inuklessons

[inuklessons]

this is mainly for any potential ship-fics that I have may or may not have plans to write that will include Alaska !

In Inuktitut(?), what are the most commonly used terms of endearment, specifically in a romantic sense? (like how in English we have things like "honey" or "sweetheart" or "darling")

You don’t have to answer this if you don’t feel comfortable doing so, I just wanted to ask someone who actually speaks the language/languages/dialect (not sure which of those terms is correct, sorry)

(REMINDER : This is Inuktitut, which is the language I will be using as I grew up speaking Inuktitut. this language doesn't apply to all Inuit dialects!)

In my native language, we do have like.. somewhat of terms for endearment? These r at most the romantic ones.

Such as: uik/ᐅᐃᒃ (husband), nuliaq/ᓄᓕᐊᖅ (wife), aakuluk/ᐋᑯᓗᒃ (dear), kuluk/ᑯᓗᒃ (dear one ; cute one ; wee one).

these are all ones I could remember, so apologies if the list is 'short'. It takes time trying to remember every word after being forced into an English speaking family lol

Ulluqatsiaritsi! (Have a good day! 3+ individuals)

Please use these with good faith people, and don't use them to be a selfishly mannered fool. I was already skeptical to post this. i'm only putting this stuff out there for wttt fans who wish to learn about my culture.

[inuklessons]

How do you say Hawk Tuah in Inuktitut? Very important question btw.

Im not fucking answering this 😭

[inuklessons]

Info about this blog

This blog is ran by @evilnevyork

I am multiracial—native asian polynesian and I've made this blog to teach my top fandom about my culture that I grew up with (inuk)

I go by K'ûik

Im twospirit + sipiniq

I know Inuktitut, as I've been taught by family

I'm disabled so I don't blog everyday. Only rarely as I need to focus on life stuff

You are allowed to claim emojis on this blog! <3

EMOJI CLAIMS

none yet..

[inuklessons]

FELLO ARCTIC NATIVE HEYYYYY

I'm inuk and yw!!! I made this blog to teach my #1 fandom about my culture since there's an arctic native character ^_^ I love teaching others about my cultural identities

What Is An Ulu?

Script: ᐅᓗ ; Plural: Uluit, ᐅᓗᐃᑦ

"an ulu is a cultural knife that can be found in many arctic native communities: more specifically the inuit, aleut, yupik, and iñupiat"

What does 'ulu' mean?

'Ulu' is derived from the language Inuktitut, located and based from the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, Canada. Ulu means "woman's knife" in Inuktitut.

The Reasoning Behind Such Name...

The name, meaning "woman's knife", obviously shows the reasoning. Uluit are used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women exclusively due to cultural reasonings. Uluit are passed down generationally, from woman to woman. Grandmother to granddaughter, sometimes auntie to niece.

Uses of the Ulu

The ulu has several different uses, infamous ones include: food prep, skinning, snow trimming.

An ulu is also used for hair cutting and sewing.

Significance, Cultural Value

The ulu is a huge part of Arctic Native culture, especially for women. To be gifted an ulu from an older inuk woman, it's considered an honour.

What do uluit look like?

^ traditional uluit

Stances on Ben owning Uluit

Based off of his unboxing videos where he says he owns several uluit, and even states he uses them as props—I as an Inuk am completely fine with it. As I can safely assume he has been gifted them by other Inuit.

Since he doesn't actually use them, it's not really bad. And with him using the correct plural term (Uluit), I give him kudos—as he must be aware of the cultural significance behind them as it even takes a small Google search to find out what it means.

Thank you for giving me your time, ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᓯ! (Tavvauvusi!)

[inuklessons]

Is qallunaat a neutral term, or is more like 'gringo'?

"qallunaat" is more like 'gringo', it refers to people who have the minds of *those* white people.

We use it especially for white people who keep moving to Nunavut lol

[inuklessons]

does it bother you when people use the Inuit script for aesthetic or kaomoji purposes (since I've seen it before is why I'm asking)? sorry if this is a dumb question ^^"

I very much do get bothered, my language is NOT an aesthetic.

It was banned in Canada up until the 90s. THE NINETIES.

When I see qallunaat use Inuktitut script as an aesthetic or kaomoji, I get upset considering how my language was only "legalized" again very recently

If they are unaware and change it, I will be forgiving. But some I've met are full-on borderline racists.

The Canadian Government tried to kill my language, so I really get upset when I see qallunaat use like.. "va" as an arm

This isn't a dumb question btw, anon. You're fine

[inuklessons]

What Is An Ulu?

Script: ᐅᓗ ; Plural: Uluit, ᐅᓗᐃᑦ

"an ulu is a cultural knife that can be found in many arctic native communities: more specifically the inuit, aleut, yupik, and iñupiat"

What does 'ulu' mean?

'Ulu' is derived from the language Inuktitut, located and based from the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, Canada. Ulu means "woman's knife" in Inuktitut.

The Reasoning Behind Such Name...

The name, meaning "woman's knife", obviously shows the reasoning. Uluit are used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women exclusively due to cultural reasonings. Uluit are passed down generationally, from woman to woman. Grandmother to granddaughter, sometimes auntie to niece.

Uses of the Ulu

The ulu has several different uses, infamous ones include: food prep, skinning, snow trimming.

An ulu is also used for hair cutting and sewing.

Significance, Cultural Value

The ulu is a huge part of Arctic Native culture, especially for women. To be gifted an ulu from an older inuk woman, it's considered an honour.

What do uluit look like?

^ traditional uluit

Stances on Ben owning Uluit

Based off of his unboxing videos where he says he owns several uluit, and even states he uses them as props—I as an Inuk am completely fine with it. As I can safely assume he has been gifted them by other Inuit.

Since he doesn't actually use them, it's not really bad. And with him using the correct plural term (Uluit), I give him kudos—as he must be aware of the cultural significance behind them as it even takes a small Google search to find out what it means.

Thank you for giving me your time, ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᓯ! (Tavvauvusi!)

[inuklessons]

Asks are open! I sincerely apologize for forgetting to turn them on (weep)

[inuklessons]

I'm evil so evil evil evil evil

Evil Inuk very deadly very evil and deadly

Anyway I'll work on posts soon [yay]

Main acc: @evilnevyork ^_^

And I will put Inuktitut script with latinized versions, too.