Note: The quicktime sound file will autoplay. You may also download these file to your own harddrive as an MP3 or AIFF.  

If Iñupiat characters contain boxes or question marks you may need to download and install the true type font Lucida Sans Unicode (works on both Mac & PC).

Words/Phrases

Iñupiaq Word/Phrase	English Word/Phrase
Airr !	Ouch, I’m hurting !
Uummaa!	Hey You (singular)!
Al ̣akka!	Oh No!
Aiy?	Really?!
Araqhaa!	Wow!
Kiita?	Shall we go?
Alappaa!	Brr!
Aarraa!	Too much!
Aarikkaa!	Oh, I like it!
Araa!	I don’t want to!
Qil ̣amik!	Hurry!

Numbers (Kisirrutit)

Iñupiaq Word	English Word	Number
itchaksrat	six	6
tallimat malġuk	seven	7
tallimat piŋasut	eight	8
quliŋŋaġutail ̣aq	nine	9
qulit	ten	10

Number Review

Iñupiaq Word	English Word	Number
atausiq	one	1
malġuk	two	2
piŋasut	three	3
sisamat	four	4
tallimat	five	5
itchaksrat	six	6
tallimat malġuk	seven	7
tallimat piŋasut	eight	8
quliŋŋaġutail ̣aq	nine	9
qulit	ten	10