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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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nailkikiak, dl. kikirrak, pl. kikiagich

The nail is sharp.
Kikiak ipiktuq.
:
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.
:
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.
:
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.
:
to be narrow
ikikit-

it is narrow
ikikitchuq, dl. ikikitchuk, pl. ikikitchut

Some part of the river is narrow.
Ikikitchuq kuugum iaŋa.

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.
:
suġluk

one side
suġlu

Here is a person's nasal cavity.
Iñuum suġlua uvva.
:
to be naughty, to be disobedient
uqaqsiġiit-

He is naughty.
Uqaqsiġiitchuq.

Don't be naughty.
You shouldn't be naughty.
Uqaqsiġiitmiñak.
:
qalasriq, dl. qalasriik, pl. qalasriich or qalatchich

His navel is ticklish.
Qalasria qaallayaruq.
:
to be near, to be close
qanit-

it is near
qanittuq, dl. qanittuk, pl. qanittut

The fire is near the school.
Qanittug iki aglagviŋmiñ.
:
quŋisiq, dl. quŋisik, pl. quŋisich

The neck is used when turning the head from side to side.
Quŋisiq atuqtuq alaqtaqtuni.
:
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.
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mitqun, dl. mitqutik, pl. mitqutit

A needle is to sew with.
Mitqun killaiyautauruq supayaamun.
:
black person
taaqsupak, dl. taaqsupaak, pl. taaqsupaich

2. half-Negro
taaqsupaiyaaq, dl. taaqsupaiyaak, pl. taaqsupaiyaat
:
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!
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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
:
to not do again, to never do again
-tqikkumiñait- [v-v]

He will never walk again.
Pisrutqikkumiñaitchuq.

I will never come here again.
Uvuŋatqikkumiñaitchuŋa.
:
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.
:
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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