Word of the Week Lesson Suulutaaq : Gold Kulutka suulutanek canamauq. : My ring is made of gold. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) The bedrock underlying the Kodiak Archipelago formed about seventy million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. Geologists believe that Kodiak’s slates and greywackes developed on the South Pacific sea […]
Word of the Week Lesson Nengauwaq : Son in law Gui nengauwangq’rtua. : I have a son–in-law. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Alutiiqs use the term nengau’aq in a variety of ways. In some communities, it specifically means a son-in-law: the man who married your daughter. In others, the word is a general […]
Word of the Week Lesson Kugyasiq; Kugu’asiq : Seine Net PaRaguutat kugyasinek aturtaartut. : The boats use seine nets. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) A seine is a weighted fishing net, designed to hang vertically in the water. Seines are among the fishing gear Alutiiqs have used to capture salmon for millennia. Historic […]
Word of the Week Lesson Allanertaq : Outsider / Stranger Allanertakiinga akgua’aq. : An outsider came to see me yesterday. (Click on the sentence to hear the Alutiiq words spoken) Hosting guests was a sign of power and prosperity in Alutiiq communities. Each winter, as the sun sank below the horizon, wealthy families initiated festivals, […]