Kiss-Alutiiq Word of the Week-February 12th
Meluuwaq; Cingaq; Pucuuq – Kiss Cingarnga. – Kiss me. Anthropologists have long speculated about the origins of kissing. Some believe…
Blanket-Alutiiq Word of Week-February 6th
Ulik – Blanket Una ulik aturnirtuq. – This blanket is comfortable. Before the introduction of western mattresses and blankets, Alutiiq…
Grass Mat-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 29th
PiRaq; Alliqaruaq – Grass Mat PiRani qawartaartua. – I (habitually) sleep on a grass mat. If you were to enter…
Always-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 22
-taar- – Always; Habitually Englaryumataartuq. – He is always smiling. A suffix is a letter or group of letters that…
Coat-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 15th
Atkuk – Coat Atkut makut maqartut. – These coats are warm. Before the introduction of western clothing, Alutiiq men and…
Music, Drum-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 8th
Cauyaq – Music; Drum Cauyat pingaqtaanka, asqignasqat. – I like music that has a good beat. Music is a cultural…
New Years Eve-Alutiiq Word of the Week-January 1st
Nuuwikuutam Maqin’ra (N); Snuuwikuutam Maqin’ra (S); Nuta’aq uksugkam Maqin’ra – New Years Eve Ernerpak nuta’aq uksugkam maqin’ra. – Today is…
Table-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 25th
Stuuluq – Table Stuulumi nertaartukut. – We eat at the table. Western-style furnishings are fairly recent additions to Alutiiq houses.…
White-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 18th
Qatesqaq (N); Qat’sqaq (S) – White Qaniq qatertuq. (N); Qaniq qat’rtuq. (S) – The snow is white. Societies around the…
Bead-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 11th
Pinguaq – Bead Makut pinguat cucunartut. – These beads are beautiful. In classical Alutiiq society, wealthy people displayed their social…