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Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:42 pm
by Randi
https://alaska-native-news.com/category ... -the-week/
https://alaska-native-news.com/chinese-alutiiq-word-of-the-week-july-26/56879/ wrote: KITAIT’SAAQ – CHINESE PERSON
CUUMI KITAIT’SAAT TAITAALLRIIT KAANARIMEN PEKCATURLUTENG. – CHINESE PEOPLE USED TO COME TO WORK IN THE CANNERIES.

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:30 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:59 pm
by Michael
Ouch!!!

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:58 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:00 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:25 pm
by Randi
https://alaska-native-news.com/category ... -the-week/
https://alaska-native-news.com/57109-2/57109/ wrote: NUUNIQ – PORCUPINE / QUILL
QIKERTAQ NUUNIITUQ. – THERE ARE NO PORCUPINE ON KODIAK ISLAND.

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 4:53 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 5:02 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:16 pm
by Randi
https://alaska-native-news.com/category ... -the-week/
https://alaska-native-news.com/half-dried-fish-aalutiiq-word-of-the-week-august-15th/57242/ wrote: KAC’AMAASAQ – HALF DRIED FISH
KAC’AMAASANEK AWA’I PILITAAN’ITUT. – THEY DON’T MAKE HALF DRIED FISH ANYMORE.

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:53 am
by Randi
https://alaska-native-news.com/category ... -the-week/
https://alaska-native-news.com/measure-alutiiq-word-of-the-week-august-22nd/57374/ wrote: USPELLUKU – MEASURE
NUQAQ USP’RKUTA’AQA. – I AM GOING TO MEASURE THE ATLATL.

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:59 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:24 pm
by Randi
https://alaska-native-news.com/category ... -the-week/
https://alaska-native-news.com/aleut-town-alutiiq-word-of-the-week-september-6th/57588/ wrote: NASQUALEK – ALEUT TOWN
CUUMI SUUGET NASQUALEGMI ETAALLRIIT. – PEOPLE USED TO LIVE IN ALEUT TOWN.

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 2:06 am
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:53 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:16 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:03 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:14 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:30 pm
by Randi
Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News



TUPUURUQ – AXE
TUPUURULLEQ YAAMAMEK CANAMAUQ. — THE OLD AXE IS MADE OUT OF STONE.
Listen: https://alutiiqmuseum.org/images/storie ... ve/axe.mp3

More information



According to d0cent, the Russian word for axe is "topor" and the word for a small axe is "toporok" ;)

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:26 pm
by Randi

Re: Life in the Arctic

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:18 pm
by Randi
Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News



SIGTUNAQ – SITKINAK ISLAND
ARWEGET SIGTUNAMEN AG’UT. – THE WHALES ARE SWIMMING TO SITKINAK ISLAND.
Listen: https://alutiiqmuseum.org/images/storie ... Island.mp3

More information

https://www.geonames.org/5874322/sitkinak-island.html