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Words/Phrases

Iñupiaq Word/Phrase	English Word/Phrase
siqiñuq	sun
iġġich	mountains
tatqiq	moon
kuuk	river
uvluġiat	stars
narvaq	lake
nuviyat	clouds
taġiuq	ocean
sil ̣a	weather, outside
Utqiaġvik	Barrow
Unnaqtuq.	It is hot.
Aqvaluqutq.	It is round.
Qiññaġiksut.	They are nice to look at.
Nakuuruq.	It is good (fine, okay).
Qiiyanaqtut.	They are cold.
Saquŋaruq.	It is crooked.
Itiruq.	It is deep.
Aŋiruq.	It is big.
Agliruq.	It is growing larger.

    

Words in a sentence 

Qanuġutoa siqiñiq?
What is the sun like? 

          Siqiñiq uunaqtuq.
          The sun is hot.

                    Tatquq  qanuġutoa?
                    What is the moon like?

Aqvaluqtua tatqiq.
The moon is round.

          Qanuġitpat uvluġuat?
          What are the stars like?

                   Uvuġiat qiññaġiksut.
                   The stars are nice to look at.

Nuviyat qanuġitpat?
What are the clouds like?

          Qutchiksut nuviyat.
          The clouds are high.

                    Qanuġutpa sil ̣a?
                    How is the weather?

Sil ̣a nukuuruq.
The weather is fine.

          Qanuġitpat iġġich?
          What are the mountains like?

                    Qiiyanaqtut iġġich.
                    The mountains are cold.

                              Kuuk qanuqitpa?
                              What is the river like?

Saquŋaruq kuuk.
The river is crooked.

          Qanuġutpa narvaq?
          How is the lake? 

                    Narvaq itiruq.
                    The lake is deep.

Taiġiuq qanuġitpa?
What is the ocean like?

          Taġiuq aŋiruq.
          The ocean is big.

                    Utqiaġvik qanuġitpa?
                    What is Barrow like?

                              Utqiaġvik agliruq.
                              Barrow is growing.

 
New Words (Uqalutchiat)

Iñupiaq Word	English Word
natiġnaq	low flat tundra
qikiqtaq	island
tasiq	bay (lagoon)
qail ̣l ̣iq	wave
qiqaluyak	glacier ice
siku	ice
sikuliaq	newly formed ice
siñaa	the shore line (its edge)
kuugauraq	stream
maġġaq	sand
piŋu	a knoll
il ̣uliaq	inlet

 

Numbers (Kisirrutit)

Inupiaq Word	English Word	Number
qulit atausiq	eleven	11
qulit malġuk	twelve	12
qulit piŋasut	thirteen	13
akimiaġutail ̣aq	fourteen	14
akimiaq	fifteen	15

Number Review

Iñupiaq Word	English Word	Number
atausiq	one	1
malġuk	two	2
piŋasut	three	3
sisamat	four	4
tallimat	five	5
itchaksrat	six	6
tallimat malġuk	seven	7
tallimat piŋasut	eight	8
quliŋŋaġutail ̣aq	nine	9
qulit	ten	10
qulit atausiq	eleven	11
qulit malġuk	twelve	12
qulit piŋasut	thirteen	13
akimiaġutail ̣aq	fourten	14
akimiaq	fifteen	15