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I Got It!-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 19th

Pingua – I Got It! Bingo-mi pingneq pingaktaaqa. – I like to win at bingo. “Pingua! I got it!,” you…

Meluuwaq; Cingaq; Pucuuq – Kiss Cingarnga. – Kiss me. Anthropologists have long speculated about the origins of kissing. Some believe…

Ulik – Blanket Una ulik aturnirtuq. – This blanket is comfortable. Before the introduction of western mattresses and blankets, Alutiiq…

PiRaq; Alliqaruaq – Grass Mat PiRani qawartaartua. – I (habitually) sleep on a grass mat. If you were to enter…

-taar- – Always; Habitually Englaryumataartuq. – He is always smiling. A suffix is a letter or group of letters that…

Atkuk – Coat Atkut makut maqartut. – These coats are warm. Before the introduction of western clothing, Alutiiq men and…

Cauyaq – Music; Drum Cauyat pingaqtaanka, asqignasqat. – I like music that has a good beat. Music is a cultural…

Nuuwikuutam Maqin’ra (N); Snuuwikuutam Maqin’ra (S); Nuta’aq uksugkam Maqin’ra – New Years Eve Ernerpak nuta’aq uksugkam maqin’ra. – Today is…

Stuuluq – Table Stuulumi nertaartukut. – We eat at the table. Western-style furnishings are fairly recent additions to Alutiiq houses.…

Qatesqaq (N); Qat’sqaq (S) – White Qaniq qatertuq. (N); Qaniq qat’rtuq. (S) – The snow is white. Societies around the…