Light-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 22nd
TANQIK, AKIRNEQ – LIGHT TANQIK KUARSGU. – TURN ON THE LIGHT. Once very long ago, when Alutiiq people lived in…
TANQIK, AKIRNEQ – LIGHT TANQIK KUARSGU. – TURN ON THE LIGHT. Once very long ago, when Alutiiq people lived in…
ILAKUILLUKI – TO SHARE THEM CUQLLIIPET NIUTAAKAITKUT, “ILAKUILLUKI CAQINEK PINGQ’RKUT.” – OUR ELDERS USED TO TELL US, “ALWAYS SHARE WHAT…
QUHMAQ – BRACKET FUNGUS QUHMAT NAUTARTUT NAPANI. – BRACKET FUNGI GROW ON TREES. Fungi are among the most common organisms on…
With grants from Museums Alaska and the Kodiak Community Foundation, the Alutiiq Museum has purchased and installed a large bronze…
TANQISQAQ – SAINT TANQISQAT NALLUNILGNUT . – THE SAINTS WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE. The Russian Orthodox faithful believe that sainthood is a…
MIILIWIK – MORTAR IQMILITAALLRIIT MIILIWIGMEK ATURLUTENG CUUMI. – THEY USED TO MAKE SNUFF IN A MORTAR. A mortar is a…
LLAANIQ – WEST, WEST WIND MACAQ LLAANIRMEN KALUTAARTUQ. – THE SUN ALWAYS SETS IN THE WEST. Among the world’s cultures…
AMIQ – SKIN/HIDE ARHANEK AMIIRTAALLRIIT, TAUMI-LLU ATKULILUTENG. – THEY USED TO SKIN SEA OTTERS AND THEN MAKE COATS OUT OF…
SIGTUNAQ – SITKINAK ISLAND ARWEGET SIGTUNAMEN AG’UT. – THE WHALES ARE SWIMMING TO SITKINAK ISLAND. Sitkinak is one of the…
TUPUURUQ – AXE TUPUURULLEQ YAAMAMEK CANAMAUQ. — THE OLD AXE IS MADE OUT OF STONE. Today, Alutiiq speakers refer to…