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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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ipun, dl. iputik, pl. iputit

The oar is longer than the paddle.
Ipun takitluktuq aŋuutmiñ.
:
ipurviutaq, dl. ipurviutak, pl. ipurviutat

Where are the -2- oarlocks?
Naami ipurviutak?
:
qayusraaksraq, dl. qayusraaksrak, pl. qayusraaksrat

Oatmeal is eaten in the morning.
Qayusraaksraq niġiñaqtuq uvlaami.

2. oatmeal mush
massaq [Eng.]

to eat mush
massaqtuq-

He is eating mush.
Massaqtuqtuq.

Have some oatmeal mush.
Massaqtuġiñ.
:
tupiksriiq

Obedience to God is a must for Christians.
Tupiksriiq Aŋaayyutmik inuqnaqtuq ukpiqtuani.
:
to obey with respect
kamaksri-, kamagi-

she is obedient
kamaksriruq, dl. kamaksriruk, pl. kamaksrirut

He is obedient to his master.
Kamaksriruq ataniġmiñik.

she is obedient to him
kamagigaa, dl. kamagigaak, pl. kamagigaat

He is obedient to his mother.
Kamagigaa aanani.

2. to obey orders, instructions, etc.
tupiksri-

she obeys
tupiksriruq

The dog obeys its master.
Qipmiq tupiksriruq iñuŋmiñik.

to obey
tupigi-

she obeys him
tupigigaa, dl. tupigigaak, pl. tupigigaat

She obeys her mother.
Aanani tupigigaa.
:
to be oblong
takiŋaaq-

it is oblong
takiŋaaqtuq

The plate is oblong.
Puggutaq takiŋaaqtuq.
:
to observe, to watch carefully, to spy
naipiqtuq-

He is observing her every movement.
Naipiqtuġaa.

2. an inspector, one who spies, one who scrutinizes
naipiqtuqti
:
he acts obstinate
sivutmuusruuruq, dl. sivutmuusruuruk, pl. sivutmuusruurut

He acts obstinate although its wrong.
Sivutmuusruuruq kinnaksaqtumiunniiñ.
:
piksraq-

I got [obtained] a red one.
Kaviqsaamik piksraqtuŋa.

What kind did she obtain?
Qanusrimik piksraqpa?

2. obtain, get
suksraq-
question

What did she get?

Suksraqpa?

3. obtain, get,
-ksraq- [n-v]

He has obtained food.

Niqiksraqtuq.

She has obtained clothes.
Atnuġaaksraqtuq.
:
to be obvious
nalunait-

it is obvious, clear, easily seen
nalunaitchuq, dl. nalunaitchuk, pl. nalunaitchut

His error was obvious.
Kinniqikkaŋa nalunaitchuq.

2. to not be obvious
nalunaq-

it is not obvious, is unclear, obscure, hard to see
nulunaqtuq, dl. nalunaqtuk, pl. nalunaqtut

The house in the thicket is hard to see.
Tupiq saġrałuum iḷuani nalunaqtuq.
:
place for, time for, container for, occasion
-viksraq [v-n]

occasion, time for travel
igliġviksraq, dl. igliġviksrak, pl. igliġviksrat

It is time to travel.
Igliġviksraq tikitchuq.

You will have the occasion to speak.
Piviksraqallakkisirutin uqaġukkuvich.
:
occasionally, once in a while
iḷaatniġuqman.
:
occiptal area, nape
tunusruk, dl. tunusruuk, pl. tunusruich

The boy hurt the back of his neck.
Nukatpialugruum tunusruni atniġaa.
:
ocean, salt
taġiuq

There are many fish in the ocean.
Qaluich iñugiaktut taġiumi.
:
Sikkuvik
[lit. time of water freezing]

When October comes, the water freezes.
Sikkuvik tikitman sikuraqtuq.
:
tipi

its odor
tipaa

He smelled an odor in the old house.
Naimagaa tipi tupaaqłuŋmi.
:
to be turned off
muliksima-

it is off
muliksimaruq

The radio is off.
Naalautit muliksimarut.
-The radio is comprised of many parts, which explains the plural endings of the above sentence.-

2. to turn off -as of power-
mulik-, umik-

Turn the radio off.
Naalautit mulikkich.
:
-gifts of food set out to secure good luck-
tuniḷḷaqtuġvik
:
offspring, baby animal
piayaaq or piayyaaq, dl. piayyaak, pl. piayyaat

Baby animals are cute.
Piayyaat anaŋŋaaŋurut.


:
oh dear! too bad!
annaa!

Oh, dear! I made so many mistakes!
Annaa! Kinniqivagitḷuŋa.

2. oh yes, one other thing
-used to express sudden remembrance-
attia or attialiqaa

Oh, yes, I was going to tell you.
Attia, uqautiniakkaqpiñ! or Attialiqaa uqautiniakkaqpiñ.

3. Oh, so that's how it is.
Attia, taatnaliqauvva.

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