Spirit-Alutiiq Word of the Week-December 21
Sua (literally, “Its person”); Anerneq (literally, “breath”) – Spirit Caqiq tamarmi suangq’rtuq. – Something all around has a spirit. The…
Sua (literally, “Its person”); Anerneq (literally, “breath”) – Spirit Caqiq tamarmi suangq’rtuq. – Something all around has a spirit. The…
Tayarnerutaq – Bracelet Tayarnerutamek nuliqa pikisk’gka. – I gave my wife a bracelet. The Alutiiq word tayarnerutaq literally means “something…
Cikuq – Ice Nanwat cikumaut. – The lakes are frozen over. Kodiak may lie south of the frozen arctic regions…
Aakanaq – Old Fish Aakanat amlertaartut uksuakaarmi. – Old spawned-out fish are plentiful in the early fall. After growing to…
Nuniaq – Old Harbor Nuniarmiuq-qaa ellpet? – Are you an Old Harbor person? The community of Old Harbor (Nuniaq) has…
Iqlluwista – Cheater / Trickster Iqlluwingnaqaaten. – He is trying to cheat you. Things are not always as they seem!…
Llaatesurta – Weatherman Llaatsurtaallriit. – They used to be weathermen. Long before marine radios, the nightly, television weather report, weather…
Umiartusqaq– Computer Umiartusqaq masiinaq stuulumi et’uq.– The computer is on the table. There is a common misconception that technological change…
Atmak; Ekgwik; Ekguiyutaq – Hunting Bag; Backpack Atmangq’rtuq. – He has a backpack. Packing well for a hunting or fishing…
Tuullek; Tuulautek– Tongs Keniyaqama tuulautek aturtaagka.– When I cook I use tongs. Tongs were common tools in ancestral Alutiiq households. …