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Naqsraq— Anaktuvuk Pass
kuuk— river
Ay?— What?
malġukipiaq— forty
iñuiññaq qulit— thirty
Asiatchauraqtuġuuruŋa.— I eat raisins.
Iqaluktutlaturuŋa.— I like fish.
Qiunŋuruŋa.— I'm cold.
Kaŋiq— Buckland
Tiŋmiat ivasuurut maani upinġaksrami.— Birds lay their eggs around here in the springtime.
Uvlupak anniviḷitchuŋa.— Today is my birthday.
Qaŋa tai!— It's been a long time.
qaqqulaaq— pilot bread
yuuqqaq— hot drink
Taitqiḷḷaguŋ.— Please say it again.
Nuurvik— Noorvik
Makittin.— Get up.
Nuliaqaqpiich?— Do you have a wife?
Niġiñasi.— Don't eat.
Uniaġaqautraġniaqtut Kuuvaum Kaŋianun.— They will have a dog race up to the Kobuk River.
Akimiaq malġuk iñuich Utqiaġviŋñiaqtut.— Seventeen people are going to Utqiaġvik.
Iñupiaqsisiga Taġġaq.— My Iñupiaq name is Taġġaq.
Tatirgat kanaakturut.— Cranes have long legs.
Paunġat taaqtaaŋurut.— Blackberries are dark in color.
Suniaqpisi aullaaġviŋmi?— What will you all do at camp?
Nuyuaġnaqtuq naluruni.— It's dangerous when you don't know [the place].
Utiġniaqtuŋa quarterly-meetiqpata March-mi.— I'll be back for the quarterly meeting in March.
Nullaġviŋmi.— At the hotel.
Narraanŋuruŋa.— I have a stomachache.
Pamna nuna asiaŋuruq.— The land up there has lots of berries.
Tallimanik iġñiqaqtuŋa.— I have five sons.
Qiḷġich aggiqqaaġuurut.— Hawks arrive the very first [of all the birds in spring].
Iḷannaqaqtuni tavra nakuullapiaqtuq.— It's good to have close friends.
Ukiaġun.— Next fall.
imiq— water (potable)
Naagga.— No.
Kuukpiamik.— Coffee.
Siksriŋniaġuuruq qipmiġa.— My dog hunts ground squirrels.
amaġuq— wolf
Katimanaqsiruq.— It's time for the meeting.
Hello.— Hello.
Suli, kitiqaqtuq nunapiami taġium siñaani.— And there is white gravel on the mainland beach.
Iḷisautriruŋa aglagviŋmi.— I teach at the school.
Aḷakkaa!— Too bad! What a shame! It's no good!
Kisuk aŋayuqaakiñ?— Who are your parents?
Yuuqqaġukpiich?— Would you like a hot drink?
akimiaġutaiḷaq— fourteen
Nuataaġmiuŋurutin.— You're from Noatak.
Aasii pakma, piiqpaat?— How about now, are they gone?
Iġñiŋa aŋuniaqtilluatauruq.— Her son is a good hunter.
Maaniinniaŋitchuŋa.— I won't be here.
Ikpaksraaġun.— In a few days.
Tupiqaqpich Sisualiŋmi?— Do you have a house in Sisualik?
Qapuglu, Aŋutvaglu.— Qapuk and Aŋutvak.
Niġliġich imiġauraġiksut.— Black brants make good soup.
Kuuvak— Kobuk (river)
iqalukpik— trout
Ii, aqalukpiqaqtuq, siiñiglu, aqalugruaniglu, siuliŋniglu.— Yes, there are trout, sheefish, salmon, and northern pike.
Puggutchiqiruŋa.— I'm washing dishes.
Tupimniñ.— From my house.
Ii, kaviqsaaŋuruq.— Yes, it's red.
Aanaga kuukpirriuġuuruq uvlaami.— My mother makes coffee in the morning.
Qiaqpaktuŋa malġukipiamik ukiunikama.— I cried hard when I turned forty.
iñuiññaq— twenty
Niqautit itqanaiŋanikpaat?— Is the food all ready?
