#inuit language

[willowbilly]

INU 211 Final Project | The Terror (2018) + Iñupiatun Commentary

Umiaqpaŋmi atqaqtuq mayuaġautitigun Harry Goodsir.

Payukkaa Silna anaqapak.

Misigiŋitkaa Des Voeux.

Des Voeux taiguaġuktuq, aglaan apiqsruġaa aasiiñ ikayuġiaqtuq.

Des Voeux-m upkuiġaa, aasiiḷi Goodsir isiqtuq inimun.

Silnam qiñiġaik.

Des Voeux-m utiġai qattaġlu maqpiġaallu qanikun.

Goodsa-m iḷigaa puggutaq natiġmun.

Tavraasiiñ Silna aquvittuq suli qiñiqtuq Goodsir-mik.

Goodsa-m uqautigaa Silna Taniktun, aasiiḷi Silnam kaŋiqsiḷḷaŋitkaa.

Iḷuligauramun tivvukkaa niqi.

Goodsa-m iglaŋagaalu niaqulagaalu Silna.

Taniktun:

In the ship Harry Goodsir descends by ladder.

He’s bringing food to Silna this evening.

He’s not expecting Des Voeux.

Des Voeux wants to read, but he asks him then goes to help.

Des Voeux opens the door, and then Goodsir enters the room.

Silna watches them-(dual).

Des Voeux returns to the barrel and book nearby.

Goodsir sets the platter onto the floor.

Consequently Silna sits down, furthermore watching Goodsir.

Goodsir speaks to Silna in English, and Silna cannot understand him.

She spits out the food into the bowl.

Goodsir smiles and shakes his head at Silna.

+morpheme[GRAMMATICAL TERM]English.gloss:

umiaqpak[NOUN]ship÷mI[SINGULAR LOCATIVE CASE]in/at/on(singular) atqaq[VERB ROOT]to.descend+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD PERSON SINGULAR VERB ENDING]they(singular) mayuaġaun[NOUN]step÷tigun[PLURAL VIALIS CASE]via(plural) Harry Goodsir[ABSOLUTIVE CASE NOUN].

payuk[VERB ROOT]to.bring.food+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD PERSON-TO-3RD P. SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.) Silna[ABSOLUTIVE CASE N.] anaqapak[TIME NOUN]tonight/this.evening.

misigi[V. ROOT]to.expect±ŋit[POSTBASE]not+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.) Des Voeux[ABSOLUTIVE CASE N.].

DesVoeux[ABSOLUTIVE CASE N.] taiguaq[V. ROOT]to.read+[s]uk[POSTBASE]want+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD P.V. ENDING]they(sg.), aglaan[CONJUNCTION]however apiqsruq[V. ROOT]to.ask+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.) aasiiñ[CONJUNCTION]and.then ikayuġiaq[V. ROOT]to.go.and.help+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE V. ENDING]they(sg.).

Des Voeux[NOUN]-m[SG. RELATIVE CASE] upkuiq[V. ROOT]to.open..door+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…it, aasii[CONJUNCTION]and/therefore+ḷi[ENCLITIC]CHANGE.OF.SUBJECT/ACTIVITY Goodsir[ABSOLUTIVE NOUN] isiq[V. ROOT]to.enter+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.) ini[NOUN]room÷mun[SG. TERMINALIS CASE]into/toward.

Silna[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] qiñiq[V. ROOT]to.watch/look.at+kaik[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-DUAL V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(dual).

Des Voeux-m[RELATIVE CASE] utiq[V. ROOT]to.return+kaI[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-PLURAL V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(plural) qattaq[SG. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]barrel+lu[ENCLITIC]and papers(pl.)[PLURAL ABSOLUTIVE NOUN+lu[ENCLITIC]and qani[NOUN]nearby-kun[SG. VIALIS CASE]via.

Goodsir[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] iḷi[V. ROOT]to.place/set+gaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…it puggutaq[SG. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]platter/tray natiQ[NOUN]floor÷mun[TERMINALIS CASE]at/toward.

tavraasIIñ[CONJUNCTION]consequently Silna[ABSOLUTIVE NOUN] aquvit[V. ROOT]to.sit.up/down+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.) aasIIñ[CONJUNCTION]and/furthermore/also qiñiq[V. ROOT]to.watch+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.) Goodsir[NOUN]÷mik[MODALIS CASE].

