Christmas-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Christmas — ARausistuaq (N), Rausistuaq (N), ARusistuaq (S) Guangkuta ARusistuartaartukut January-mi. – We always celebrate Christmas in January. Many of…
Winter-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Winter — Uksuq Tamuuliciqukut uksurpailan. – We will make dry fish before the winter. Winter in the Kodiak Archipelago quickly…
Eagle Harbor-Alutiiq Wrd of the Week
Eagle Harbor — Irak Amlesqat Nuniarmiut Iragmek taimaut. – There are a lot of Old Harbor people that come from…
Harpoon-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Harpoon — Ayaquq Ayaquq egtaakait cuumi arwanun. – They used to throw a harpoon at a whale before. For…
Hat-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Hat — Saapeq; Slaapaq Cuumi taaten angutet slaapamek aturtaallriit.—Before, old men used to wear hats. Collections of traditional Alutiiq clothing…
Telephone-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Telephone — Niuwasuuteq, Niuwat’staaq Una niuwat’staaq. – This is a telephone. In the days of cell phones and high-speed Internet…
Whale-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Whale — Ar’uq, Arwaq (in Akhiok) Ar’ut amlertut. – There are many whales. Six species of baleen whales feed in…
Gun-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 13
Gun-Nutek Taatillka nutengq’rtaallia. – My late father always had a gun. The Alutiiq word for gun, nutek, comes from the verb nutegluku,…
Tugluq-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Fermented oil, berry pulp & vegetables — Tugluq Tuglulitaallriakut puuc’kaami, piturluta ukuq nangluku. – We always used to make tugluq…
Anchorage-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Anchorage — Kicarwik Kicarwigmen agkutartua ernerpak. – I am going to Anchorage today. Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, lies 250 miles…