Four Wheeler-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 23
KaaRaruangcuk; Masiinakliitarpak – Four Wheeler Village-ni kaaRaruangcut amlertaartut. – There are a lot of four wheelers in the villages. Four-wheelers…
Pumice-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 17th
Mangil’un, Qapuk – Pumice Allrani iwaiyaqa qapuk qutmi, kesiin miktaartuq. – Sometimes I find pumice on the beach, but it…
Bread-The Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 9th
Gleipaq (N); Lliipaq (S); Gliipaq – Bread Gelipalikutartua. – I am going to make bread. Bread came to Kodiak with…
Dena’ina Athabaskan-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 2nd
Ken’aayuq – Dena’ina Athabaskan Anaanarpet Ken’aayuq. – Our aunt is a Dena’ina Athabaskan. The Dena’ina are one of eleven Athabaskan…
Urine-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 25
Etquq – Urine Cuumi tan’urat etquat aturtaakait. – They used to use boys’ urine before. Across Alaska, Native people used…
Salvage-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 18th
Pukuk – Salvage Allrani suu’ut caqainek pukugtaartut. – Sometimes people salvage some stuff. Pukuk is an Alutiiq word that has…
Starfish-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 11th
Agyaruaq – Starfish / Star-shaped Agyaruat irurtuut. – Starfish have many legs. Sea stars, commonly known as starfish, are abundant,…
Tundra-Alutiiq Word of the Week-September 4th
Cailnguq – Tundra Kal’ut awatiini cailnguq. – Around Karluk is tundra. Across the northern hemisphere, tundra environments occur above treeline…
Alitak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 28th
All’itaq; Alitaq – Alitak All’itami et’ukut. – We are at Alitak. In the early nineteenth century, Russian traders established a…
Angelica-Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 21
Uriisaq – Angelica Uriisat tak’ut. – The angelica are tall. Angelica (Agelica lucida) is a large, leafy herb with a…