Maatnugunlu.— See you later.
umiaq— boat
Nuliaqaqtuŋa.— I have a wife.
Iḷaŋich uqsrumun puunun iḷisuugaich.— Some people store them in seal oil in pokes.
Naluaġmiu kaviqsaanik nuyaqaqtuq.— The white person has red hair.
Nuuttin.— Move.
Suqaqpa atlamik qikiqtami?— What else is on the island?
Qaŋa aglaan aggiqpich?— When did you come?
Ukua pigigitin.— These are yours.
Allaqtiġlich tiivlut.— Wipe the table.
tiŋmiaq— bird, duck, goose
tuttu— caribou
Uiñġaliqpiich?— Are you sleepy?
Niġġiiñ.— Eat.
California-ġmiuŋuruŋa.— I'm from California.
sialuk— rain
kipmiŋñaq— low-bush cranberry
Kigvaluŋnik atigiqaqtuŋa.— I have a muskrat parka.
Una pigigiñ.— This is yours.
Aiñaqsigaa.— It's time to go home.
talu— door
Qitchiił̣iq— Wednesday
Nuliaġa killaiyaġuuruq.— My wife sews a lot.
niutuiyiq— lynx
Qikiqtaġruk— Kotzebue
Qamma, college-gum akianiittuq.— Up that way, across from the college.
Mayuġnaqpaa?— Do you have to climb up?
Nuurviŋñiaqtuŋa.— I'll go to Noorvik.
Niġukkamik tuvaaqatiqaqtuŋa.— My spouse is Niġukkaq.
Saigumik.— Tea.
Kiña aapan?— Who is your father?
Taamna aŋun uigigiga.— That man is my husband.
Nauqpaguurut.— They grow tall.
Amaqqut isiġvigikmiut.— Wolves also make good ruffs.
Manniksuqtuni nakuuruq.— It's good to eat eggs.
siksrik— ground squirrel
Atchas!— Almost!
Iḷḷutkut Nuurviŋmiittut.— My cross-cousin and family live in Noorvik.
iłqhuaġniq— smelt
ugruk— bearded seal
Imiq nigliñaqtuq.— The water is cold.
Niksigiaqta.— Let's go fishing.
Arii!— I don't want to! Ouch! That hurts! That's too bad!
Utiġuvich, maaniitchumautin.— When you come back, please stay here.
Atqa Bill.— His name is Bill.
Aasii, niqsaġiaġniaqtugut siku nakuuqsikpan.— And we'll go hunt sea mammals [seals and walruses] when the ice is good.
Niġianikpiich?— Have you eaten yet?
Nukatchian kimik Naluaġmiutchisiqaqpa?— What is your younger sibling's English name?
Aasiiñ, aġimñiqaqpa?— And do you have any hinges?
Iḷiḷgaat qaqqulaaqtuġuurut.— Children (always) like to eat pilot bread.
Sitnasuaq— Nome
Katyaaq— Kiana
ukpik— snowy owl
Nasirvik— White Mountain
palapkaaq— tent
Qanuq itpich?— How are you?
Savaŋniaqtuŋa.— I'm going to work.
Alappaa.— It's very cold! I'm cold!
Salluġmi siksriguruq.— There are lots of squirrels at Salluq.
Tuqłuġumagikma mauŋaaqsiguvich iḷaatni.— Call me when you plan to come here sometime.
Niptaitchuq.— There's no visibility.
Maaniinŋitchuq.— She's not here.
Sisualiŋniaqtuguk aakagalu uvlaakun.— My mother and I will go to Sisualik tomorrow.
Sassaq qanuq iḷiva?— What time is it?
siutiŋŋuaq— dried fruit
Aquppiutaq uvva.— Here is a chair.
tatirgaq— sandhill crane
Itraiqpan qiruktaġniaqtuŋa.— When it becomes warmer, I will fetch some wood.
Anniviḷiñiaqtuq uvlaakun.— It's her birthday tomorrow.
utkusik— pot
Ipnatchiaq— Deering
Aisuliqsuŋa.— I'm homesick.
iqalugruaq— chum salmon / salmon
Aarigaa, taikuu.— That's fine, thank you.
