñiq, dl. tapsiññak, pl. tapsiñġich The small of my back is hurting. Tapsiñiġa atniġñaqtuq. |
back:aqu it’s stern aqua Grab the stern of the boat! Umiam aqua tigguuŋ! |
back:quliik The child’s upper back is itchy. Quliik iyaalugruam kumaksruktuk. 2. back of anything tunu, dl. tunuk, pl. tunut My back is hurting. Tunuga atniġñaqtuq. 3. on a person’s back; at the back of tunuani, dl. tunuakni, pl. tunuatni The box is in back of the house. Suluun tupqum tunuani ittuq. |
bachelor:The bachelor stays alone. Nuliaġutlaiḷaq kisimi itchuuruq. 2. bachelor, spinster iḷaqatnigutlaiḷaq, dl. iḷaqatnigutlaiḷak, pl. iḷaqatnigutlaiḷat The bachelor lives alone. Iḷaqatnigutlaiḷaq iñuuniaġaqtuq kisimi. |
baby: baby, infant miġaruuraq, dl. miġaruurak, pl. miġaruurat The infant is crying. Miġaruuraq qiaruq. 2. baby paipiuraq [Eng.] Her baby is cute. Paipiuraŋa anaŋŋaaŋuruq |
ax:The ax is sharp. Ipiġautaq ipiktuq. |
awake:itquma- he is awake itqumaruq, dl. itqumaruk, pl. itqumarut He was awake all night. Itqumaruq unnuavak. 2. to be fully awake, alert qiptait- she is fully awake qiptaitchuq, dl. qiptaitchuk, pl. qiptaitchut The child is fully awake, not sleepy. Qiptaitchuq iyaalugruaq. |
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aunt:my aunt, father’s sister atchaga, dl. atchaaka, pl. atchaatka My father’s sister is making a parka. Atchaga atikłiruq. 2. aunt ayaġruksaaq my aunt, mother’s sister ayaġruksaaġa, dl. ayaġruksaaka, pl. ayaġruksaatka My mother’s sister is making a fishnet. Ayaġruksaaġa kuvriruq. |
August:Amiġaiqsivik In the month of August, the velvet on the antlers of caribou peels off. Amiġaiqsivik tatqiq tikitman, tuttut nagruŋich amiiġaġtut. or August Tiŋŋivik lit., the time to fly away |
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. |
ashamed: to be ashamed of, to feel shame for kanŋugi- he is ashamed of her kanŋugigaa, dl. kanŋugigaak, pl. kanŋugigaat She is ashamed of his exaggerated actions. Pivaałłakman kanŋugigaa. |
ask:iŋiq- he asked for something iŋiqsuq, dl. iŋiqsuk, pl. iŋiqsut He asked for his food. Iŋiqsuq niqiksraġmiñik. 2. to ask a question apiqsruq- he asked a question apiqsruqtuq, dl. apiqsruqtuk, pl. apiqsruqtut They asked for instructions. Apiqsruqtuk sułiksraġmiknik. he asked her apiqsruġaa, dl. apiqsruġaak, pl. apiqsruġaat She asked him whether or not he was leaving. Apiqsruġaa aullaġniaqmaŋaan. |
ash:Ashes are left after something burns. Aġra ikniġmiñ piraqtuq sut ikipmagich. |
ascend:mayuq- he is ascending, climbing mayuqtuq, dl. mayuqtuk, pl. mayuqtut He is climbing up the ladder. Mayuqtuq tutipqiñi. |
artery:Blood travels through the artery. Taqaqpak augum igliġvigigaa. |
arrow:qaġruq, dl. qaġruk, pl. qaġrut The arrow is red. Qaġruq kaviqsaaŋuruq. |
arrive:tikit- he has arrived tikitchuq, dl. tikitchuk, pl. tikitchut The dogteam racers have arrived. Uniaġaqqautraqtuat tikitchut. He reached the village. Tikitchaa nunaaqqiq. |
around:maani It is around here. Maani ittuq. 2. to go around in a circle kaivraaq- She is going around and around, spinning. Kaivraaqtuq. He is going all the way around it. Kaivraaġaa |
