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Iñupiaq Alphabet
The Iñupiaq alphabet (atchagat) with Iñupiaq and English examples.

Letter

Iñupiaq Word

English Word

a    apun    snow
ch      natchiq  seal

g   

iglu    house

ġ   

aġra    ashes

h   

aaqhaaliq   old squaw duck

i   

ikun    match

k   

kamik    boot

l   

uluuraq   women’s knife

ł   

akłaq    brown bear

l ̣      

sil ̣a outside, weather

ł ̣   

sikł ̣aq    pick axe

m   

maktak    whale skin

n   

nanuq    polar bear

ñ   

iñuk    person

ŋ   

aŋun    man

p   

putu    hole

q   

quaq    frozen meat or fish

r   

iri    eye

s   

siku    ice

sr      

siksrik ground squirrel

t   

tutu    caribou

u   

una    this one

v   

avu    sugar

y   

qayaq    one-man canoe



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