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Saigu una isuqtuq.— This tea is brewed strong.
Niġġiuŋ.— Eat it.
Supman mauŋaqpich?— Why did you come here?
Niqsaġupta, piḷaŋniaġivut.— When we catch sea mammals, we'll butcher them.
Qikiqtaq— Shishmaref
Suniaqpich maani?— What are you going to do here?
Aggitqikkumautin.— Come again.
Irigii!— Scary! Creepy! Danger!
Niġisitchi.— Eat.
Isigaiyaŋitkaaŋa.— My feet are not cold.
Pikuuttuŋa akimianik.— I found fifteen wild eggs.
Apai!— So many! It's a lot!
Pakaknasi.— Don't dig around in things.
Yatchii!— Good job!
Sumik pisukpich?— What do you want?
Isanniatlaiqsugut maani.— We hardly hunt for molting ducks around here.
Nullautchiŋaitchuŋa uvva.— I haven't eaten dinner yet.
Isigaiyaġaaŋa.— My feet are cold.
Taluitchuq.— The door is open.
Utaqqisitŋa.— Wait for me.
Kia una pia?— Whose is this?
Qanutun piiññiaqpich?— How long will you be gone?
Akutchisuuruq aakaga.— My mother makes Inuit ice cream.
Nakikŋaqpich?— Where are you coming from?
Iḷaŋich iñuich savaktuat aŋuniaġuurut umianik Qikiqtaġruŋmiñ.— Most of the people who have jobs hunt with boats from Kotzebue.
Nuiqsat— Nuiqsut
qitunġaq— child, offspring
taġiuq— sea, ocean, salt
Igirruŋ.— Throw it out.
Nulian aullaġniaqmivaa?— Is your wife going too?
Ukpiktuġuurut iḷaŋich iñuich.— Some people eat snowy owl.
Una pigigaa Aqim.— This is Aqi's.
Iḷagigikpiñ.— You're my relative.
Uiñġaŋitchuŋa.— I'm not sleepy.
Mirviŋmiñ.— From the airport.
Taikuu niġipkaġluġikma.— Thank you for letting me eat.
Kiña ilvich?— Who are you? What is your name?
Upinġaksrami manniŋñiaġuurugut.— In the spring, we hunt for wild eggs.
Taikuullapiaq.— Thank you very much.
Saktuliq— Shaktoolik
Atlanik tauqsiġñiaġviqaqtuq unani taġium siñaani.— There are other stores down by the waterfront.
Atniġñaqtut.— They've been sick.
Upinġaami kiktuġiaŋuruq apai.— In summer, there are lots of mosquitoes here.
Taquat takanna iñugiaktut, apai.— There's lots of food for the journey down on the beach.
Piiguqnagu.— Don't forget it.
Naami agaayuvik?— Where's the church?
Itchaksriił̣iq— Saturday
Kobuk 440-mik atiqaqtuq.— They call it Kobuk 440.
Naami aglaqaġvik?— Where is the post office?
Piŋasunik.— Three of them.
Thirty minutes tiŋmiñaqtuq, aasii aputikuaġutikun piŋasut sassaġniġmi.— It's thirty minutes by airplane or three hours by snowmachine.
Taikuu.— Thank you.
Tauqsiġḷagu nuliamnun.— I'd like to buy it for my wife.
Uiga maktaktutlaturuq.— My husband likes to eat maktak.
qulit— ten
akłaq— brown bear
Iŋaliq— Little Diomede Island
Qavsiñik tauqsiġñiaġviqaqpa Qikiqtaġruŋmi?— How many stores are there in Kotzebue?
Kaviqsaaŋuva?— Is it red?
Taaktiŋuruŋa naŋirviŋmi.— I'm a doctor at the hospital.
Qaliamik Iñupiaqsisiqaqtuq.— Her Iñupiaq name is Qaliaq.
Ii, malġuŋnik.— Yes, two of them.
ukiaq— fall; last fall
mirvik— airport
qapvik— wolverine
Qanutun maaniinniaqpich?— How long will you be here?
