Niiĝuĝim Tunugan Ilakuchangis
Introduction to Atkan Aleut
Grammar and Lexicon

ALEUT- ENGLISH
DICTIONARY

Hlax̂ saĝakux̂.
The boy is sleeping (now).

Saĝal hingamakux̂.
He is sleeping (there)

Saĝal ax̂takux̂.
He is asleep (apparently).

Piitrax̂ haqakux̂.
Peter comes or came right now.

Piitrax̂ haqal hingamakux̂.
Peter is coming (there)

Piitrax̂ haqal ax̂takux̂.
Peter came (I did not see him coming but he is here).

Piitrax̂ haman ulax̂ agunax̂.
Peter built that house (in the past).

Piitram aguqaa.
Peter built it.

Aguqaĝulang (Aguqangulax).
I did not build it.

Mayaaĝzanax̂.
He used to trap.

Mayaaĝzanaĝulaq.
I never trapped.

Qazaqaa.
He used to eat it. 

Qazaqaĝulang (Qazaqangulax).
I never ate it.

Kadaangis kayutuzanas ax̂takus.
The ancestors were strong (it is said)

Kadaangis qazaqaa ax̂takux̂.
The ancestors used to eat it (it is said)

Haqaax̂takux̂ = Haqaa-ax̂takux̂ = Haqaaĝan ax̂takux̂.
He came a while ago.

Haqaax̂takus = Haqaa-ax̂takus = Haqaaĝin ax̂takus.
They or we came a while ago.

Haqaax̂takuq = Haqaa-ax̂takuq - Haqaangan ax̂takuq.
I came a while ago.

Haqaax̂takux̂ = Haqaamis ax̂takux̂t.
You (one) came a while ago.

Haqaax̂takux̂txichix = Haqaamchix ax̂takux̂txichix.
You (several) came a while ago.

Unalagaa (ngan) ax̂takuq.
I did not cook (for dinner, a while ago).

Haqaamunax̂ = Haqaa-amunax̂ = Haqaaĝan amunax̂.
He came a long time ago.

Aguumuqang - Aguu-amuqang = Aguungan amuqang.
I built it a long time ago.

Haqaaĝikux̂ = Haqaa-aĝikux̂ = Haqaaĝan aĝikux̂.
He'll be coming (in a moment).

Maaĝikung = Maa-aĝikung = Maangan aĝikung.
I'll do it (now).

Haqaanax̂ = Haqaa-aĝnax̂ = Haqaaĝan aĝnax̂. 
He will come later. 

Maaqang = Maa-aqang = Maangan aqang.
I shall do it later. 

Haqaaĝan amukux̂.
He will come soon. 

Haqaaĝan amasukux̂.
Maybe he will be coming. 

Haqaaĝan aĝax̂ amasukux̂.
Maybe he will come later. 

Haqaduukalakax̂.
He will (probably) not come. 

Waaĝal angalix̂.
He came back today. 

Waaĝal qilax̂six̂.
He came back this morning. 

Waaĝal amaxsix̂.
He came back last night. 

Waaĝal saĝanax̂. (Qilagan waaĝal saĝanax̂.)
He came back yesterday. 

Waaĝaaĝan saĝanax̂. (Qilagan waaĝaaĝan saĝanax̂.)
He'll be back tomorrow. 

Ukux̂tal saĝaqang.
I saw him yesterday. 

Ukux̂taangan saĝaqang.
I'll see him tomorrow. 

Waaĝal haĝitikux̂.
He came back a couple of days ago. 

Waaĝal haĝitnax̂.
He came back the other day.

Qanang al ukusit?
Where have you been all this time?

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