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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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-Eskimo boot, mukluk-
kamik
, dl. kammak, pl. kamŋich
see also sole

One mukluk is very big.
Kamik atausriq aŋiłallaktuq.

2. factory made boot, ready made boot
sakpakiq, dl. sakpakiik, pl. sakpakiich

My boot has a hole in it.
Sakpakiġa allaqaqtuq.

3. mukluk with ugruk soles
ugrulik, dl. ugrullak, pl. ugrulgich

Hard bottom mukluks with ugruk soles are used in warmer weather.
Ugrullak atuġnaqtuk itraitman.

4. soft-soled mukluks
iḷiqnilik, dl. iḷiqnillak, pl. iḷiqnilgich
see also caribou

5. boot upper, mukluk upper, -lit, body-
timi, dl. timik, pl. timit

The upper body of the mukluk is made out of caribou leggings.
Kamŋum timaa tuttum niutchiaŋañiñ iñiqsimaruq.

6. mukluk ankle strap, boot lace, shoelace
siŋiq, dl. siŋŋik, pl. siŋŋich

Some mukluk ankle straps are white.
Iḷaŋich kamŋich siŋŋich qatiqtut.

7. fancy mukluk trim
quli, dl. qulik, pl. qulit

The fancy trim on the mukluk is pretty.
Kamŋum qulaa piññaqnaqtuq.

8. mukluk fur trim
qulipak, dl. qulipaak, pl. qulipaich

The fur trim is brown.
Qulipak iliktauruq.


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