CB-ġumagikma tikitkuvsi piŋiksraġniaŋitchumaugut.— Call me on the CB radio when you arrive, so that we won't worry.
Quviasukpiich?— Are you happy?
Alianniuŋitchuŋa.— I'm not lonely.
Isiŋnaġniaŋnitchuŋa.— I won't be going to Shungnak.
Qitunġatinli?— And your children, how about them?
Killaiyalguruq.— She's a good seamstress.
Nuataaq kuukpaqaqtuq.— Noatak is on a big river.
Nakuaġiviuŋ una?— Do you like this?
Ukiaġmi manaqtuġuurut uukkanun.— In the fall they hook for tomcod through the ice.
nuliaq— wife
Qanusiuvat?— What kind are they?
Akiḷiġlagich.— Let me pay now.
Naagga, paggitriñiaqtuq iḷiḷgaanik.— No, she/he is staying home with the children.
Niqipiaŋitchuni niġisuŋnaqtuq.— When you don't have any Iñupiaq food, you really crave it.
Katimmaviŋmun.— To the meeting.
Niġiŋaitchuŋa uvlupak.— I haven't eaten yet today.
Qanuġluŋa?— How should I do it?
Siŋik— Golovin
Aquvittin.— Sit down.
Pisaŋŋitkikpiñ.— Excuse me. I didn't mean to.
Ugruich paniqtitchuugivut.— We dry the bearded seal meat.
Siñiktaġiaġukpich uvaptiknun?— Do you want to spend the night at our house?
Ii, iñuuruq.— Yes, he/she is alive.
sii— sheefish
Qanusimik savaaqaqpich Qikiqtaġruŋmi?— What is your job in Kotzebue?
Silakuutit ukua nutaaŋurut.— This broom is new.
akimiaq malġuk— seventeen
Sialuktuq.— It's raining.
Niġisuliqsuŋa.— I want to eat.
Nuataaġniaqtutin.— You'll go to Noatak.
Saviŋmik.— A knife.
Yuuqqaġuŋitchuŋa.— I don't want a hot drink.
Aullaġniaqtuŋa Savaił̣iġmi.— I'm leaving on Sunday.
Unna, A.C.-iim maaniaŋani.— It's down that way, just this side of the A.C. store.
Kisuuvich?— Who are you? What is your name?
Ilaqatchiił̣iq— Tuesday
kiktuġiaq— mosquito
Iḷagivigiiñ?— Are you my relative?
akimiaq piŋasut— eighteen
Iññaqtaġiñ.— Go to bed.
Utaqqiŋŋa.— Wait for me.
Qamillich nannich.— Turn the lights off.
Aqpiŋñat iñugiaŋitchut.— Nagoonberries are scarce.
Iḷaatni maliguktuŋa.— I would like to go along some time.
Agaayyiaġnaqsivaa?— Is it time to go to church?
Ipnatchiamiñ aggiqsuq.— He/she is coming from Deering.
aglagvik— school
Iganaqtut manniich qalatitlugich.— The eggs must be boiled [before they are eaten].
Ii, aglaan qaunaginiaġikpiñ.— Yes, but I will have to watch you closely.
tanirrun— mop
Kivva, atnuġaani ittut.— They are in there with the clothing.
Siqiññiraaqtuq.— It's sunny.
kigvaluk— muskrat
Piŋasukipiaġuqpiich?— Are you sixty years old?
tulugaq— raven
aquppiutaq— a chair
Qanutuqpa taamna?— How much does that cost?
tallimakipiaq— one hundred
Kia atigiliaŋa taamna?— Who made that parka?
Asiaqtullaktuni nakuunayaqtuq.— It would be very good indeed to have some berries.
Anitchiuŋ.— Take it out.
Sitŋasuaġmiuŋuruŋa.— I'm from Nome.
Qakugun aullaġniaqpich Isiŋnamun?— When will you travel to Shungnak?
Mitquanun piqqaaqługu aasiiñ piiyaqługu mitquq.— First they put it on the fur side [of the maklak bottom] and then they scrape off the fur.
