Perok-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 6th
PiRuq – Perok; Fish PiePiRuq piturnirtuq. – Perok tastes good. Alutiiq cuisine, like Alutiiq culture, is a mixture of Native…
Buy-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 30
Igu’urluku – BuyKaaRamek igu’ullianga. – I bought a car. Before the development of a western cash economy, Kodiak’s Alutiiq people…
Legend-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 23
Unigkuaq – Legend; Fairy TaleCuumi unigkuarngutaallriit. – Before they always used to tell (legends) fairy tale stories. In the English…
Carving-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 15th
K’ligluku – Carve It Qupuraq k’liaqa. – I am carving the wood. Carving was once a daily act in Alutiiq…
Blocked-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 8th
Sapurluni – Blocked Sapuraanga. – I am weathered in. (literally, “It blocked me.”) The Alutiiq verb sapuluku literally means, “to…
Devil-Alutiiq Word of the Week-November 1
Iraq – Devil Iraq asillpiarluni asiituq. – The Devil is very bad. In Alutiiq society, the word iraq translates as…
Bat-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 25
Keneryaq – Bat (animal)Aliktaanka keneryat. – The bats scare me. Bats are not widespread in Alaska. There are just five…
Knot-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18
Ilagluni – KnotWiRafkuuq ilag’ngauq. – The rope is knotted The Alutiiq verb for tying a knot–Ilagluni–is related to terms used…
Benny Benson Day-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 11
Benny Benson-rem ernera – Benny Benson Day Unuaqu Benny Benson-rem ernera. – Tomorrow is Benny Benson’s Day. Many countries in…
Glacier-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 4
Cikusinaq – GlacierCikusinat urugcaurtut. – The glaciers are starting to melt. In the Alutiiq language, the term for glacier varies…