Climate and Our Way of Life

Llarpet cimirtuq. (Our environment is changing.)

maakermiut (people of this area - the locals)

kingulirapet (our future generations)

Cestun llam maqartacia? (How hot is it outside?)

suumaciq/luumaciq (way of life)

lla (weather)

kuik (river)

ul’eluni (flood)

uruglluku (melt)

anarluku (rusting - oxidization resulting in orange-ish color)

nuna kumlalluku (permafrost)

cikuq (ice)

aqayak (algae)

imaq maqa’iqatartuq (warm ocean water)

Nuna kua’uq. (The land is burning.)

uslluni (erosion)

qiteq (rain)

qaniq, aniuq (snow falling, snow on ground)

maqa’iluni (rising air temperature)

imaq (ocean/sea)

naut’staaq (plant)

alagnat (berries)

uruq (lichen - moss)

napaq (tree, spruce specifically)

nauluni (grow)

nunaquluni (harvest - berries)

pisurluni (gather)

pisurluni (hunt)

ling’aklluki (respect them)

cestun ilakutukut (connected, how we are related)

piciipet (our ways)

unguwallriat (animals)

iqallut (fish - plural, salmon)

iwalrayak / sakuuq (crab)

isuwiq (seal)

arwaq, ar’uq (whale)

tuntuq (caribou)

paluqtaq (beaver)

tan’erliq (black bear)

amikuq / utguiq (octopus)

kum’agyak (eagle)

qalngaaq (raven)

nuuniq (porcupine)

kuskaanaq (rabbit)

sagiq (halibut)

uriitaq (chiton)

Cestun lla et’a? (How is the weather?)

Macanguq. (It is sunny outside.)

Qilanguq. (It is cloudy outside.)

Qitenguq. (It is raining outside.)

Aqllanguq. (It is windy outside.)

Qaninguq. (It is snowing outside.)