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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whale: beluga whale sisuaq, dl. sisurrak, pl. sisurrat People hunt beluga. Iñuich sisuaġniaġaqtut. 2. bowhead whale aġviq, dl. aġvak, pl. aġviġich The bowhead whale is large. Aġviq aŋiłallaktuq. 3. gray whale aġviġluaq The gray whale is also big. Aġviġluaq aŋikmiuq. 4. killer whale aaġlu, dl. aaġluk, pl. aaġlut The killer whale is dangerous. Aaġlu iqsiñaqtuq. 5. male whale isiŋuatchauraq, dl. isiŋuatchaurak, pl. isiŋuatchaurat The male whale is looking for a mate. Isiŋuatchauraq pakaktuq tuvaaqatiksraġmiñik. 6. medium-sized whale usiŋuatchiaq, dl. usiŋuatchiak, pl. usiŋuatchiat The medium-sized whale is jumping out of the water. Usiŋuatchiaq nutigaqtuq imiġmiñ. 7. large whale with rolled blubber on the back iŋutuvak, dl. iŋutuvvak, pl. iŋutuvaich The iŋutuvak lives in the ocean. Iŋutuvak taġiumi ittuq. 8. whale skin with blubber, muktuk maktak, dl. maktaak, pl. maktaich Whale skin with blubber is good to eat. Maktak niġiruni nakuuruq. 9. young female whale -choice whale, soft muktuk- iŋutuk The maktak from the young female whale is very good to eat. Iŋutum maktaŋa niġiruni nakuuruq. |
