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Tatqimi.— One month.
Suvaata?— Why not?
Tiŋmiat aggiyasiaqsirut.— It's almost time for geese to arrive.
Akłat iqsiñaqtut.— Bears are scary.
Nuviyaliqsuq.— It's cloudy.
Puvsakpauraġuuruq.— It makes it [the cake] rise a lot.
suppun— rifle
Qaġruqaqpa twenty-two-mun?— Do you have cartridges for a twenty-two rifle?
Atqasuk— Atqasuk
ukiuq— winter; last winter; year; last year
Nia'!— Nope!
Isigaiyaqpatiin?— Are your feet cold?
Aŋniqsuq.— It's stormy.
Aullaġiñ.— Go away.
igamaaqłuk— cooked partially dried salmon
Utqiaġvik— Utqiaġvik
Quamik.— Some frozen fish or meat.
Qavsiñik qitunġaqaqpich?— How many children do you have?
Niaqunŋuŋitchuŋa.— I don't have a headache.
Kaakpiich?— Are you hungry?
Kiikaa.— Go ahead.
Aapaga.— My father.
Kuvriqqaaġisirugut iqalukpiŋñun.— First, we'll set a net for trout.
Ukua pigigai Aqim.— These are Aqi's.
akimiaq— fifteen
Ayñ?— Really?
Napmun niġiyaqtuaġukpich?— Where do you want to go eat?
Asiaviksuġuktuŋa.— I want to eat blueberries.
Qanuq utuqqautilaaqaqpich?— How old are you?
aiviq— walrus
sisuaq— beluga
Kipmiŋñat siiġñaqtut.— Cranberries are sour.
Piiqsut.— They're gone.
qulit piŋasut— thirteen
Itraitchuq.— It's warm, not cold.
Qikiqtaġruŋmiuŋuruŋa.— I'm from Kotzebue.
Napmun aullaġniaqpisi?— Where will you be going?
Qanutun uŋasiksilaaqaqpa Qikiqtaġruŋmiñ?— How far is it from Kotzebue?
tallimat— five
Kisuuvich?— Who are you?
Qanusiq agaayuvik?— Which church?
Ii, utuqqanaat iḷitqugaich iḷiḷgaat.— Yes, the elders want to teach the children.
Naniitpich pakmapak?— Where do you live now?
Agliqiruŋa.— I'm reading.
Allais!— Wow! It's fun!
Mauŋaġitchi.— Come here.
Tatqiq iñuiññaq qulinik uvluqaqtuq.— A month has thirty days.
John Baker uniaġaqautraġuuruq.— John Baker usually runs the dog races.
Pisuktuŋa.— I want to.
Uvaŋa Kapniaq.— I'm Kapniaq.
Agliqivsaaġutiniaqpiuŋ?— Will you continue to read to him?
Itchaksranik tutitchiaqaqtuguk.— We have six grandchildren.
Sumik yuuqqaġukpich?— What kind of hot drink do you want?
Ilaqatchiuqtugut.— It's Tuesday. (We are experiencing Tuesday.)
Igamaaqłuktuġuuruŋa uqsrumik.— I eat half-dried salmon with seal oil.
Uvlupak March ten-ŋuqtuq.— Today is March tenth.
Mannipianiñ unnii nakuutluktuq.— It's way better than with store-bought eggs.
Anaktaġniaqtut anaqapak.— There will be Inuit games tonight.
Utqiaġviŋmi iñuuniaqtuŋa.— I live in Utqiaġvik.
kuukukiaq— common snipe
atausiq— one
Qipmiq pituitchuq.— The dog is unchained.
Larry-tkutnuŋniaqtugut seven o'clock-pan.— We will go to Larry's place at seven o'clock.
Atigimik.— A parka.
Suniaqpisa?— What shall we do?
Nulianguuq halauġiga.— Tell your wife I say hello.
Aqsriqityaqtaunukta.— Let's go to the basketball game.
