GLOSSARY OF INUKTITUT TERMS
| ataata |
dad |
| anaana |
mom |
| Inuk |
Inuit person (singular) |
| Inuit |
Inuit people (plural) |
| inukshuk |
manmade stone landmark used for navigation or as marker
for hunting grounds; literally standing man |
| Inuktitut |
Inuit language |
| nassak |
traditional Inuit woolen cap, usually with a
pompom |
| nulujiutik |
wood plank with an eye screw at one end, used for ice
fishing |
| Qallunaaq |
non-Inuit person (singular) |
| Qallunaat |
non-Inuit people (plural) |
| qamutik |
sled |
| tuuk |
stick with sharp metal end, used to make hole |
