Alutiiq Word of the Week

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Explore Alutiiq vocabulary and a wealth of cultural information with this weekly podcast, and practice your pronunciation of Alutiiq words. Pairing Alutiiq vocabulary with a brief cultural lessons shares the sounds of Alutiiq and provides context for remembering words. This program is generously sup…

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    Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 3:18


    Sand — QaugyaqAsut qaugyanek canamataallriit. – They used to make pots out of sand.

    Hunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 3:01


    Hunter — PisurtaTaugna suk pisurta. – This person is a hunter.

    Harbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 2:49


    Harbor — Kangiyangcuk, KicarwikPaRaguutaqa kicak'gka kangiyangcugmi. – I anchored my boat in the harbor.

    Meteor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 2:22


    Meteor — PamyulekAkgua'aq pamyulegmek tangellrianga. – The other night I saw a meteor

    Ear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 2:49


    Ear — CuuteqCuuteng'rtuq angsqanek. – He has large ears.

    Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 2:50


    Dance — AgnguaqAgnguart'skuk! – Let's dance!

    Smoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 2:34


    Smoke — PuyuqMecuusqanek kenerqat puyurnartuu'ut. – Wet firewood is very smoky.

    Young Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 3:06


    Young Person, Teen — Sun'aa'aqSun'aa'rausqak Nuniami et'aarllriik. – These two young people were in Old Harbor.

    young person old harbor
    Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 2:32


    Tree — Uqgwik (deciduous), Napaq (spruce)Sun'ami maani napat amlertut, angsinarluteng cali. Kal'uni, Larsen Bay-mi napaitaartukut. – Here in Kodiak we have a lot of spruce trees and tall ones, but in Karluk and Larsen Bay we don't have any.

    Beak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 2:44


    Beak — Cug'eqKum'agyam cugaa ipegtaartuq. – An eagle's beak is always sharp.

    Shovel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 2:31


    Shovel — Lapaat'kaaqNaama lapaat'kaaqa? – Where's my shovel?

    Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 2:46


    Weather, Sky, Outdoors, Universe, World — LlaLla Asirtuq. – The weather is good.

    Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 2:42


    Play — Wamluni, SalirluniWamqutartut. – They are going to play.

    Pimple

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 2:45


    Pimple — PupikPupika puksuwaqa. – I pinched my pimple.

    Iron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 2:47


    Iron — CawikCawik tamaani uyaqsami patam Kal'uni amlertaartut. – There is a lot of iron around at Larsen Bay and Karluk.

    Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 2:44


    Cat – KuskaqKuskat qungutuartut.—Cats are pets.

    Fishing Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 2:34


    Fishing Boat – Parag'autaq (N), Parag'uutaq (S) Kugyasigciqukut parag'uutakun. – We are going to go fishing (seining) on the boat.

    Shelikof Strait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 3:07


    Shelikof Strait – Imarpiaq Imarpiamen qayanilu. – Don't kayak in Shelikof Strait.

    Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 2:59


    Bay – Kangiyaq PaRaguutaq kangiyamen iluwartuq. – The boat is coming into the bay.

    String, Twine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 2:42


    String, Twine – IRafkuruaq, IRafkungcuk, WiRufkuruaq IRafkuruanek initalitallriit. – They used string to make clothesline.

    Partially Smoked Salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 2:20


    Partially Smoked Salmon – Sikiaq Ugnerkami iqallut taikata sikialitaartukut. – In the spring when the salmon come, we make the partially smoked salmon.

    Cousin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 2:43


    Cousin – Iluwaq Amlesqanek iluwangq'rtua. – I have many cousins.

    Disc Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 2:46


    Disc Game – Kakangaq Kakangat wamqutaqtaakai Larry Matfay-m. – Larry Matfay used to play disc games.  

    Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 2:46


    Milk – Muluk'uuq (N), Muruk'uuq (S) KuRuuwamek muluk'uungtaartutkut. – We get milk from a cow.

