Salmon

qalugruaq (salmon)

iqalugruaq (chum salmon)

Qalugruaqpak (King salmon)

qalugriuvik (salmon spawning area)

Inuuniajiqput (Our way of life)

kuugaatchiaq (stream)

kuuk (river)

tabiuq (ocean)

qalugrurriqsuq (salmon run)

auraq (summer)

ukiaksraq (fall)

Siuksuq. (She cuts fish with an ulu.)

igamaaqjuk afmimaaq (half-dried fish)

Kuvriqsut. (They are setting a net.)

ieeisat (fish drying racks)

aki (fish hook)

kurgich (estuary)

iliktaq (oily salmon skin burnt on top of stove)

Kuugaatchiat paliqsut (The creeks are dry.)

sailukpagitouni (it rained too much)

aurivik (summer camp)

ukiaksrivik (fall camp)

ukiuvik (winter camp)

upinbaksrivik (spring camp)

qaluusriruq (harvest)

taġiutchiaq (salted fish)

kuvraq (fish net)

kuvriqsut (to set a net)

masrik (gills)

Qanuq qalugruurrisuuvich? (How do you preserve salmon?)

Tugvaġikput qurriuviŋmun. (We freeze salmon.)

Paniqtuusrirugut qalugruanik. (We dry salmon.)