Alutiiq Word of the Week

Word of the Week Archive

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69 words
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Amber — Amaq
Ash — Paulaq, Peluq
Bay — Kangiyaq
Beach — Quta, Quteq
Bracket Fungus — Quhmaq
Calm (for weather to be) — Pinarlluni
Chickadee — Uksullaq
Clay — Qikuq
Cliff — Penaq, P’hnaq
Cloud, Sky — Qilak
Club — Piq'ruutaq (S), Piq'rquutaq (N)
Coal — Qetek
Cold — Pat’snarluni
Copper — Kanuyaq
Current — Carwaq
Dawn — Tanqigya’arluni
Day — Erneq
Deep — Et'uuq
Dirt — Iqaq
Driftwood — Pukilaaq, Kapilaq, Tep’aq (small, medium, full log)
Earthquake — Nuna Aulaluni (N), Nuna Arulaluni (S)
Eclipse — Iraluq tuqu’uq (literally, “The moon died.”)
Erode — Ushnerluku
Fall, Autumn — Uksuaq
Flower — Suit’kaaq
Fog — Tumanaq (N), Umneq (S)
Footprint — Tuma, Tumet
Glacier — Cikusinaq
Gold — Suulutaaq
Hail — Kaugcirluni
Heavily populated — Sugyagluni
Hummingbird — Kumlurngaq
Ice — Cikuq
Island — Qik’rtaq
Lagoon — Nanwarnaq
Lake — Nanwaq
Land — Nuna
Light — Tanqik, Akirneq
Low Tide — Ken’aq
Moon — Iraluq
Mountain — Ing’iq, Ingriq
Night — Unuk
Northern Lights — Qiugyat
Ocean — Imaq
Olga Bay — Uqtuk
Pumice — Mangil'un, Qapuk
Rain — Qiteq
Rainbow — ARatukaq (N), Puwisaq (S)
River, Stream — Kuik
Rock — Yaamaq
Snow — Qaniq (falling), Aniuq (on ground)
Spring — Ugnerkaq
Star — Agyaq, Mit’aq (in Karluk)
Starfish — Agyaruaq
Stormy — Kayunguq
Summer — Kiak
Sun — Macaq
Thunder — Kalliq
Tundra — Cailnguq
Uyak Bay — Uyaq
Volcano — Puyulek
Water — Taangaq
Waterfall — Kuica'aq, Qurllurtaq (N)
Wave — Qangyuk
Weather, Sky, Outdoors, Universe, World — Lla
West, West Wind — Llaaniq
Wet — Mecuuluni
Wind — Aqllaq
Winter — Uksuq
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