    Salt Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 2:54


    Salt Fish – Sulunaq Sulunaq piturnirtaartuq. – Salt fish is always tasty.    

    Stick Guessing Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 3:40


    Stick Guessing Game – Kaataq Cuumi kaatartaallriit. – They used to play the stick game before.

    Alphabet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 2:58


    Alphabet – Aapit, Aapitniiq Nutaan Alutiit aapit liitapet. – Now we are learning the Alutiiq alphabet.

    Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 2:35


    Spring – Ugnerkaq Ugnerkartuq awa'i. – Spring is here.

    Hungry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 2:30


    Hungry – Kaigluni Kaiyaqameng kenirtaartut. – When people are hungry they cook.

    Urine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 2:46


    Urine – Etquq Cuumi tan'urat etquat aturtaakait. – They used to use boys' urine before.

    Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 2:45


    Bear – Taquka'aq Taquka'at yugnitaaraat, “Suk.”, Taquka'at niugnitaaraat, “Suk.” – Bears always say “Person.”

    Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 2:41


    Laundry – Iqaiyat Nukallpiat iqaiyaneq pingaktaan'tat. – Men don't like to do laundry.

    Trail, Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 2:48


    Trail, Road – Aprun, Apruteq Kuingtua aprutkun. – I am walking down the trail.

    Anchor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 2:27


    Anchor – Kicaq Kicaq agtunartuq. – The anchor is heavy.  

    Paint, Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 2:54


    Paint, Color – KRaasirluni KRaasiyaqa maaskaaqa. – I am painting my mask.

    Gain Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 2:52


    Gain Awareness – llangarlluni Carliaqa llangllarngauq. – My child is aware. 

    Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 2:34


    Spirit – Sua (literally, “Its person”), Anerneq (literally, “breath”) Caqiq tamarmi suangq'rtuq. – Something all around has a spirit.

    Snail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 2:34


    Snail – Ipuk Iput yaamat acaatni etaartut. – Snails are always under the rocks.

    Rudder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 2:54


    Rudder – ARulaq Anguamek aRulallrianga.—I used a paddle as a rudder (to steer).

    New Year's Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 2:40


    New Year's Eve – Nuuwikuutam Maqin'ra (N), Snuuwikuutam Maqin'ra (S), Nuta'aq uksugkam Maqin'ra Ernerpak nuta'aq uksugkam Maqin'ra. – Today is New Year's Eve.

    Cradle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 2:53


    Cradle – Urnaq Urnamen carliaq lliiluku. – Put the baby in the cradle.  

    Steam Bath, Banya

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 2:21


    Steam Bath, Banya – Maqiwik Maqiwik uqnaarllia. – The banya was hot.

    House, Cabin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 2:55


    House, Cabin – Engluq (N), Ungluq (S) Nutaamek engluliyut. – They are building a new house

    Septum Piercing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 2:31


    Septum Piercing – Maitaq Maitartuumartaallriit arnat. – Women used to wear septum piercings.

    Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 2:56


    Night – Unuk Agyat akirtaartut unugmi. – The stars are bright at night

    Aleut Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 3:12


    Aleut Town – Nasqualek Cuumi suuget Nasqualegmi etaallriit. – People used to live in Aleut Town.

    Blanket

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 2:45


    Blanket – Ulik Una ulik aturnirtuq. – This blanket is comfortable.

    Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 3:03


    Cook – Kenirluni, Uuceslluku Nulima keniyaskiinga akgua'aq sitiin'kamek. – My wife cooked me pork chops last night.

    Gesture, Sign Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 3:06


    Gesture, Sign Language – llicarluni, lliigaaluni Aigateng aturtaaqait llicarluteng. – They used to use their hands, gesturing (to talk).

    Buy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 2:38


    Buy – Igu'urluku KaaRamek igu'ullianga. – I bought a car.

    Filipino

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 3:08


    Filipino – Filipiinaq Filipiinat taitaallriit kiagmi pekcaturluteng kaanaRimen. – The Filipino people used to come in the summer to work in the canneries.

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