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Glossary Term Archive

Hail

Kauktut

Cowkh-toot

Hair

Nu’aq

Nu-wuk

Half smoked fish

Siikiaq

See-kyuq

Hand

Aiggaq

Eye-ghuk

Handline

Kalugtaaq

Ka-lookh-tuck

Harbor Seal

Qaigyak

Kaig-yuk

Hat

Nacarpaq

Na-jahq-puk

Have some fried bread

Lipuskamakturluten

Leh-pews-kamak-ter-loo-din

Have you finished your work?

Awa-qaa pektaan tag’an

Ah-wa-qah beck-dun duh’ hun

He doesn’t have hair

Nuyiituq

New-you-dook

He talks too much

Nepugpakartug

Ne-boog-ba-garh-tooq

He’s bailing it out

Qalugaa

Ka-lew-gha

He/she drinks a lot of tea

Sarsaa malaqtuq

Sarh-sah mah-lahh-tooq

He/she is Afraid

Alingluni

A-ling-loo-nee

Head

Nasquq

Nuss-quk

Hello

Camaqa

Cha-ma-qah

Help me

Ililirnga

Elee-llyoung-ah

Highbush Blueberry

Atsat

Ut-sut

Highbush Cranberry

Qalakuaq

Ka-lok-wuk

Hip Boots

Alapaput

Al-a-pa-put

How

Qaillun

Qye-hloon

How are the tides?

Qaillun tung’it et’at?

Qye-hloon toong’it et’ut

How are you?

Qaillun ecit

Qye-hloon itch-it

How many buckets did you fill?

Qaugcinek wiitelunek imi’ilaaten?

Cowgh-chin-ook wheat-loon-ook ee-me-la-din

How many deer did they get?

Qaugcinek pi’elliit?

Cowgh-chin-ook pee-ekh-eet

Hummingbird

Mekktarrpak

Muhk-tahk-puk

Humpy/Pink

Amartupiaq

Ah-magh-tugh-piak

Humpy/Pink

Amartupiaq

Ah-magh-tugh-piak

Husband

Wiika

We-gah