Vole-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Vole, Mouse — Kriisaq (N), Ugna’aq (S) Kaugya’at ugna’anek nertaartut. – Foxes eat voles. The northern vole (Microtus oeconomus),…
Limpet-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Limpet — Sawak’iitaq, Spuungqulaq Suupaligua sawak’iitanek. – I am making soup from limpets. Limpets (Lottia spp.) are among the intertidal…
Mosquito-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Mosquito — Mengquiluq Mengquilum kegkiinga.—The mosquito bit me. Mosquitoes are small flies of the Culicidae family. There are thirty-five…
Dog-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Dog — Aikuq (N), Sapakaq (N), Piugta (S) April mal’ugnek piugtengq’rtuq. – April has two dogs. Archaeological sites in…
Baby Song-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Baby Song — Inquq Aturtuq inqumek carliani. – She’s singing a baby song to her baby. In the Alutiiq language,…
Current-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Current — Carwaq Carwaq tukniuq. – The current is strong. Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, the Kodiak…
Shed-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Shed — SaRayaq Tuntuq saRayami inimauq. – The reindeer is hanging in the shed. Outbuildings have been a part…
Woman-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Woman — Arnaq Arnat peknartutaartut. – Women work hard. Women had important economic, social, and spiritual roles in classical Alutiiq…
Ice-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Ice — Cikuq Nanwat cikumaut. – The lakes are frozen over. Kodiak may lie south of the frozen arctic regions…
Measure-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Measure — Uspelluku Nuqaq usp’rkuta’aqa. – I am going to measure the atlatl. All measuring systems rely on uniformity, a…