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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army:aŋuyyiuqtit |
armor:The soldier put the armor on. Aŋuyautnaq aŋuyyiuqtim atigaa. |
arm:My arm is hurting. Taliġa atniġñaqtuq. 2. to break an arm talliaq- he broke his arm talliaqtuq, dl. talliaqtuk, pl. talliaqtut The man fell and broke his arm. Aŋun katakhuni talliaqtuq. |
arise:makit- He got up early today. Makinnaġiaqtuq uvluvak. |
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 |
arctic tern:The arctic tern is flying. Mitqutaiḷaq tiŋmiraqataqtuq. |
arctic fox:The arctic fox is white. Qusrkhaaq qatiqtuq. |
arch:qiviq- She is arching her back. Qiviqsuq. Arch your back! Qiviġiñ! |
April:Tiŋmirrat Tatqiat Geese and ducks come during April. Tiŋmirrat aggiġaqtut Tiŋmirrat Tatqiatni. |
approach:qalli- it is approaching, it is coming near qalliruq, dl. qalliruk, pl. qallirut The hunter is approaching the caribou. Aŋuniaqti qalliruq tuttumun. |
appendix:The appendix is in the abdominal cavity. Uqsi iḷumi ittuq. |
appear:sagviq- it has appeared sagviqsuq, dl. sagviqsuk, pl. sagviqsut The sun has appeared from behind the cloud. Sagviqsuq siqiñiq nuviyamiñ. The woman took out her sewing kit from the bag. Aġnam sagviġaa immutviurani ikpaatchauraġmiñiñ. 2. to appear, come into view nui- it has appeared nuiruq, dl. nuiruk, pl. nuirut The sun has appeared from behind the mountains. Siqiñiq nuiruq iñġich kiluatniñ. |
any:qakugupayaaq, sumipayaaq Come any time you wish. Qakugupayaaq aggiqña. He can come at any time. Sumipayaaq aggiłhiñauruq. anyone kiñapayaaq anything suapayaaq anyplace nanipayaaq |
anus:The anus is where the bodily waste comes out. Itiq annam annivigigaa. |
anxious:kipiġi- he is anxious to get something kipiġiruq, dl. kipiġiruk, pl. kipiġirut He was anxious to get more fish. Qalulaaġukhuni kipiġiruq. |
antlers:nagruk, dl. nagruuk, pl. nagruich Antlers can be used as sinkers on a net. Nagruich atuġnaqtut kuvram saatqutaiñun. |
ant:The ant is small. Kiktuqsralik mikiruq. |
answer:kiu-, kiusri- he answered, he replied kiusriruq He answered when she called him. Tuqłuqmani kiusriruq. he answered him kiugaa, dl. kiugaak, pl. kiugaat He answered her when she asked a question. Kiugaa apiqsruqmani. |
another:atla, dl. atlak, pl. atlat You took a different one. Atla taamna piñiġiñ. 2. to be different, to be another one atlau- it is another one, it is a different one atlauruq, dl. atlauruk, pl. atlaurut |
annoy:uumiñaq- or naŋinnaq- His constant blabbering is annoying. Uqauraġuitḷaiḷha naŋinnaqtuq. |