Goodsir[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] uqauti[V. ROOT]to.speak/talk.to+gaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.) Silna[NOUN] Tanik[NOUN]white.person÷tun[SG. SIMILARIS CASE], aasii[CONJUNCTION]and/therefore+ḷi[ENCLITIC]CHANGE.OF.SUBJECT/ACTIVITY Silna[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] kaŋiqsI[V. ROOT]to.understand-ḷḷa[POSTBASE]is.able.to/can±ŋit[POSTBASE]not+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.).

iḷuligauraq[NOUN]bowl÷mun[TERMINALIS CASE]toward/into tivvuk[V. ROOT]to.spit+kaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…it niqi[SG. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]food.

Goodsir[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] iglaŋa[V. ROOT]to.smile.at+gaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.)+lu[ENCLITIC]and niaqula[V. ROOT]to.shake.head+gaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE 3RD-3RD SG.-SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.)+lu[ENCLITIC]and.

[pencildragons]

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[allthecanadianpolitics]

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google's translation service, the first time the tech giant has included a First Nations, Métis or Inuit language spoken in Canada on its platform. Inuktut, a broad term encompassing different dialects spoken by Inuit in Canada, Greenland and Alaska, has been added to Google Translate, which translates text, documents and websites from one language into another. The latest addition is part of a Google initiative to develop a single artificial intelligence language model to support 1,000 of the most-spoken languages in the world.  There are roughly 40,000 Inuktut speakers in Canada, data from Statistics Canada suggests.

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[indecisiveavocado]

Some notes on the name Palestine

TL;DR: Palestine is a colonialist name from a group trying to deny an indigenous group's indigenousness as part of a genocidal campaign. It may have acquired other meanings, but the etymology is still linked tightly to that, and it still carries that past with it. Anyone who considers themselves pro-indigenous should not use the term.

Let's rewind. The word Palestine is related to "Philistine"; indeed, it comes from them. So who were they?

In short, a bunch of Greeks who created a syncretic culture in what is now, roughly, Gaza. They mixed with the native people, called Canaanites. (We don't know what they called themselves - Philistine itself derives from a Biblical term.)

They vanished pretty fast, and then, a while later, the Romans came.

The indigenous population rebelled too much, so they embarked on a campaign of genocide. They killed people, of course. But they also raped enough women that Judaism is matrilineal. They sold people as slaves, barred them from their holy city and capital, Jerusalem (which they renamed). They destroyed the Jewish holy temple, the Second Temple (there is now a mosque on top of it).

And then they tried to deny that the indigenous population was, in fact, indigenous. They renamed the region Syria Palestina. Why? Because Philistines weren't around anymore. They could pretend there weren't any indigenous people to displace.

Over time, that word, Palestina, moved. It moved to Arabic, where it became Filastin. It moved to English, where it became Palestine.

But the indigenous name for the region (except, arguably, for Gaza, give or take) has never been Palestine.

We don't know what the Neanderthals, the first group there, called it.

But we know what many of the indigenous people call it. Eretz Yisrael. Or, in English, the Land of Israel.

("But wait!" you say. "You just said that in Arabic it was Filastin. Palestinians are native and speak Arabic!"

But they didn't speak Arabic back then. Arabic came with the Arab conquerers (who Palestinians aren't super related to, FYI). Arabs spread vastly during the Islamic conquests, but before that, they were primarily a desert people, whose homeland corresponded to roughly Saudi Arabia, although it extended to places like Syria and Oman. There are majority-Arab countries and places today that range from Morocco to Mauritania, Sudan to Iraq, Egypt to (parts of) Iran. Arabs are not indigenous to any of those places, and neither is Arabic.)

You may not support the Roman genocide. I hope you don't. But you are still using a term European colonialists used to erase indigenous identity as they genocided them, and it still carries that baggage.

