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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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sole

:
sole of foot
aluq, dl. alluk, pl. allut

My soles are aching.
Alunŋuruŋa.

2. to sew the sole of a mukluk
atuŋaksi-

she is sewing on the sole of the mukluk
atuŋaksiruq, dl. atuŋaksiruk, pl. atuŋaksirut

The woman is sewing soles on the mukluks.
Aġnaq atuŋaksiruq kammaŋnik.

3. sole patch
anŋik, dl. anŋiik, pl. anŋiich

The woman’s boots have sole patches.
Aġnam kammak anŋiqaqtuk.

4. hard or soft mukluk sole
atuŋak dl. atuŋaak, pl. atuŋaich

The two mukluk soles are black.
Atuŋaak giġñiqtuk.

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