Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ/ᑲᑎᓯᓂᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ
katiqatiqarniq/katisiniq, katimaniq
To meet/encounter, meeting

(image: Kenojuak Ashevak’s Shore Birds Gather)

13 35
2021-10-04

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Dream
ᓯᓐᓇᑦᑐᐊᖅ
Sinnattuaq
Sin-nat-tu-aq:

Image: Mary-Pudlat_Shaman surrounded
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ: https://t.co/jssqiCRe6H

15 29
2021-09-20

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day
ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 10 ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐱᓕᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᙱᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᐅᓛᕐᖓᑦ

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day

ᐃᕿᒻᒥᑦᑎᔪᖅ
iqimmittijuq
Embrace

Image: Kenojuak Ashevak's Protective Haven

28 64
2021-09-10

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐲᕆᖅᑲᐅᔭᕋ
Piiriqqaujara
Pii-riq-qau-ja-ra
The one that got away
Image: Qavavau Manumie's Fishermens Folly
listen here: https://t.co/klK7w062Ib

27 77
2021-08-02

qikiqtani_inuit Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ripples
ᕿᓐᓂᕋᔮᑦᑐᖅ
qinnirajaattuq
qin-ni-ra-jaat-tuq
Image: Germaine Arnaktauyok_Untitled 2009
listen here: https://t.co/dQZFMyu4n7

44 105
2021-07-29

qikiqtani_inuit Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
High tide
ᐅᓕᓐᓂᖅ
ulinniq
u-lin-niq
Image: Mary Pudlat's Loading the Boat
listen here: https://t.co/wUEJFwV8wl

18 45
2021-07-26

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Trails
ᑐᓪᓕᓃᑦ / ᐃᓪᓕᓃᑦ
tulliniit / illiniit
tu-lli-niit / i-lli-niit
Image: Kenojuak Ashevak's Gulls and Ravens
listen here: https://t.co/IlaiQqar6b

24 47
2021-07-20

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᓴᙱᔫᔪᒍᑦ
sanngijuujugut
sang-ngi-juu-ju-gut
We are powerful

Image Kananginak Pootoogook’s Exhausted drummer

Listen here:
https://t.co/paBjoeH7PJ

15 39
2021-06-22

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ
Panniqtuuq
Pan-niq-tuuq
Pangnirtung
Image: Ningeokuluk Teevee's Surfacing

20 57
2021-06-08

ay 10 – 14 dedicated to COVID-19
Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᖃᓂᒌᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ
qanigiiluaqtailiniq
qa-ni-gii-lu-aq-ta-i-li-niq
Social Distance
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/PEM8GyLg6R

11 17
2021-05-13

ay 10 – 14 dedicated to COVID-19
Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐃᓄᑑᑦᑎᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖅ
inutuuttiutisimaniq
i-nu-tuut-ti-u-ti-si-ma-niq
self isolate
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/sexlxQyAf6

12 18
2021-05-12

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ
Namminiq qaujisarniq
nam-ni-niq qa-u-ji-sar-niq
Self Monitor
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/rEhkmQFmT1

10 15
2021-05-11

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᓴᐳᑎᓯᒪᓚᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᕗᑦ
saputisimalavut nunaqqativut
sa-pu-ti-si-ma-la-vut nu-na-qqa-tiv-ut
Protect our community
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/CLV0mJEYWB

21 49
2021-05-10

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐃᓱᕋᖅᑐᔪᖅ
isuraqtujuq
i-su-raq-tu-juq
Lead dog

Image: Pauta Saila's Late Arrival

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/2BI3zTesgl

25 51
2021-04-27

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐸᖓᒡᒍᔾᔨᓂᖅ
Nunavumi Pangaggujjiniq
Nu-na-vu-mi Pa-nga-ggu-jji-niq
Nunavut Quest

Image: Pitaloosie Saila's Qimutisik (Dog Team)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/2BI3zTesgl

19 51
2021-04-26

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐃᐸᕋᐅᑕᖅ
Ipparautaq
i-pa-ra-u-taq
Dog Sled Whip

Image: Pitaloosie Saila's Journey by Dog Team

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/dMexZncPym

14 45
2021-04-22

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᐆᓐᓇᑐᑦ
uunnatut
uun-na-tut
Warmth

Image: Ningiukulu Teevee

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/dRUylHiJAL

19 55
2021-03-24

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᐃᖃᐃᑦᑐᖅ
iqaittuq
i-qai-ttuq
Flexibility

Image: Ningeokuluk Teevee's Moon Dance

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/gKdWzy2HL8

32 82
2021-03-18

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᕿᒧᔅᓰᑦ
qimussiit
qi-mu-ssiit
Dog team

Image: Pitaloosie Saila's Qimutisik (Dog Team)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/gKdWzy2HL8

13 44
2021-03-17

Word of the Day
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ

ᑕᖅᑭᖅᑐᖅ
taqqiqtuq
taq-qiq-tuq
Moon light

Image: Nicotye Samayualie's Silaqituq (Bright Evening)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ
https://t.co/gKdWzy2HL8

30 81
2021-03-16