Alutiiq Word of the Week-August 4
Cimigiuq; Cimiyuq – Trade; Exchange Suuget cimiutut. – People are trading. Alutiiq communities obtained resources and formed alliances by exchanging…
Cimigiuq; Cimiyuq – Trade; Exchange Suuget cimiutut. – People are trading. Alutiiq communities obtained resources and formed alliances by exchanging…
Ulukaq – Ulu Ulukaq aturluku. – Use the ulu. Commonly known as the Eskimo woman’s knife, the ulu is an…
Ar’ursulek / Arwarsulek – Whaler Ar’ursulem ayaququtara ar’uq. – The whaler is going to spear the whale. In ancestral Alutiiq…
Puyurniq – Raspberry April-rem puyurnit pingaktaarai. – April always likes raspberries. The American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a recent…
Naut’staat – Plants Ilait naut’staat yaatutaartut. – Some plants are poisonous. Kodiak Island is often called Alaska’s Emerald Isle,…
Carwaq – Current Carwaq tukniuq. – The current is strong. Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, the Kodiak…
Unganuuk – Uganik Island Gui ataaqa Unganuuni suullria. – My father was born at Uganik Island. (Click sentence to…
Nunam Kalikaa – Map Ikuk’gka kalikami. – I found it on the map. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words…
Lapaat’kaaq – Shovel Kiagmi lapaat’kaat aturtaarait uk’uruutateng asircarluki. – In the summer they use shovels to fix up their gardens.…
NaRiaciik (N); NaRaciik (S) – Boat Captain Kugyasigtaangama naRaciyutaallianga. – When I was fishing (seining), I used to be…