Aleutian Indian and English Dictionary / Common Words in the Dialects of the Aleutian Indian Language as Spoken by the Oogashik, Egashik, Anangashuk and Misremie Tribes Around Sulima River and Neighboring Parts of the Alaska Peninsula

by Charles A. Lee

M

Much, Many, very…………..Men-nuco, also Au-gte.
Make, to work……………..Ala-bur-tut.
Molasses………………….Bata-kak.
Mink……………………..Copt-jik-shuk.
Mad, angry………………..Comuk-tuk.
Mine, mineral, to dig………Com-juk.
Moccasins…………………Comuk-saks.
Moon, Mouth……………….Ira-luk.
Mittens…………………..Lum-shuks.
Many years to you, a new year's greeting
……………………….Men-nuco-elatta.
Machinery, engine, reloading gear
……………………….Mashin-ak.
Mast, pole, stick………….Na-pak-tet.
Matches…………………..Spit-kanik.
Match…………………….Spit-ska.
Money, to pay……………..Tinkie.
Mighty, strong…………….Tul-ril-nik.
Me, I…………………….Win-gee.
Mouth…………………….Can-nent.
Make noise, to cry…………Cia-luten.
More……………………..Chal lie.
Moose…………………….Tun-tun.

N

No good, bad………………Asi-duk.
Native—one man canoe………Ca-yak.
Native—two man canoe………Ca-yak-bak.
Native—three man canoe…….By-darkey.
Native—skin overcoat………Barkey.
Native—water-proof………..Cama-linka.
Native—earth house………..Bearra-berrie.
Nothing, empty…………….Bukan-kuka.
Noise, disturbance…………Cia-luten.
No……………………….Neito, also cong-a.
Nail, nails……………….Ek-yuk-tel.
Now………………………Noo-lun.

O

Outside…………………..Ok-man nie.
Oilskin…………………..Cama-linka.
Over night, sleep………….Counk-tuk.
Over there………………..Can-nia.
Out of……………………In-lika.
Old, year, winter………….Snik.

P

Pants…………………….Ut-ruks.
Pound…………………….Ush-hak.
Pay, money………………..Tinkie.
Plenty, great number……….Eme-lik-tuk.
Pot cooking……………….As juk.
Parents…………………..An-jiat jie.
Pillow……………………Be tuska.
Preacher, coal oil…………Ca-shak.
Pike……………………..Cal-rek.
Paper, book, letter………..Cali-kam.
Potatoes………………….Cal-tucket.
Primers…………………..Cap-silak.
Pocket……………………Cat manie.
Pain, sick………………..Coup tuk.
Pour out, to………………Ela luko.
Pull out of, in, to………..In-liku.
Push……………………..Chin-liku.
Pouch, bag………………..Mu-shuk.
Pole, mast, stick………….Na pak-tet.
Pipe……………………..Truth-ka.
Plate…………………….Tous-jik.
Put it down……………….Tick-hue.

R

Right, here, there…………Wia.
Return, to come……………Al-tierie-kuk.
Revolver………………….Pistol-tak.
Red fox…………………..Canel lenuk.
Red rock………………….Lis-sissa.
Rifle…………………….Russu, also Rifet anak.
Rabbit……………………Us kanat.
Rope……………………..Bla-din ag.