February 2012
63 posts
“http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca”
– Nanisiniq will be one amongst the many to attend this IPY conference this year.
“International Polar Year 2012”
Nancy Karetak-Lindell named Chair of IPY 2012... →
“Ikkirnailihayuq”
– Starting to have warm weather
“Aukkiqtuqtuq”
– Warming up
“Aukkiqtuq”
– Thawing
“Hikkutiyuq”
– Got iced up
“Mauktuq”
– Got stuck in the soft snow or slush
“Mauyaaqtuq”
– Having a hard time walking, running, or passing through a very soft snow
“Quahaq”
– Frozen ice
“Aukkayuq”
– Melting
“Agluaq”
– Fishing hole
“Angmaniq”
– Open water on a frozen lake, sea, or ocean
“Hilaqiqtuq”
– Fair weather
“Aungniqaq”
– Part of the snow has melted on a certain area - visible piece of land with snow all around it
“Nataqunaq / laq”
– Hail
“Quiyaqnaqtuq”
– Slippery
“Qukaaqtuq”
– Camouflage
“Qiknganaqtuq”
– Snow blinding weather
“Aput”
– Snow
“Irngaqtuq”
– Leaking
“Kutuktuq”
– Dripping
What would you do ?
What would you do if you were a leader for a day ?
Congratulations to Science Fair Winners !
Qitiqliq Middle School students Kesha Owingayak and Kathryn Nibgoarsi were working in pairs for their science fair project.
Both these students will now attend a regional science fair that will be held in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut in March, 2012.
Keep up the good work and good luck !
History of Canadian Syllabics Series I →
James Evans, a short biography
History of Canadian Syllabics Series II →
Edmund Peck (Uqammaq) 1850-1924
WatchPeter Irniq Speech
Nanisiniq: Arviat History Project: We have done so... →
nanisiniq:
The Nanisiniq; Arviat History Project team (former and present) have come a long ways and have done so much.
Looking back to it’s birth and all the work and effort that’s been put into it is just unbelievable. Not to forget that people “behind the scenes” who started off as an idea and the…
“Hai ?”
– what ?
“Niqituraqtuq”
– Hiccups
“Paqqaqtuq”
– Blaming, accusing, assumption
“Amirrat”
– Many
“Quaqaaqtuq”
– Could be used either way:
Shocked
Caught off guard
Jeopardized
“Tipyirnaikuni”
– So unexpectedly
“Larik”
– Very much so
“Ilaahila”
– Could be used either:
I know
That’s for sure
“Taimaqaa”
– I bet
“Atiiguuq”
– Could be used either in: (depends who it’s said to)
Excuse me
Let me do it
Here, I’ll do it instead
“Aqa”
– Get out of my way
“Maq”
– Amazed
“Oo ui”
– Just a second please
“Atauq”
– Not telling the truth
Silence
is a gentle way of Inuit attitude.
So an example could be something like:
A white man may have numerous questions and topics to talk about. An Inuk quietly responds with his eyes, light nod or squint. Probably a smile meant a satisfactory answer too.
Humility
Humility is sensed in many of the Inuit around the circumpolar regions.
Describe
Your pride in being an Inuk