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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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nail : kikiak, dl. kikirrak, pl. kikiagich The nail is sharp. Kikiak ipiktuq.

name : atiq, dl. attak, pl. atqich His name is Glenn. Glenn-mik atiqaqtuq. 2. to name, to give a name or title to atchiq- she gives him a name, she has named him atchiġaa, dl. atchiġaak, pl. atchiġaat The woman has named her baby after her dad. Aġnam qitunġauri atchiġaa taatamiñik. 3. to utter; to say; to say the name of someone, thus naming a child tai-, taisi- She said Qayaq. or She named her child after Qayaq. Qayyamik taisiruq. or Qayaq taiyaa. 4. a name taiyuun to be called, to be named such taiyuutiqaq- It is called Rainbow. Nigamik taiyuutiqaqtuq.

namesake : atiq, dl. attak, pl. atqich 2. my namesake atiġa, dl. attaka, pl. atitka or attatka My namesake is not here. Atiġa piitchuq. 3. people who are namesakes atiġiik, pl. atiġiich Two people with the same name are walking. Atiġiik pisruktuk.

napkin : tipliiyaun, dl. tipliiyautik, pl. tipliiyautit The color of the napkin is white. Tipliiyaun aatiqtaaŋuruq. 2. napkin, paper towel -lit. something to wipe with- allaġun, dl. allaġutik, pl. allaġutit Please hand me a napkin. Allaġutmiktuq aatchullaŋŋa.

narrow : to be narrow ikikit- it is narrow ikikitchuq, dl. ikikitchuk, pl. ikikitchut Some part of the river is narrow. Ikikitchuq kuugum iḷaŋa. 2. to be narrow kapit- it is narrow kapittuq, dl. kapittuk, pl. kapittut to be too narrow kapinaaq- It is too narrow kapinaaqtuq She made me a calico parka which was a bit too narrow. Kapinaaqługu atikłuliuġniġaaŋa.

nasal cavity : suġluk one side suġlu Here is a person's nasal cavity. Iñuum suġlua uvva.

naughty : to be naughty, to be disobedient uqaqsiġiit- He is naughty. Uqaqsiġiitchuq. Don't be naughty. You shouldn't be naughty. Uqaqsiġiitmiñak.

navel : qalasriq, dl. qalasriik, pl. qalasriich or qalatchich His navel is ticklish. Qalasria qaallayaruq.

near : to be near, to be close qanit- it is near qanittuq, dl. qanittuk, pl. qanittut The fire is near the school. Qanittug iki aglagviŋmiñ.

neck : quŋisiq, dl. quŋisik, pl. quŋisich The neck is used when turning the head from side to side. Quŋisiq atuqtuq alaqtaqtuni.

need : to need inuqsraq-, inuġi- he needs, he is needy of inuqsraqtuq, dl. inuqsraqtuk, pl. inuqsraqtut They need food. Inuqsraqtut niqimik. he needs it inuġigaa, dl. inuġigaak, pl. inuġigaat He needs food. Inuġigaa niqauraq.

needle : mitqun, dl. mitqutik, pl. mitqutit A needle is to sew with. Mitqun killaiyautauruq supayaamun.

Negro : black person taaqsupak, dl. taaqsupaak, pl. taaqsupaich 2. half-Negro taaqsupaiyaaq, dl. taaqsupaiyaak, pl. taaqsupaiyaat

nephew : uyuġu my nephew, my niece uyuġuga, dl. uyuġuuka, pl. uyuġuutka your nephew, niece uyuġun his/her nephew, niece uyuġua My nephew is my sister's son. Uyuġuga aakauraġma iġñiġigaa. 2. Nephew! [direct address] Uyuġuuŋ!

nest : uvluun, dl. uvluutik, pl. uvluutit The nest--a place where birds nest. Uvluutit--tiŋmiurat ivvaviŋich. 2. to nest, to have young iva- it is nesting ivaruq, dl. ivaruk, pl. ivarut The duck is nesting on the lakeside. Tiŋmiaġruk ivaruq narvam siñaani.

net : net, fishing net kuvraq, dl. kuvrak, pl. kuvrat A net is used for fishing. Kuvraq qaluŋniutnauruq. 2. to check a net kuvraqsruq- she is checking the net kuvraqsruqtuq She checked the net this morning. Kuvraqsruqtuq uvlaaq. 3. to make a net kuvri- he is making a net kuvriruq, dl. kuvriruk, pl. kuvrirut My mother is making a net. Aanaga kuvriruq. 4. to set a net kuvriq- he has set the net kuvriqsuq, dl. kuvriqsuk, pl. kuvriqsut He set a net yesterday. Kuvriqsuq ippaksraq. 5. to make a net by knotting twine with a net needle, to knit qiḷak- he is net lashing qiḷaktuq, dl. qiḷaktuk, pl. qiḷaktut The mother is making a net by knotting twine with a net needle. Aana qiḷaktuq kuvraksramik. 6. net needle nuviḷḷaun 7. net gauge for knotting twine iraġuq 8. buoy puptaqun 9. net float puptaun 10. net sinker [as from bone] saatqun 11. larger net sinker, weight [as a rock] kivviqun

never : to not do again, to never do again -tqikkumiñait- [v-v] He will never walk again. Pisrutqikkumiñaitchuq. I will never come here again. Uvuŋatqikkumiñaitchuŋa.

new : to be new, to be young nutau- it is new, she is young nutauruq, dl. nutauruk, pl. nutaurut That house is new. Taamna tupiq nutauruq. 2. to have a new item or something new -tchiaq- [n-v] clothes atnuġaat She got new clothes yesterday. Atnuġaatchiaqtuq ippaksraq. mukluk kamik She has new mukluks. Kamitchiaqtuq. parka atigit He has a new parka. Atigitchiaqtuq. coat quppiġaaq I have a new coat. Quppiġaatchiaqtuŋa. 3. new item -tchiaq [n-n] This new coat is already torn. Quppiġaatchiaq una alianiktiġniqsuq.

news : tusraayugaat to give news tusraayu- gaaqtitchi- The man is giving the news. Aŋun tusraayugaaqtitchiruq. 2. to give news, to tell, to inform others kilgi- The man is giving the news on the radio. Aŋun kilgiruq naalautitigun.

night : night, last night unnuaq, dl. unnuak, pl. unnuat We worked hard last night. Savałallaktugut unnuaq. She went out at night. Unnuami aniruq. 2. all through the night unnuavak They sang all night long. Atuqtut unnuavak. 3. to become late in the evening, close to night unnuk- It is late in the evening. Night is falling. Unnuktuq.

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