Siḷaliñiġmiutun (North Slope) Phrases
Paġlagiptigiñ igluptiŋnun.
Welcome to our house.
Salummaġuŋ inauran.
Clean your room.
Siqquiñ.
Fall asleep.
Siqutqiġñaqsiruq.
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.
Piuraaqasiŋŋa!
Play with me!
Tutqukki piuraatin.
Put your toys away.
Iqaqsriiñ.
You do the laundry.
Annuġaat ipqurut.
The clothes are dirty.
Tuttaaliuġiñ.
Make the bed.
Aŋmaġuŋ igalauraq./Umiguŋ igalauraq.
Open the window./Close the window.
Atigiiñ.
Put on a parka.
Nasaġiñ.
Put on a parka ruff (or sweatshirt/jacket hood).
Quliksagiñ.
Put on caribou skin pants (or snow pants).
Nasautaġiñ.
Put on your hat.
Kamikługiñ.
Put on your pants.
Kamikługiñ.
Put on your pants.
Qaliġuuraġiñ.
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!
Ataataŋnuutiniaġikpiñ.
I am going to take you to your grandparents.
Aniiqsuaġnaqsigaatin.
Now you’re ready to play outside.
Maqquviŋmugiñ.
Go to the bathroom.
Quisaqtuaġukpiñ?
Do you want to go to the bathroom?
Quisaqtuaġuktuŋa./Quisaqtuaġuŋitchuŋa.
I want to go to the bathroom./I don’t want to go to the bathroom.
Upkuaġuŋ./Upkuiġuŋ.
Close the door./Open the door.
Ivvaġiaġiñ.
Go take a bath.
Ivvaqtuġlakpiñ.
Let me bathe you.
Imaiyaġlakpiñ.
Let me dry you.
Kiviglakpin?
Let me lift you up?
Imaiyautiksraisuŋŋa.
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.
Kigutigiksaqtuŋa.
I am brushing my teeth.
Iḷḷaiqsuqtuŋa.
I am brushing my hair.
Niaqqiqiruŋa.
I am washing my hair.
Niaqqiqiruŋa.
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.
Puggutchiqiiñ.
You do the dishes.
Kaakpiñ?
Are you hungry?
Kaaktuŋa./Kaaŋitchuŋa.
I am hungry./I am not hungry.
Imiġukpiñ?
Are you thirsty?
Imiġuktuŋa./Imiġuŋitchuŋa.
I am thirsty./I am not thirsty.
Itqanaiyaqtatka niqiksrautitin.
I prepared your food.
Niġipkaŋŋa. You feed me.
Niġġiiñ./Niġġiuŋ.
You eat./You eat it.
Niġisitchi./Niġisiuŋ.
You all eat/You all eat it.
Iigguuŋ.
You swallow it.
Naatchiviñ?
Are you done?
Naatchiruŋa./Naatchiŋitchuŋa.
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.
Nigguuŋ.
You take it out of that container.
Igirruŋ./Igitki.
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.
Uvliviŋmugiñ.
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.
Nipatusiḷaaġuŋ.
You turn the volume up.
Nipakłiḷaaġuŋ.
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.
Pusikaġnak.
Don’t fall forward.
Nivvaktaġnak.
Don’t fall backward.
Qiḷaguamugiñ/Samuŋaġiñ.
Go upstairs./Go downstairs.
Katagnak aquppiutamiñ.
Don’t fall off the chair.
Katagnak mayuġautaniñ.
Don’t fall down the stairs.