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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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labret : labret, lip-plug tuutaq, dl. tuutak, pl. tuutat A long time ago, men wore labrets. Aippaani tuutaqtuġuurut aŋutit.

ladle : ladle, large spoon qalutaun, dl. qalutautik, pl. qalutautit The ladle has a black handle. Qalutaun ipuqaqtuq qiġñiqtaamik.

lady : young woman -marriageable- niviaqsiaq, dl. niviaqsiak, pl. niviaqsiat The young woman found a purple flower. Niviaqsiaq paqittuq tuŋuaqtaamik nauriamik. 2. to be ladylike; to act in a courteous, manner, taking good care of self pimmaaġik- The woman is ladylike. Aġnaq pimmaaġiksuq.

lagoon : lagoon tatchiq, dl. tatchik, pl. tatchich The lagoon is rough. Tatchiq qaiḷḷiqsuq.

lake : narvaq, dl. narvak, pl. narvat The lake is deep. Narvaq itiruq. 2. oval-shaped lake taksruk, dl. taksruuk, pl. taksruich The oval-shaped lake is long. Taksruk takiruq. 3. small lake narvauraq 4. large lakes e.g. Selawik or Kobuk Lake imaġruk

lame : to be lame tusriapiktaq- it is lame tusriapiktaqtuq, dl. tusriapiktaqtuk, pl. tusriapiktaqtut The dog is lame. Qipmiq tusriapiktaqtuq.

lamp : naniq, dl. nannik, pl. nannich The lamp is mostly used on dark winter nights. Naniq atutlugaqtuq taaqman ukiumi unnuami. 2. kerosene lamp naniuraq or nanipiaŋuraq 3. stone lamp nanipiaq

land : land, earth nuna, dl. nunak, pl. nunat The land helps us. Nuna manna ikayuutauruq uvaptitnun. 2. to land, of a plane or bird mit-, mitchaaq- it has landed mitchuq or mitchaaqtuq The plane has landed. Tiŋmisuun mitchaaqtuq. Has it landed? Mitpa? or Misiqpa? or Mitchaaqpa?

lantern : kerosene lantern nanipiaŋuraq, naniuraq 2. Coleman gas lantern naniq 3. to light a lamp, lantern nanniq- He has lit the light, lamp, lantern. Nanniqsiqtuq. Light the lamp! Nanniġiñ!

lark : horned lark nagrulik, dl. nagrullak, pl. nagrulgich The horned lark is a bird. Nagrulik una tiŋmiurauruq.

larva : larva, maggot qupilġuksraq, dl. qupilġuksrak, pl. qupilġuksrat The fly’s larva is white. Nuviuvaum qupilġuksraŋa qatiqtuq.

larynx : larynx -Adam’s apple- tipsu, dl. tipsuk, pl. tipsut The larynx moves when one is talking. Tipsu iḷiqsraġaqtuq uqaqtuni.

lashing : lashings for lower stands of sled siŋiġñiuġun, dl. siŋiġñiuġutik pl. siŋiġñiuġutit The lashings for the sled are loose. Siŋiġñiuġutit aŋivraqtut.

last : last one, hindmost one aqulliq, dl. aqulliik, pl. aqulliich He took the last one. Aqulliq piyaa. 2. to be the last one aqulliu- He is the last one. Aqulliuruq. He was last in the dog race. Aqulliuruq uniaġaqqautraqtuani

late : to be late kiñuġauti- he is too late kiñiuġautiruq, dl. kiñuġautiruk, pl. kiñuġautirut The man is too late for the meeting. Aŋun kiñuġautiruq katimaruanun. 2. to stay awake late pigaaq- he is staying up late pigaaqtuq, dl. pigaaqtuk, pl. pigaaqtut The boy is staying up late. Nukatpialugruaq pigaaqtuq. 3. to sleep late, to oversleep siñikpak- They are oversleeping. Siñikpaktut. 4. to be late tuuliiqsit- [Eng.] He is late. Tuuliiqsittuq. I was late. Tuuliiqsitiġniqsuŋa.

later : later, sometime, indistinct future iḷaatnigun I’ll come back sometime. Iḷaatnigun utiġisiruŋa. 2. later on aquvaatigun Later, she came back. Aquvaatigun aggiqsuq.

laugh : to laugh iglaq- she is laughing iglaqtuq, dl. iglaqtuk, pl. iglaqtut He is laughing loudly. Iglaqtuq nipitusripḷuni. 2. to laugh at iglautigi- He is laughing at her. Iglautigigaa. 3. to think someone is funny tipsigi- he thinks it is funny tipsigigaa, dl. tipsigigaak, pl. tipsigigaat He thought the man was funny. Tipsigigaa aŋun. 4. to feel like laughing, to chuckle somewhat tipsisuk-, iglaġusruk- He wants to laugh. Tipsisuktuq. Iglaġusruktuq. 5. to keep from laughing iglaqsaiḷi- He is trying not to laugh. Iglaqsaiḷiruq.

launch : to launch a boat, kayak, etc., to set a net into the water niŋit- he has launched it niŋitkaa, dl. niŋitkaak, pl. niŋitkaat They have launched the boat. Niŋitkaat umiaq.

law : law -what ought to be done, used atuqtaksraq, dl. atuqtaksrak, pl. atuqtaksrat The law must be followed. Atuqtaksraq nalaullugu atuqtaksrauruq. 2. law -what ought to be followed maliġutaksraq, dl. maliġutaksrak, pl. maliġutaksrat There are many laws today. Maliġutaksrat iñugiaksirut uvluvak. 3. law, commandment pitqun, dl. pitqutik, pl. pitqutit The law is to be obeyed. Pitqun atuqtaksrauruq.

lay : to place, to lay iḷi- he lays it down, places it iḷigaa, dl. obj. iḷigik, pl. obj. iḷigai She lays the baby on the bed. Iḷigaa miġaruuraq siñigviŋñun. 2. she lays him down, puts him to bed nallaqtitkaa, dl. nallaqtitkaak, pl. nallaqtitkaat My mother put the baby to bed. Aanaa nallaqtitkaa iyaalugruaq.

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