(If you refuse to call the region Israel, Canaan is also a fine term - although it may get you some weird looks.)

[literaryvein-reblogs]

One More List of "Beautiful" Yupik & Iñupiat Words

for your next poem/story

Aitaupayagaq - nestling

Akwarpak - forever

Angninriyagartuq - the dear little one is no longer happy

Angyaq - boat

Aumaq - ember

Ceńircaqliraanga - he finally visited me

Ciilernaq - dragonfly

Kaganaq - wolf

Kuuvviaq - coffee

Nanelviituq - there’s no place like it

Naucirivik - garden

Neqnirqellria - honey

Neryartuq - he is eating berries while picking them

Niicuuq - he hears well; he is mindful; he hears and heeds

Pelicqiq - purple

Qerriryak - silver

Sitḳuḳsimanaḳtuḳ - is tragic

Suraq - blueberry

Takaryugtuq - he feels shy, respectful

Tangerrsailkutaq - camouflage

Tep’aryaq - driftwood

Tipigiḳsaun - perfume, incense

Unipchaaḳ - fable, myth, story

Yagneq - fathom

Yuuyugartuq - he is enjoying life

Sources: 1 2 3 ⚜ More: Word Lists ⚜ Part 1 ⚜ Part 2 ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

[gennsoup]

In this life, you will not know what the moon speaks Telling us of rain or snow and when to fish You are blind to the curled leaf, don't know what it seeks

Norma Dunning, The Young Fools

[itskindofareallyniceday]

Something new for Native American Heritage Month this year:

This playlist features indigenous musicians from North, Central, and South America. It includes a variety of genres (post-classical composers, folk punk, indie pop, pow wow punk rock (yes, that's a thing!), indie rock, etc.), as well as a variety of languages (Wolastoqey, Inuktitut, Atikamekw, Cherokee, Navajo, Cree, Quechua, Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), Tłı̨chǫ, English, French, and Spanish).

[stewdoesthings]

Feeling unappreciated at work (despite working 4 days a week and always volunteering to stay later or take shifts) so I'm just trying to have fun. I'm gonna start writing jokes and fun facts on the soup of the day blackboards until I get told to knock it off

[anakinsafterlife]

Every once in a while, something nice happens.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Ajaaja • Retribution • Nacreous • Aorta • Centre • Summoning • Cold • Sivulivinnivut • Sulfur • Rape Me

For more information about the themes of the album, check the Bandcamp link below.

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[skiddo-xy]

Super interesting article I read on language revitalization policy for Inuktitut

[willowbilly]

INU 212 Final Project | The Terror (2018) + Iñupiatun Commentary

Goodsir tautuktuq aŋunmik tuquruamik.

Sukaruaġli supputikun.

Silnam qiñiġaa Goodsir piŋigivlugu.

“Utiġlasigik tupisi, aŋutiit,” nivliqłuni Crozier.

“Siñauraġiaġitchi.”

Qamma naniġuaq iḷivḷugu Goodsa-m kivva.

Quppiġaaġlu nasautaġlu kammaglu mattaqqaaqługich aniqtipkaqłuni nallaqtuq.

Kisimi siñigvigñi tatamaaruq.

Aglaan Silnam malikługu isiqtuq tupiŋanun.

Uvva Goodsir nallaqasiġaa.

Uqalaił̣ł̣uni, tuiŋa tigugaa nagligivlugu.

Aasiiḷi aniqsaallaliqsuq.

Taniktun:

Goodsir sees a man who is dying.

But it was quick, by gun.

Silna watches Goodsir because she’s worried for his safety.

“Go back to your tents, men,” says Crozier.

“Try to get some sleep.”

In there, Goodsir there sets down the lantern.

After removing his coat, hat, and boots, while hyperventilating, he lies down.

Alone in bed, he panics.

However Silna, following him, enters his tent.

Here with Goodsir she lies down.

Because she can’t speak, his shoulder she takes while having compassion for him.

And he becomes able to breathe.

