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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sinew:ivalu, dl. ivaluk, pl. ivalut Sinew is used for sewing. Ivalu atuġnaqtuq killaiyaqtuni. sinew used for thread ivalupiaq 2. arm sinew or from hind legs tallim ivalua - siŋŋiq 3. back tendon uliun, dl. uliutik, pl. uliutit The back tendon is used to make thread. Uliutik ivaluksriuġaġigaich. 4. to twist sinew for thread qipri- She is twisting sinew for thread. Qipriruq. |