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Seasons

Iñupiaq Word	English Word
upinġaksraq	spring
upinġaaq	summer
ukiaq	fall
ukiuq	winter

 
Words in a Sentence

Suliqisuuvisi upinġakrami ?
What do you do in the spring?

          Aġviqsuiġuurugut.
          We hunt whales.

Suliqisuuvisi upinġaami?
What do you do in the summer?

          Alluaaġuurugut.
          We go camping.

Suliqisuuvat ukiġmi?
What do they do in the fall?

         Iqalliaġuurut.
         They go fishing.

Ukiumi suliqisuuvat?
What do they do in the winter?

         Aimmisuurut.
         They stay home.