+emic unit[GRAMMATICAL TERM]English.gloss:

Goodsir[ABSOLUTIVE CASE NOUN] tautuk[VERB ROOT]to.see+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SINGULAR VERB ENDING]she/he/it/they(sg.) aŋun[SG. NOUN]man÷mik[SG. MODALIS CASE] tuqu[VERB ROOT]to.die+ruaq[3RD-PERSON SG. NOUN PARTICIPLE]÷mik[SG. MODALIS NOUN CASE].

suka[VERB]to.be.quick/fast+ruaq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD PAST TENSE 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]it+li suppun[SG. NOUN]rifle/gun-kun[SG. VIALIS CASE]via/by.

Silna[NOUN]-m[SG. RELATIVE CASE] qiñiq[V. ROOT]to.look.at/watch/see+ġaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.) Goodsir[ABSOLUTIVE CASE NOUN] piŋigi[TRANSITIVE V. ROOT]to.worry.about.OBJECT’S.safety+vlugu[TRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT 3RD-PERSON SUBJECT TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]___ing them(sg.), they.

“utiq[VERB ROOT]to.return+lasigik[TRANSITIVE OPTATIVE-IMPERATIVE MOOD 2ND-PERSON PLURAL TO 3RD-PERSON DL./PL. V. ENDING]you(pl.)…them(dl./pl.) tupiq[NOUN]tent-si[ABSOLUTIVE CASE POSSESSIVE 2ND PERSON PL. TO PL. N. ENDING]your(pl.).plural___, aŋutit[PL. NOUN]men-it[VOCATIVE CASE],” nivliq[V. ROOT]to.speak/vocalize+łuni[INTRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]while…they(sg.) Crozier[ABSOLUTIVE CASE NOUN].

“siñik[V. ROOT]to.sleep-uraq[V. TO V. POSTBASE]to.V.in.a.small.way/softly/in.play+giaq[V. TO V. POSTBASE]to.try/start+ġitchi[INTRANSITIVE OPTATIVE-IMPERATIVE MOOD 2ND-PERSON PL. V. ENDING]you(pl.).”

qamma[DEMONSTRATIVE ADVERB]in.there(not visible) naniġuaq[ABSOLUTIVE CASE NOUN]lantern iḷI[TRANSITIVE V. ROOT]to.set/place.OBJECT+vḷugu[TRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]while.they…them(sg.)/it Goodsir[NOUN]-m[RELATIVE CASE] kivva[DEMONSTRATIVE ADVERB]in.there/up.the.coast/upriver(restricted, visible).

quppiġaaq[SG. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]nontraditional.coat.that.opens.in.front+lu[ENCLITIC]and nasautaq[SG. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]hat/cap+lu[ENCLITIC]and kammak[DL. ABSOLUTIVE NOUN]+lu[ENCLITIC]and mattaq[V. ROOT]to.take.clothing.off±qqaaq[V.-V. POSTBASE]to.V.first+ługich[TRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO 3RD-PERSON PL. V. ENDING]they…them(pl.) aniqtipkaq[V. ROOT]to.hyperventilate+łuni[INTRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]while…they(sg.) nallaq[V. ROOT]to.lie.down+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.).

kisimi[EXCLUSIVE SUBJECT PRONOUN]they(sg.).alone siñigvik[SG. NOUN]bed÷ñi[PL. LOCATIVE CASE]in/at/on tatamaa[V. ROOT]to.have.a.panic.attack/be.terrified/paralyzed.with.fear+ruq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.).

aglaan[CONJUNCTION]but/however Silna[NOUN]-m[SG. RELATIVE CASE] malik[V. ROOT]to.follow+ługu[TRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they…them(sg.) isiq[V. ROOT]to.enter+tuq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.) tupiQ[NOUN]tent-ŋanun[TERMINALIS CASE POSSESSIVE 3RD-PERSON SG. TO SG. ENDING]to.their(sg.)one___.

uvva[DEMONSTRATIVE ADVERB]here(restricted, visible) Goodsir[ABSOLUTIVE NOUN] nallaqasiq[TRANSITIVE V. ROOT]to.lie.down.with+ġaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…them(sg.).

