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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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bile : suŋaq The bile of the pike can be eaten like a sauce. Siulgum suŋaŋa avuginaqtuq niġiruni.

beyond : beyond it uŋataani, dl. uŋataakni, pl. uŋataatni What is beyond the sky? Uŋataani qiḷaum sua itpa? 2. beyond reach ayuġnaq- It is beyond his reach. Ayuġaa taamna. or Ayuġnaqtuq.

better : to be better nakuutluk- It is better. Nakuutluktuq. That one is better. Nakuutluktuq taamna.

belt : tapsi, dl. tapsik pl. tapsich The color of the man’s belt is black. Aŋutim tapsia qiġñiqtaaŋuruq

below : below it ataani, dl. ataakni, pl. ataatni It is below the table. Niġġiviich ataatni ittuq.

believe : to believe ukpiq-, ukpiġi- she believes/believed ukpiqtuq, dl. ukpiqtuk, pl. ukpiqtut He believes the story. Ukpiqtuq unipchaamik. she believes/believed him ukpiġigaa, dl. ukpiġigaak, pl. ukpiġigaat She believed him when he told the story. Ukpiġigaa unipchaaqman.

beg : to beg, to ask for earnestly iŋiula- he is begging iŋiularuq, dl. iŋiularuk, pl. iŋiularut The child is begging for sweets. Iyaalugruaq iŋiularuq siiġñaqtaanik.

before it : sivuani, dl. si- vuakni, pl. sivuatni I entered the house before the dog caught me. Sivuani qipmim aŋugaluaqtitnaŋa isiqtiqtuŋa tupiġmun.

beetle : kiŋmayuk, dl. kiŋmayuuk, pl. kiŋmayuich The beetle bites. Kiŋmayuk kigisisuuruq. 2. beetle aviññaurayuuq, dl. aviññaurayuuk, pl. aviññaurayuut This black beetle emits a foul odor when crushed. Aviññaurayuuq aaqqaaŋuruq qaaqtiqtuni. 3. stag bettle putuguqsiuġayuk, dl. putuguqsiuġayyuk, pl. putuguqsiuġayuich The water has stag beetles in it. Imiq putuguqsiuġayuqaqtuq.

bed : siñigviich The bed is high. Siñigviich kiŋiktut

beat : to beat another in a contest, fight. etc., to win from another akiiḷi- he beats him -in contest- akiiḷiyaa, dl. akiiḷiyaak, pl. akiiḷiyaat My older brother beat the man in a footrace. Aniŋama akiiḷiyaa aŋun aqpaliutraqamik. He beats his opponent. Igḷuni akiiḷiyaa. 2. to be beaten, to not win akiiḷipchaq- He is beaten. Akiiḷipchaqtuq. He got hurt, so he lost. Atniqsiqhuni akiiḷipchaqtuq.

beard : umŋich The man’s beard is long. Aŋutim umŋi takirut. 2. to grow a beard ummi- A man grows a beard on his chin. Aŋun ummiraqtuq tavlumigun.

bean : niliġnaq, dl. niliġnak, pl. niliġnat Beans are good to eat. Niliġnat nakuurut niġiruni.

beam : a beam or ray of light qaumaniq, dl. qaumannak, pl. qaumanġich I see a beam of light up there. Qaumaniq pitcha tautukkiga.

basket sled : qiḷġich The length of the sled is fourteen feet. Qiḷġich taktilaaqaqtut qulit sisamat isigaksaġniqtun.

basin : wash basin iġġuġviuraq, dl. iġġuġviurak, pl. iġġuġviurat The wash basin is full. Iġġuġviuraq immaukkaqtuq.

barrel : a wooden barrel qattaġruk, dl. qattaġruuk, pl. qattaġruich Barrels are good for storing berries in. Qattaġruich asriaqaġvigiksut.

balloon : puviġaaq, dl. puviġaak, pl. puviġaat Children like balloons. Puviġaat iyaalugruich pisuugaich.

ball : aqsraaq, dl. aqsraak, pl. aqsraat The ball is big. Aqsraaq aŋiruq.

baleen : suqqaq The baleen is a part of the whale. Suqqaq iḷaviñiġigaa aġviġum

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