Tanqigya’arluni – Dawn (verb) Tanqigyaturtuq. – It is starting to dawn. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq wrods spoken) Dawn is the period of early morning twilight that begins as the sun nears the horizon, lifting its leading edge into the sky. The appearance of first morning light around Kodiak changes with the seasons. In summer […]
IRafkuruaq; IRafkungcuk; WiRufkuruaq – String; Twine IRafkuruanek initalitallriit. – They used string to make clotheslines. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) String games like cats cradle are a popular pastime around the globe. From Australia to Asia, Africa, North America, and the high Arctic, people have long used a simple loop of string and […]
IRafkuruaq; IRafkungcuk; WiRufkuruaq – String; Twine IRafkuruanek initalitallriit. – They used string to make clotheslines. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) String games like cats cradle are a popular pastime around the globe. From Australia to Asia, Africa, North America, and the high Arctic, people have long used a simple loop of string and […]
Perlluku – Bend Qupuraq pertaa. – He bent the wood (just now); He is bending the wood. (Click to sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) From arctic Alaska to the forests of Southeast, Native societies have long fashioned objects by bending wood. Wood is a naturally elastic material that can be molded into many shapes […]