uqaq[V. ROOT]to.talk/speak-laIt[V. TO V. POSTBASE]cannot+ł̣uni[INTRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]while…they(sg.), tui[NOUN]shoulder+ŋa[ABSOLUTIVE POSSESSIVE 3RD-PERSON SG. TO SG.]their(sg.)one___ tigu[TRANSITIVE V. ENDING]to.take/grab/capture+gaa[TRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.)…it nagligi[TRANSITIVE V. ROOT]to.pity/feel.sorry.for/have.compassion.for+vlugu[TRANSITIVE CONTEMPORATIVE I MOOD REALIZED ASPECT ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]while.they…them(sg.).

aasIIḷi[CONJUNCTION]and/therefore(indicates change of subject + action) aniqsaaq[V. ROOT]to.breathe-lla[V. TO V. POSTBASE]can/is.able.to-lIq[V. TO V. POSTBASE]to.become+suq[INTRANSITIVE INDICATIVE MOOD 3RD-PERSON SG. V. ENDING]they(sg.).

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have made two corrections from the original video project. First, utiġlisigik “we(pl.), return to them(dl./pl.)!” is fixed to utiġlasigik “you(pl.), return to them(dl./pl.)!” Second, the postbase ±ŋuluk- “a small one Verbs” in siñiŋulugiaġitchi “you all, try to be small people sleeping” is replaced with the postbase -uraq- “to Verb in a small/soft/playful way” rendering siñauraġiaġitchi “you all try to sleep softly/a small amount.”

Most of these emic units are morphemes unto themselves, but some may be further parsed; for example, the postbase -laIt- “cannot, never” is derived from -lla- “can” and =It- “to not be Verb.” Likewise, nallaqasiq- is from nallaq- which is from nala- and ‘-q-, but I have only broken the units down to the bigger basics rather than to every component morpheme.

Check out inupiaqonline.com to peruse a free Iñupiatun dictionary based on Edna Ahgeak MacLean’s!

[onstar9]

I wish Natlanians would travel outside of Natlan bc I need one of them to make this with Nuevi

[himejoshiba]

bc im mixed and my white mom is the one who raised me i almost never considered myself “asian” until i went to high school and, apparently, everyone there decided i was “asian enough” to start being fucking weird about it to me

[literaryvein-reblogs]

A List of "Beautiful" Yupik & Iñupiat Words

for your next poem/story

Alianaḳtuḳ - quiet, lonesome, sad

Anuḳsruruḳ - endures, suffers

Atsaq - berry

Elpengullruuq - it was you

Igaraa - he is writing to her

Igliḳtuḳ - travels, moves, traveller, stranger, visitor

Iktsuarpok - greatly anticipating the arrival of someone at your home that you keep going outside to see if they are there yet

Ilunŋutchaktuḳ - deeply angry, hurt, disturbed

Isuitchuḳ - eternal, endless

Ḳalukisaḳ - butterfly

Kaŋiḳsiruḳ - understands

Ḳivġuruḳ - when one leaves because they're angry

Ḳulvich - tears

Maancimatngurtua - I am here (though I had not planned to be here that long)

Mayitequq- he yearns for things he has been deprived of

Neviarciquq - he is desperately in love with a girl

Pagaatmun - across the sky

Piḳpaksriruḳ - loves, precious

Qiuryaq - aurora

Saiyutuġvik - tea pot

Siññaḳtuḳ - dream

Taluġnaitchuḳ - friendly, kind, communicative

Tuqucetaaq - poison

Uivaḳsaat - souls of the deceased going around and around

Yurainartuq - he is finally dancing

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ More: Word Lists

[ladyimaginarium]

from mikjikj-mnikuk/turtle island to inuit nunangat to kanata to kalaallit nunaat to anahuac to abya yala to alkebulan to the levant to moananuiākea to sápmi to éire to bhārata to zhōngguó to nihon to aynu mosir to siberia to niugini to nusantara to bandaiyan to aotearoa, from coast to coast to coast to coast, from sea to sea to sea to sea, none of us are free until all of us — men, women, enben, children, queer people, disabled & neurodivergent people, elders, animals and the land and the sea and the sky — are free!!!!