Pałuqtamik nasautiqaqtuq.— He has a beaver hat.
Narraanŋuŋitchuŋa.— I don't have a stomachache.
Uiqaqtuŋa.— I have a husband.
Nuuttitchi.— Move.
A!— Listen!
Piiguqnasiuŋ.— Don't forget it.
Puuqtuiŋurallakkisiñiqsuŋa.— Then I will fix a sack [of food] for you.
Qawiaraq— Mary's Igloo
Iñuiññaq qulinik utuqqautilaaqaqtuŋa.— I am thirty years old.
Uqsruqtuut qivliqtut.— Herring are shiny.
Umiaqtuġuta.— We'll go by boat.
Qanuq itpa nulian?— How is your wife?
Piitchuq.— There are none.
Qaqqulaaqtuġuurugut imiġauraqtuqapta.— We (always) eat pilot bread with stew.
Qanuq itpat iḷatin?— How are your relatives?
Qutlich aggiqsut aġġityaqhutiŋ.— The Siberians came to dance.
Iqaluutiqaqtuŋa.— I have some fish.
Isiivva utuqqautluktutin.— I thought you were older.
iḷiḷgaaq— small child
Taikuq!— Serves you right!
Ikayuŋŋa.— Help me.
Uqaqsiutiqaqpa maani?— Is there a telephone here?
Piiġiñ.— Get out of the way, move.
Qanuq iḷagiikpiñuk?— How are we related?
Nuataamiittutin.— You're in Noatak.
Kaŋiqsiviŋa?— Do you understand me?
Qulit piŋasunik kigvaluktuq aapa.— Father caught thirteen muskrats.
Killaiyaqtuŋa.— I'm sewing.
Aapaga Niksik.— My father is Niksik.
Malġuŋnik nukatchiaqaqtuŋa.— I have two younger siblings.
Sukaiḷiḷutin uqaġiñ.— Speak slowly.
Sisammiił̣iq— Thursday
Qutliq— Siberia or Siberian person
Naami?— Where? Where is it?
Ipnatchiaġniaqtuq.— He/she will go to Deering.
qugruk— swan
Qulit aġnat atuġuurut Savaiḷiġmi.— Ten women sang on Sunday.
Qaqquqtuġukpiich?— Do you want some bread to eat?
Naluaġmiu— white person, English
Nauyaq maaniitpa?— Is Nauyaq here?
Uiñ aullaġniaqmivaa?— Is your husband going too?
Utiġniaqpich iḷaatni?— Will you come back some time?
Nakuuruq.— It's good.
ui— husband
Paniqtamik.— Some dried fish or meat.
Qaqqulaamik.— Some Pilot bread.
Tallimanik qitunġaqaqtuŋa.— I have five children.
Piiġuŋ.— Get it out of the way.
Iqaluktuġiñ.— Have some fish.
silakuutit— broom
Ii, nakuaġigiga.— Yes, I like it.
Niġisuŋitchuŋa.— I don't want to eat.
Ivisaappaaġniaqpisiik?— Will you go to Ambler?
Siḷalliġigiga.— She's my neighbor.
kurugaq— pintail duck
Nani itpich?— Where are you staying?
Iŋiḷġaan isaqaġuuruaq Anigaami.— A long time ago there used to be some in Anigaaq.
Quliŋutġutaiḷat iñuich aggiqsut.— Nine people came.
Qanutun ukiutilaaqaqpich?— How old are you?
Ayas!— Almost!
Suna una Naluaġmiutun?— What is this in English?
Atiġa Larry.— My name is Larry.
Paniiñ college-miitpaa?— Is your daughter in college?
Savaił̣iq— Sunday
Qanusiuva?— What is it like?
Tuvaaqatiqaqpiich?— Are you married?
Nutautluktuŋa ilipniñ.— I'm younger than you.
Minġuqpiich?— Are you tired?
kuukpiaq— coffee
Niġisiuŋ.— Eat it.

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