Alutiiq Word of the Week April 6th
Camani – Lower Forty-Eight States Camani ilangq’rtuanga. – I have family in the Lower Forty-eight. (Click sentence to hear Alutiiq words spoken) When Alutiiqs speakers talk about the continental United States they use the word camani, which literally means “down there.” In Alaska, the English equivalent is “the Lower Forty-eight.” Despite the separation between Alaska […]