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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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hide, skin
amiq, dl. ammik, pl. ammich

The skin is thick.
Amiq mapturuq.

2. to be hidden from view
taliñŋa-

it is hidden
taliñŋaruq

The caribou is hidden behind the bushes.
Tuttu taliñŋaruq avraurani.

3. to become hidden from view
talit-

it cannot be seen now
talitchuq, dl. talitchuk, pl. talitchut

4. to hide
iriq-

he is hiding
iriqtuq, dl. iriqtuk, pl. iriqtut

He hid behind the door.
Iriqtuq talum tunuanun.

he hides it
iriġaa, dl. obj. iriġik, pl. obj. iriġai

Don’t hide it.
Iriqnagu.


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