Alutiiq Word of the Week, January 12, 2014
Aapit; Aapitniiq – Alphabet Nutaan Alutiit aapit liitapet. – Now we are learning the Alutiiq alphabet. (Click sentence to hear…
Aapit; Aapitniiq – Alphabet Nutaan Alutiit aapit liitapet. – Now we are learning the Alutiiq alphabet. (Click sentence to hear…
Uluranaq – Danger TRaapat allrani uluranartaartut. – Ladders are always dangerous. (Click sentence to hear the Alutiiq words spoken.) Danger…
Nasquq – Head Nasquqa allrani anq’rtaartuq. – My head sometimes hurts. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) Covering the…
Kungkiq; Kankiiq – Ice Skate Cuumi kungkirtaallianga unuk nangpiarluku iraluwakan. – Before, I used to ice skate all night sometimes…
Kasaakaq – Russian Cuumi Kasaakat Sun’ami amlerta’umallriit. – Before in Kodiak there were (reportedly) a lot of Russians. (Click sentence…
Pisurta – Hunter Taugna suk pisurta. – This person is a hunter. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) The…
Suu’aq; Suyaraq – Shuyak Island Anchorage-mek tai’akamta plane-gun Suu’aq tang’rtaarpet. – When we come from Anchorage by plane we can…
Cip’ausngasqaq – Show Off; Smart Aleck Awaqutan cip’ausngauq. – Your son is a smart aleck. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq…
Cainiik – Kettle Cainiik kallaqsiituq. – The kettle didn’t boil yet. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq wrods spoken) Drinking tea,…
Pat’snarluni – Cold Uksumi pat’snartaartuq. – It is always cold in the winter. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken)…