Battered Thing-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Battered Thing — MuRutuumasqaq Unaqaq yaamaq giinangq’rtuq. – This pounded rock has a face. muRutuumas Alutiiq people crafted stone into…
Pet-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Pet — Qungutuwaq Qungutuwangq’rtua. – I have a pet. Qungutuwaq is the Alutiiq word for a tame animal. It likely began…
Braided Seal Gut-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Braided Seal Gut — Qiluryaq Taugkut qiluryat ekllinartut. – Those braided seal gut look delicious. Visitors to Kodiak often ask…
Copper-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Copper — Kanuyaq Kasaakat kanuyamek tait’llriit. – The Russians brought copper. Copper is one of the few metals that Alutiiq…
Naked-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Naked — Matarngaluni Atkuinateng, nukallpiat agnguartaallriit, matarngaluteng. – Taking off their clothes, men used to always dance naked. Clothing is…
Pluck-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Pluck — Meqciluku Saqul’aaq meqciraa. – She is plucking the duck. The Alutiiq verb meqciluku is commonly used to describe plucking the…
Sitkalidak Island —Alutiiq Word of the Week
Sitkalidak Island — Salliitaq, Saliitaq Agyunitua Saliitamen ernerpak. – I do not want to go to Sitkalidak Island today. Sitkalidak…
Raspberry-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Raspberry, Nagonberry — Puyurniq April-rem puyurnit pingaktaarai. – April always likes raspberries. The American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a…
Dry-Alutiiq Word if the Week
Dry Them (to) — Kinert’slluki Agunanka kinert’stanka. – I am drying my clothes. The Gulf of Alaska is a storm…
Nettle-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Nettle — Uqaayanaq Uqaayanat angtaartut. – Nettles are big. The stinging nettle (Urtica lyalli) grows widely across the northern hemisphere.…