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11 maj 2024 · “Did you know there are 32 names for love in one of the Eskimo language? And we just have this one. We are so limited, you have to use the same word for loving Rosaleen as you do for loving Coke with peanuts.
14 lut 2022 · Looking for Inuit love songs to celebrate Valentine’s Day (or just want to have a love-filled day)? We’ve got you covered! From pop, rock and rap hits by singers like Elisapie and Shauna Seeteenak to folksy classics from the 1960s and traditional love songs that are hundreds of years old, we’ve got you covered with a playlist of 10 ...
"50 words for snow" is a metaphor and a Redewendung, not a claim But you presented it as a fact. In the video I mention various kinds of love that I claim need words - that are now only describable by adding adjectives - like unrequited love, dangerous love, etc.
kuuvviaq‘coffee’kuuvviapik, kuuvviapiaq‘real coffee (in contrast to instant, decaffeinated, or ersatz coffee)’. yuk‘person’ Yup’ik, Yupiaq ‘an Eskimo of southwestern Alaska (in contrast to an Indian, Inupiaq Eskimo, white, or black person, etc.)’; ‘regular person (in contrast to a shaman)’.
Inuit music has long been noted for a stoic lack of work or love songs. These musical beginnings were modified with the arrival of European whalers , especially from Scotland and Ireland. Instruments like the accordion were popularized, and dances like the jig or reel became common.
Online Dictionary Resources for Alaska Native Languages. Many dictionaries of Alaska Native languages have been scanned are are available as searchable PDF documents. Still others include web-accessible versions. The following is a list of electronic dictionary resources in our collection.
The Central (Alaskan) Yup’ik Eskimo language is spoken in southwestern Alaska in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Bristol Bay area, and nearby regions. All Central Yup’ik dialects are covered in this dictionary, though some to a greater degree than others. Central Yup’ik is one of four Yupik Eskimo languages.