Suna una Iñupiatun?— What is this in Iñupiaq?
Qapviich isiġvigiksut.— Wolverine make good ruffs.
Ukiupak.— All winter.
Aqpiŋñiaġuktuŋa.— I want to go pick salmonberries.
Niġisuliqpiich?— Do you want to eat?
iġñiq— son
Nunatchiaq— Buckland
Nuataaġmiuŋuruŋa.— I'm from Noatak.
Nani savakpich?— Where do you work?
agaayuvik— church
Uŋalaqłiq— Unalakleet
Savalliuqtugut.— It's Monday. (We are experiencing Monday.)
Aglautmik.— A pencil or pen.
Naami tauqsiġñiaġvik?— Where is the store?
Utqiaġviksuaq paniga ikpaksraq.— My daughter went to Utqiaġvik yesterday.
Tikiġaq— Point Hope
Aullaġnaqsigaa.— It's time to go.
Aatauran kimik Iñupiaqsisiqaqpa?— What is your older sister's Iñupiaq name?
Iḷisimaviuŋ aanaga, Suuyuk?— Do you know my grandmother Suuyuk?
Naagga, nakuaġiŋitkiga.— No, I don't like it.
Uvlupak Savaitchugut.— Today is Sunday. (We are experiencing Sunday.)
Sisamanik.— Four of them.
Katimmatyiaġniaqtuŋa.— I'll go to a meeting.
Sisuat aggipiatliaqsut.— Beluga hardly come anymore.
Qakugun niġiñiaqpisa?— When will we eat?
Anuqłiqsuq.— It's windy.
Ukiaġmi tuttuliaġuurugut.— In autumn we hunt caribou.
Atniġñaqpiich?— Are you sick?
Aglagviŋmun.— To the school.
Itraipayaaqpan natchiġiaġniaqtuŋa.— When the weather becomes warmer, I will go hunt seals.
Atlamik nunaaqqiqaqpa Nuurvium qaniŋani?— Is there another village close to Noorvik?
Iłqhuaġniqtutlaturuŋa.— I love to eat smelt.
Aqpiich iñugiaktut.— The salmonberries are plentiful.
Akłunaamiglu umianun?— What about rope for boats?
Napmuŋniaqpich?— Where are you going?
Kali— Point Lay
Uvaŋalu, iḷiḷgaallu, utuqqanaallu iḷaŋich.— Myself, some children, and some elders.
Asiaqpaich Alaska-mi nausuitchut.— Apples, oranges (any big fruit) don't grow in Alaska.
Qanuq itpa uiñ?— How is your husband?
Qatiqtuq, atuġuugaat mitquiqsiruni atuŋaŋnun.— It's white and they use it when they take the fur off the ugruk hide when making hard soles for mukluks.
Qupitchuŋaqtuqtuq.— It costs a quarter.
Ukua pigigitka.— These are mine.
Yuay, niġiḷḷuaqtuat asu.— Wow, they sure eat good food.
Iññiqpaitḷuni.— There is too much activity.
Qavsiñik umianik atuġniaqpisi?— How many boats will you take?
Makittitchi.— Get up.
Piiqsiuŋ.— Get it out of the way.
Kuuvaŋmiitmiuq.— It's on the Kobuk too.
Talluuŋ.— Close the door.
Siḷagiksikpan uniaġaġniaqtuŋa.— When the weather becomes nice, I will go out with a dog team.
tallimat malġuk— seven
Siḷaliñiq— North Slope
panik— daughter
Qavsiñik qitunġaqaqpisik?— How many children do you have?
Yuuqqaġuktuŋa.— I want a hot drink.
Aarigaa, niġiñiaġisiḷgiññiqsugut.— Good, we will eat together again then.
Minġuqtuŋa.— I'm tired.
Sappakiika iñuiññaġutaiḷaqtuqtuk.— My shoes cost nineteen dollars.
Itraliqsuq.— It's freezing cold.
Suniaqpich Nuurviŋmi?— What will you do in Noorvik?
Uqquu!— It's warm!

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