A glossary. Still a work in progress.
| term |
meaning |
related |
| ahsukk |
A trade council made up of kiam from neighboring villages, which arbitrates disputes during sukkiruchit |
kiam, sukkiruchit |
| ahtkoat |
A messenger who delivers invitations to a koatulit |
koatulit |
| aigiik |
Iulutiun term for any familial relationship which is not parent-child and doesn’t involve ukeu |
erngiik, giik, sangiik, tigugiik |
| aiskotuk |
Skotuk who are left behind when the herd migrates |
ikili, skotuk |
| aituiskotuk |
Skotuk who have participated in a single ikili |
ikili, skotuk |
| akukujik |
The part of an ukujik not containing storage pits; distinct from the ijukujik |
ijukujik, ukujik |
| akykulutik |
A form of ykulutik |
ykulutik |
| anagakok |
A type of wizard known only on the glacier |
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| anariak |
A ceremony in which the ariak dresses the infant in his/her first clothes |
ariak |
| anarkiirik |
The second syllable of an infant’s name |
kiirik |
| andlitiving |
A room in a snowhouse used for long-term meat storage |
lulik |
| Angulutiun |
The people of Angalpuk |
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| ariak |
A family friend who is chosen for certain rituals including anariak |
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| artengak |
A harpoon used to hunt seal |
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| awakewquka |
The second rite of passage into adulthood for Iulutiuns, upon the first seal kill |
jukikewquka, nukiewquka |
| bikik |
A sled built to use a sail for extra speed |
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| biknach |
Nakulutiun meat storage platform |
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| ceenach |
Nakulutiun stone house |
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| dinjik |
A pit trap with a snowhouse built over the top of it, used to capture wolves and foxes |
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| eaas |
Iulutiun description of the essence of life; part of qukoku |
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| ekaa |
A barbed arrow |
trukaa |
| ekotupa |
An “arranged” tupa, made by parents without the participants’ knowledge |
kotupa, tupa |
| equkoku |
A feast honoring the dead; part of qukoku |
qukoku |
| erngiik |
Iulutiun term for the mother-kazanga relationship |
kazanga |
| eyklak |
An unwieldy bow used by Innugaakalikurit |
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| garnok |
A sling |
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| gazanga |
Iulutiun term for the eldest male child |
kazanga |
| giik |
Iulutiun term for the father-gazanga relationship |
gazanga |
| heteff |
A white sled dog; used primarily in Alpuk |
mukteff, okteff |
| hiuchupuk |
A water sled, made buoyant by inflated seal skins |
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| hukek |
A bone spike used by Angulutiuns to dig holes for tents |
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| huuk |
An exchange of insults, performed as short songs, used for resolution of minor disputes |
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| huykulutik |
A form of ykulutik |
ykulutik |
| igdluarn |
A small room in an Iulutiun snowhouse, used for fresh meat and blubber |
lulik |
| igdluling |
A long passage connecting the uadling to the lulik of a snowhouse; the third and final section in a toqsung |
lulik, toqsung, uadling |
| ijukujik |
The part of an ukujik containing storage pits; distinct from the akukujik |
akukujik, ukujik |
| ikaap |
A simple sled which can be constructed quickly from skins and fur |
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| ikili |
Angulutiun term for a complete migration cycle of a particular caribou herd |
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| ilupiquan |
A seal or caribou skin fastened to the interior walls of a snowhouse, used for insulation |
lulik |
| iniagok |
Organizer of recreational activities in an Iulutiun village; morale officer |
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| Innugaakalikurit |
The arctic dwarves |
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| intang |
A bone hoop with leather straps, used with a quidlirin for drying wet clothes |
quilirin |
| inuksuk |
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| ipipykulutik |
A form of ykulutik |
ykulutik |
| iquemelum |
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| ituiskotuk |
Skotuk who are unable to participate in future ikili due to age or injury |
ikili, skotuk |
| iuak |
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| Iulutiun |
The people of Alpuk |
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| iurit |
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| jakerek |
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| jegaung |
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| jokitarpo |
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| jukikewquka |
The first rite of passage into adulthood for Iulutiuns, upon the first kill of a bird or other small animal |
awakewquka, nukiewquka |
| jyykach |
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| kaituiskotuk |
Skotuk who have not yet participated in an ikili |
ikili, skotuk |
| kaiurit |
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| kaquling |
The outermost portion of the entry into a snowhouse; the first of three sections in a toqsung |
toqsung, uadling |
| kayak |
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| kazanga |
Iulutiun term for the eldest female child |
gazanga |
| keri-keri |
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| kiam |
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| kiirik |
The first syllable of an infant’s name |
anarkiirik |
| kilat |
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| koatulit |
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| kotupa |
A voluntary tupa |
ekotupa, tupa |
| lakerek |
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| liqukoku |
A feast honoring the first kill of the year; part of qukoku |
qukoku |
| lukitaqutu |
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| lulik |
The main living chamber of an Iulutiun snowhouse |
andlitiving, igdluarn |
| luqu |
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| mikka |
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| minikitak |
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| mukteff |
A golden sled dog; used primarily in Nakvaligach |
heteff, okteff |
| Nakulutiun |
The people of Nakvaligach |
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| naulagak |
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| nukiewquka |
The third and final rite of passage into adulthood for Iulutiuns, upon the first polar bear kill |
awakewquka, jukikewquka |
| okteff |
A black sled dog; used primarily in Angalpuk |
heteff, mukteff |
| opoqukoku |
A ritual disposal of animal skulls; part of qukoku |
qukoku |
| pilakerek |
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| pimataung |
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| pokulu |
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| quaggi |
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| quangirin |
A small hole cut in a snowhouse, used for ventilation |
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| quidlirin |
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| quipiqu |
A thick blanket of laced deer or caribou hideskin |
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| qukoku |
Iulutiun philosophy of nature |
eaas, equkoku, liqukoku, opoqukoku |
| reykulutik |
A form of ykulutik |
ykulutik |
| rissik |
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| ritiik |
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| sangiik |
Iulutiun term for the relationship between ukeu and other family members |
ukeu |
| sarissik |
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| sirdloang |
A small room attached to Iulutiun snowhouses, containing clothing and harnesses |
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| skotuk |
A term used to refer both to Angulutiun villagers and caribou of a herd |
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| sukkiruchit |
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| taatquoko |
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| tigugiik |
Iulutiun term for parent-child relationships which are not giik or erngiik |
erngiik, giik |
| tihukek |
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| tingaung |
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| toqsung |
The entry passage of an Iulutiun snowhouse; it’s divided into kaquling, uadling, and igdluling |
kaquling, uadling, igdluling |
| trukaa |
A blunt arrow |
ekaa |
| tuiskotuk |
Skotuk who have participated in more than one ikili. |
ikili, skotuk |
| tupa |
A marriage between Ulutiuns from different villages |
ekotupa, kotupa |
| uadling |
An entry dome on a snowhouse; the second of three sections in a toqsung |
igdluling, kaquling, toqsung |
| ugunach |
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| uhkerek |
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| ujju |
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| ukeu |
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| ukujik |
A specific ice house used for butchering meat |
akukujik, ijukujik |
| uliririssik |
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| Ulutiu |
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| Ulutiun |
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| umiak |
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| unungak |
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| urit |
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| uwa |
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| vaakach |
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| viit |
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| wakiak |
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| yaaurit |
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| yakakilat |
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| ykulutik |
Nakulutiun punishments for violating kaiurit |
akykulutik, huykulutik, ipipykulutik, kaiurit, reykulutik |
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