Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 20
Ar’ursulek / Arwarsulek – Whaler Ar’ursulem ayaququtara ar’uq. – The whaler is going to spear the whale. In ancestral Alutiiq…
Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 13
Puyurniq – Raspberry April-rem puyurnit pingaktaarai. – April always likes raspberries. The American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is a recent…
Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 6th, 2014
Naut’staat – Plants Ilait naut’staat yaatutaartut. – Some plants are poisonous. Kodiak Island is often called Alaska’s Emerald Isle,…
Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 29, 2014
Carwaq – Current Carwaq tukniuq. – The current is strong. Perched on the edge of the continental shelf, the Kodiak…
Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 22, 2014
Unganuuk – Uganik Island Gui ataaqa Unganuuni suullria. – My father was born at Uganik Island. (Click sentence to…
Alutiiq Word of the Week June 15,2014
Nunam Kalikaa – Map Ikuk’gka kalikami. – I found it on the map. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words…
Alutiiq Word of the Week June 8, 2014
Lapaat’kaaq – Shovel Kiagmi lapaat’kaat aturtaarait uk’uruutateng asircarluki. – In the summer they use shovels to fix up their gardens.…
Alutiiq Word of the Week | June 1, 2014
NaRiaciik (N); NaRaciik (S) – Boat Captain Kugyasigtaangama naRaciyutaallianga. – When I was fishing (seining), I used to be…
Alutiiq Word of the Week | May 25, 2014
Cukiq – Thorn; Sliver Allrani aigaqa cukirtaartuq. – Sometimes I get a sliver on my hand. (Click sentence to…
Alutiiq Word of the Week May 18, 2014
Itgaq (Literally, “foot”) – Flipper Gui wiinam itgai pingaktaanka. – I always like the sea lion’s feet. (Click sentence…