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Siḷaliñiġmiutun (North Slope) Phrases

Paġlagiptigiñ igluptiŋnun.
Welcome to our house.

Salummaġuŋ inauran.
Clean your room.

ܾñ.
Fall asleep.

ܳٱ羱ġñܱ.
It’s time for a nap.

Aarigaa iqiiqsimarutin.
It’s good that you woke up.

Uligruamik aatchiŋŋa.
Bring me a blanket.

Ikitchumaġitin nannit.
You should turn the lights on.

Qamitchumagiñ nanniq.
You should turn the light off.

ʾܰ粹ŋŋ!
Play with me!

Tutqukki piuraatin.
Put your toys away.

粹ñ.
You do the laundry.

Annuġaat ipqurut.
The clothes are dirty.

ճܳٳٲġñ.
Make the bed.

Aŋmaġuŋ igalauraq./Umiguŋ igalauraq.
Open the window./Close the window.

پñ.
Put on a parka.

ġñ.
Put on a parka ruff (or sweatshirt/jacket hood).

ϳܱñ.
Put on caribou skin pants (or snow pants).

ܳٲġñ.
Put on your hat.

łܲñ.
Put on your pants.

łܲñ.
Put on your pants.

ϲġܳܰġñ.
Put a shirt on.

Atikkik kammakiñ.
Put on your shoes.

Qairruŋ qupiġaaq.
Give me the coat.

Qaitkik atulaak.
Give me the socks.

Aippaŋa aitqatikpiñ nauŋ?
Where is your other mitten?

Annuġaaqtuqtutin ilignik. Aarigaa!
You dressed yourself. Awesome!

ٲٲŋԳܳܳپԾġ辱ñ.
I am going to take you to your grandparents.

ԾܲġԲپ.
Now you’re ready to play outside.

Ѳܱŋܲñ.
Go to the bathroom.

ϳܾٳܲġܰ辱ñ?
Do you want to go to the bathroom?

ϳܾٳܲġܰٳŋ./ϳܾٳܲġŋٳŋ.
I want to go to the bathroom./I don’t want to go to the bathroom.

ܲġŋ./ܾġŋ.
Close the door./Open the door.

ġġñ.
Go take a bath.

ٳġ辱ñ.
Let me bathe you.

ⲹġ辱ñ.
Let me dry you.

Kiviglakpin?
Let me lift you up?

ⲹܳپŋŋ.
Go get me a towel.

Iqaġinaqsiruq kiiñan.
It is time to wash your face.

Kigutigiksaġlutin utiqtaqtillugi inna.
Brush your teeth back and forth like this.


ܳپٳŋ.
I am brushing my teeth.

ḷḷܱٳŋ.
I am brushing my hair.

羱羱ŋ.
I am washing my hair.

羱羱ŋ.
I am washing my hair.


Argakkiñ iqaġikkik.
Wash your hands.


Iqaġiruksraġigitka argaktin niġisaŋaiñŋapta.
We must wash your hands before we eat.

Iggaviŋmugiñ. Go to the kitchen.

Qukinnaksaġuŋ iggavik.
You clean the kitchen.

ʳܲܳٳ󾱱羱ñ.
You do the dishes.

辱ñ?
Are you hungry?

ٳŋ./ŋٳŋ.
I am hungry./I am not hungry.

ġܰ辱ñ?
Are you thirsty?

ġܰٳŋ./ġŋٳŋ.
I am thirsty./I am not thirsty.

Itqanaiyaqtatka niqiksrautitin.
I prepared your food.

Niġipkaŋŋa. You feed me.

ġġñ./ġġŋ.
You eat./You eat it.

ġٳ./ġŋ.
You all eat/You all eat it.

ܳŋ.
You swallow it.

ٳ󾱱ñ?
Are you done?

ٳ󾱰ŋ./ٳŋٳŋ.
I am done./I am not done.

Tilaigguuŋ natiq./Tilaigguiñ.
You sweep the floor.

Tilaikki tunmiġautat.
Sweep the stairs.

Tilaguŋ natiq./Tilagiñ.
You mop the floor.

ܳŋ.
You take it out of that container.

ŋ./ٰ쾱.
Throw it away./Throw those (3+) away.

Iqaġigitka puggutaurat.
I am washing the plates.

Iqaġiratka qallutit.
I washed the cups.

Iḷḷiuŋ nigliñaqtuaqaġvium iḷuanun.
Put it inside the refrigerator.

Iḷḷuŋ igniġvium saniġaanun.
Put it next to the stove.

Iḷḷiuŋ niġġivium avanitchiani.
Put it on the other side of the table.

ŋܲñ.
Go to the living room.

Qukinnaksaġniaġiga uvlivik.
I will clean the living room.

Salummaġuŋ tunmiġaq iguunnamik.
Clean the rug with the vacuum.

Talukiyaaġiġuŋ./Talukiyaat aŋmakkit.
Close the curtains. Open the curtains.

Qiñiqtuaġuktuŋa taġġiraunmik.
I want to watch TV.

貹ٳܲḷaġŋ.
You turn the volume up.

貹łḷaġŋ.
You turn the volume down.

Qairruŋ uvamnun.
Bring it to me.

Aquppiutaq nannim sivugaani ittuq.
The chair is in front of the lamp.

Niġġivik nannim tunuani ittuq.
The table is behind the lamp.

Tunmavik aquppiutam ataani ittuq.
The rug is under the chair.

ʳܲ첹ġԲ.
Don’t fall forward.

ٲġԲ.
Don’t fall backward.

Ͼḷaܲܲñ/ŋġñ.
Go upstairs./Go downstairs.

Katagnak aquppiutamiñ.
Don’t fall off the chair.

Katagnak mayuġautaniñ.
Don’t fall down the stairs.

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