Bubble-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 1
Qapuk – BubbleArhnam qapuwait pugtartaartut. – Sea otter’s bubbles always float up. In the Alutiiq language, the term qapuk has…
Qapuk – BubbleArhnam qapuwait pugtartaartut. – Sea otter’s bubbles always float up. In the Alutiiq language, the term qapuk has…
Qayam cuunga – Prow; Bow (qayaq)Qatayaq qayam cuungani misngauq. – The seagull is landed on the bow of the kayak.…
Amutaq – CodAmutarsuqutartuq. – They are going to get some cod. Pacific cod or grey cod (Gadus marcocephalus) is an…
Piq’ruutaq (S), Piq’rquutaq (N) – ClubLaptuukumta piq’ruutamek aturtaartukut. – When we play laptuuk we always use a bat. Imagine that…
Kumlurngaq – HummingbirdKumlurngam manait nakertut. – Hummingbird eggs are lucky. Rufous hummingbirds (Latin: Selasphorus rufus) are the world’s northernmost hummers.…
Iqallungcuk – Little FishTaugna piugcinitaqa, iqallungcuk mikpakartuq! – I don’t want that (one), the fish is too small. In the…
Qasartuq – RawMamaayat qasartaapet. – We eat clams raw. There is a common misconception that the word Eskimo means “eaters…
Arwiryaa’aq – Bridge Kaiwik angituq arwiryaa’akun. – The old woman is coming back via the bridge. The Alutiiq word arwiryaa’aq means…
Ushnerluku – ErodeNuna ushnertuq. – The land is eroding. Erosion is the gradual wearing away of the earth by natural…
Ciruneq – HornUna luuskaaq cirunemk canamauq. – This spoon is made from horn. In the Alutiiq language the words for…