Aglaŋaiyasirut.— School is almost out.
Tikiġaġmiñ tikitchuŋa uvlaaq.— I arrived from Point Hope this morning.
Tavra!— Enough. That's all!
Niaqunŋuruŋa.— I have a headache.
Ikirruŋ naniq.— Turn the light on.
Uvlaakun.— Tomorrow.
qulit malġuk— twelve
tauqsiġñiaġvik— store
Kisut aglaan aullaaġniaqmivat?— Who else will be going along?
Qiiyanaqtuq.— It's cold.
Iñupiaq— Iñupiaq
Suniaqpich?— What are you going to do?
Ii, upinġaaqpan utiġniaqtuŋa.— Yes, I'll come back next summer.
Naami utuqqanaaqaġvik?— Where's the Senior Center?
Sisamanik paniqaqtuguk.— We have four daughters.
natchiq— seal
Qakugun aiñiaqpich?— When are you going home?
Uqaqsiutiqaqtuq tauqsiġñiaġviŋmi.— There is a telephone at the store.
Niksigiaġuktuŋa.— I want to go fishing.
Naŋirvium saaŋaniittuq.— There is one in front of the hospital.
Piiġitchi.— Get out of the way, move.
aqaluk— fish
Sisualiŋmuŋniaqtuguk umiapkun.— We are going to Sisualik in my boat.
Ki!— Go ahead!
paniqtaq— dried fish
Qiñiġisigikpiñ iḷaatni.— I'll see you again sometime.
Maliksitŋa.— Come with me.
tallimat piŋasut— eight
qaqquq— loaf of bread
Sumik niġiñiaqpisa?— What shall we eat?
Talukuyaaġli igaliq.— Draw the curtain [over the window].
tiŋmiaqpak— eagle
Tigguuŋ.— Take it, pick it up.
Uiksaami.— One week.
Tallimakipiat iñuich tiŋmisuutikun tikitchut.— One hundred people arrived by airplane.
Aksikñagu.— Don't touch it.
Niutuiyit ukalliqsuġuurut.— Lynx eat rabbits.
Five o'clock-tuq.— It's five o'clock.
Ukiumi anuqłiġuuruq.— In winter it's windy.
Ataa!— Be quiet!
Napmun mannigiaġuuvich?— Where do you go to hunt eggs?
Asianik.— Some berries.
Aivġich tipisuugai taġium siñaanun.— Walrus often wash up on the beach.
Qanutchiñik manniqaqpa?— What kinds of eggs are there?
Qaqqunik tauqsiġuktuŋa.— I want to buy some loaves of bread.
Iñuiññanik iñugauraqaqtugut.— We have twenty fingers and toes.
Ii, nuliaġigiga.— Yes, she is my wife.
Saigumik yuuqqaġuktuŋa.— I would like to drink some tea.
Kurukkat kumaqaqtut.— Pintail ducks have bugs.
Ivisaappaat— Ambler
Susukpich?— What do you want to do?
Iiiii!— How nasty, ugly, bad, wrong!
Qamirruŋ naniq.— Turn off the light.
Itna.— Like this.
Amii?— Isn't that right?
Qitchiurugut.— It's Wednesday. (We are experiencing Wednesday.)
Kiña aakan?— Who is your mother?
Allai!— Wow! It's fun!
Kaaŋitchuŋa.— I'm not hungry.
Qanuq itpa siḷa?— How is the weather?
Suliḷgitpich?— What are you making again?
Akutchiruŋa.— I'm making Inuit ice cream.
Paniqtaqtuġuurugut nullautchiqapta.— We eat dried fish with dinner.
Qikiqtaġruŋmi aglaktut.— They attend school in Kotzebue.
Kapniaŋuruŋa.— I'm Kapniaq.
aahaaliq— long-tailed duck
aġnaq— woman
Kisuŋnik aŋayuqaaqaqpich?— Who are your parents?
igaliq— window
Nauyat manniŋich aŋirut.— Seagull eggs are large.
ikniġvik— stove
Aŋayuqaaka niksiksuqtuk taġium siñaani.— My parents are fishing at the beach (seashore).
