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caribou : tuttu, dl. tuttuk, pl. tuttut Caribou is a prime source of food for the Iñupiat. Tuttu niqigigaat Iñupiat. 2. male animal aŋusraluq, dl. aŋusraluk, pl. aŋusralut I saw a male caribou. Qiñiġiga aŋusraluq tuttu. 3. large bull -just matured- nukatagaaġruk, dl. nukatagaaġruuk, pl. nukatagaaġruich This caribou is a large bull. Uvva tuttu nukatagaaġruk. 4. young bull -two to three years- nukatagaurag, dl. nukatagaurak, pl. nukatagaurat The caribou is a young bull. Uvva tuttu nukatagauraq. 5. one-year-old bull aŋayukłiq, dl. aŋayukłik, pl. aŋayukłich The one-year-old bull is smaller than the two-year- old bull. Aŋayukłiq mikitluktuq aŋayukłiaġruŋmiñ. 6. two-year-old bull aŋayukłiaġruk, dl. aŋayukłiaġruuk, pl. aŋayukłiaġruich The two-year-old bull is smaller than a bull. Aŋayukłiaġruk mikitluktuq aŋusralumiñ. 7. caribou bull -mature- paŋniq, dl. paŋnik, pl. paŋniġich Bull caribou are larger than regular caribou. Paŋniġich aŋitluktut tuttuniñ. 8. female caribou kulavak, dl. kulavaak, pl. kulavaich The female caribou has a calf. Kulavak tuttu nuġġaqaqtuq. 9. female animal aġnasraluq 10. cow with a fawn nuġġalik, dl. nuġġallak, pl. nuġġalgich This is a female caribou with a fawn. Uvva tuttu aġnasraluq nuġġalik. 11. cow without a fawn nuġġaiḷaq, dl. nuġġaiḷak, pl. nuġġaiḷat This is a female caribou without a fawn. Uvva tuttu nuġġaiḷaq aġnasraluq. 12. young cow before conceiving -in second year- kulavauraq, dl. kulavauraak, pl. kulavaurat The young cow is running away. Kulavauraq aullaqtuq. 13. herd of cows and calves tiqittut There are many herds of cows and calves on the tundra. Tiqittuq iñugiaktut natiġnami. 14. animal fetus ivḷauq, dl. ivḷauk, pl. ivḷaut The caribou fetus is small. Tuttum ivḷauŋa mikiruq. 15. caribou appendix kivviq, dl. kivviik, pl. kivviich The caribou appendix is good to eat. Kivviq niġiruni nakuuruq. 16. group of caribou tuttuġaurat There are a few caribou. Tuttuġaurat iñugiakitchut. 17. huge herd of caribou tuttuġaaġruich There is a huge herd of caribou on the tundra. Tuttuġaaġruich iñugiaktut natiġnami. 18. tanned caribou, soft soled mukluks used in winter iḷiqnilik, dl. iḷignillak, pl. iḷiqnilgich 19. caribou or reindeer skin pants -fur out- qaġliik The caribou skin pants were made by his wife. Qaġliik aġnaata piḷiak.

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