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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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duck

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duck tiŋmiaġruk, dl. tiŋmiaġruuk, pl. tiŋmiaġruich

A duck is smaller than a goose.
Tiŋmiaġruk mikitluktuq tiŋmiamiñ.

2. old squaw duck
aahaaliq

3. shoveler
aluutaq

pintail duck4. pintail duck
ivugaq; kurugaq

5. mallard duck
ivugasrugruk

6. red-breasted
merganser paisugruk

7. teal
qaaŋiuraq, qiaŋiuraq, or qiaŋiq

8. greater scaup duck
qaqłuqpalik

9. lesser scaup duck
qaqłutuuq

10. king eider duck
qiŋalik

11. harlequin duck
saġvam tiŋmiaq

12. baldpate duck
uggiihiq

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