Nakuurut.— They're fine.
Nuataaq— Noatak
Kuukpialiuġvik imaqaqpa suli?— Is there coffee still in the coffee maker?
Makpiġaaqaġaluaqtuq maani, aggisuutrisukkuvich.— There are books here if you would like to bring some home.
Igaliq piiyaqtuq.— The window is broken.
Piŋasunik aŋutinik aasii malġuŋnik aġnaŋnik.— Three boys and two girls.
Isiġlaŋa.— May I come in.
Papkua narvat quaġaqaqtut.— The lakes up there have sourdock.
Nakuurugut.— We are fine.
Naagga, kaŋiqsiŋitkikpiñ.— No, I don't understand you.
Utqiaġviŋmiuŋuruŋa.— I'm from Utqiaġvik.
akutuq— Inuit ice cream
qulit atausiq— eleven
Piiguqnasi.— Don't forget.
Imiġuŋ.— Drink it.
Iḷisautiniaqpisigiŋ iḷiḷgaat?— Are you going to teach the children how to do this?
Nakuuruŋa.— I'm fine.
Tallimiił̣iq— Friday
piŋasut— three
Paniqsisuurugut upinġaami.— We make dried fish in summer.
Atniġñaqtuŋa.— I'm sick.
Kiña Naluaġmiutchisin?— What is your English name?
Nullaġviŋmugluk.— Let's go to the Nullaġvik Hotel.
suli— more, again
Qaqqiamik.— Some bread.
Sumuiḷipman aglagiaġuuvat?— What time does school start?
Mirviŋmuutitlaviŋaa?— Can you take me to the airport?
qipmiq— dog
Iññaqtaġitchi.— Go to bed.
Akiḷiġaa iñuiññaq atausimik.— He/she paid him/her twenty-one dollars.
Puuksraaqaqmiugut.— We all have sleeping bags.
Narraanŋuviich?— Do you have a stomachache?
piŋasukipiaq— sixty
Savalliił̣iq— Monday
Kikiaguranik pakaktuŋa.— I'm looking for some small nails.
Aakaga Qapuk.— My mother is Qapuk.
Akutuqtutlaviich?— Do you like Inuit ice cream?
Akimiaġutaiḷanik aglaktuaqaqtuŋa class-amni.— I have fourteen students in my class.
Mauŋaġiñ.— Come here.
mitqutaiḷaq— Arctic tern
Taikuu, iŋiḷġaan niqipiaqtuŋitchuŋa.— Thank you, I haven't eaten Iñupiaq food in a long time.
aŋun— man
Nani iñuuniaqpich?— Where do you live?
Tuvaaqatigalu manniagiaġniaqtuguk Chamisso Islands-nun.— My spouse and I are going to the Chamisso Islands.
Maliŋŋa.— Come with me.
Tusaasuġnaqtut kuukukiat.— It's good to hear the common snipe.
Uvva!— Here! Take it!
Aanaqnun Iñupiuraaġuuviich?— Do you speak Iñupiaq to your grandmother?
Natchiich amiġiksut.— Seals have good hides.
Uunniqiŋitchuŋa.— I'm not hot.
Akutumik.— Some Inuit ice cream.
Quviasuŋitchuŋa.— I'm not happy.
talukuyaaq— curtain or shade
Aatchikaaŋ!— Watch out! Danger! It's scary!
Five o'clock qaaŋiġaa.— It's past five o'clock.
Mitqutaiḷat nipaturut.— Arctic terns are noisy.
Sisammiuqtugut.— It's Thursday. (We are experiencing Thursday.)
Suŋŋuqpa uvlupak?— What is the date today?
Ulu qairruŋ.— Give me the ulu.
ltiġitchi.— Wake up.
uqsruqtuuq— herring

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