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Words

Inupiaq Word	English Word
kiguunnauraq	box
nautchiaq	flower
uyaġak	rock
miŋuaqtuun	writing instrument
aquppiutaq	chair

Words in a sentence 

          Kiguunnauraq una.
          This is a box.

                    Uyaġak una?
                    Is this a rock?

                              Ii, una uyaġak.
                              Yes, this is a rock.

Miŋuaqtuun una?
Is this a pencil?

          Ii, miŋuaqtuun una.
          Yes, this is a pencil.

                    Uyaġak una?
                    Is this a rock?

Naumi, uyaġauŋitchuq.  Aquppiutaq una.
No, this is not a rock.  It is a chair.

          Nautchiaq una.
          This is a flower.

                    Aquppiutaq una?
                    Is this a chair?

Naumi, aquppiutauŋitchuq.  Miŋuaqtuun una.
No, it is not a chair.  It is a pencil.

          Nautchiaq una?
          Is this a flower?

                    Naumi, nautchiagunitchuq una.
                    No, this is not a flower.

Kiguunnaruaq una?
Is this a box?

          Naumi, kiguunnaurauŋitchuq. Nautchiaq una.
          No, this is not a box.  It is a flower.

New Words (Uqalutchiat)

Iñupiaq Word	English Word
katchi	wall
igaluaraq	window
natiq	floor
niġġivik	table
qiñiġaaq	picture

 
Numbers (Kisirrutit)

Iñupiaq Word	English Word	Number
atausiq	one	1
malġuk	two	2
piŋasut	three	3
sisamat	four	4
tallimat	five	5

Pronunciation Drill (Taisiyusautit)

Sound 1	Sound 2	Meaning
ga	ġa
gi	ġi	tagiuq (to sneeze), taġiuq (salt, ocean)
gu	ġu
na	ña
ni	ñi	ini (room),  iñi (to hang to dry)
nu	ñu	inuq  (to miss),  iñuk (person)
ka	qa
ki	qi	kimmik (heel), qimmiq (dog)
ku	qu
la	l ̣a	ilak (to push aside), il ̣a (to add)
li	l ̣i
lu	l ̣u	iglua (his house), igl ̣ua (the other one of the two)
ła	ł ̣a	akłaq (brown bear), sikł ̣aq (pick axe)
łi	łi
łu	łu
sra		piksraġa  (let it be mine)
sri		siksrik  (ground squirrel)
sru		piksrun  (shovel)
g	gg	iga (to cook)   pagga  (up inland)
ġ	ġġ	iġit  (to get thoroughly wet) aġġi  (to Eskimo dance)
k	kk	kukik  (claw or nail)  kakkik  (to blow one’s nose)
l	ll	aluk  (to lick)   alluk  (soles)
ł	łł	pałuktaq  (beaver)  papałłuktaq  (to do something in a rough manner)
l ̣	l ̣l ̣	pil ̣ak  (to butcher/cut)  piil ̣l ̣aktuq  (it finally came off)
ł ̣	ł ̣ł ̣	sikłaq  (pick axe)  pił ̣ł ̣aktaq  (to do something roughly)
m	mm	kimik  (with whom)  kimmik  (heel)
n	nn	(her home)   nn  (like this)
ñ	ññ	piñiq (one insole)  piññak  (two insoles)
ŋ	ŋŋ	aŋun  (man)   aŋŋuuŋ  (catch him)
p	pp	kapit  (tight fitting)  kapputi  (hypodermic needle)
q	qq	qaqu  (to poke or punture with a sharp object in the mouth or elsewhere) qaqquq (to chew something that makes a lot of noise)
r	rr	iri  (eye)   irri  (the cold)
t	tt	patik (to slap)   pattak  (to spank)
v	vv	suva  (what’s he doing) uvva  (it’s right here)
y	yy	qayaq  (one man canoe) qayyak  (two canoes)