Inupiaq
Some of these names are typical dog names used by Inupiat people of the
North Slope. Some other names were taken from the
Inupiat Dictionary.
kinguyakkii : 'northern lights'
miki: 'little'
nanuq : 'polar bear'
pakak : 'one that gets into everything'
qannik 'snowflake'
siku 'ice'
suka 'fast'
amaguq 'wolf'
Central Yup'ik
Central Yup'ik is the Alaskan language spoken by the greatest number of
people--about 15,000. The Central Yup'ik people live on the western
central coast of Alaska around Norton Sound and Bristol Bay, and inland
some distance along the rivers of the area.
arrluk 'killer whale'
cikuq 'ice'
ataneq 'king'
mequssuk 'shaggy dog'
negiliq 'parka ruff'
panik 'daughter' |
taqukaq 'grizzly bear'
tulukaruk 'crow'
tungulria 'black one'
yuralria 'dancing one' |
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Ahtna Athabascan
The Athna live along the Copper River basin in South Central Alaska. The words below are taken from the
Ahtna Noun Dictionary.
deniigi 'moose'
genen 'shaman'
kaskae 'chief'
saghani 'raven'
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sesi 'snow'
sos 'bear'
tikaani 'wolf'
yakone' 'red aurora'
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Tanaina Athabascan
The ancestral territory of the Tanaina surrounds Cook Inlet, including
the present-day location of Anchorage. The words below are taken from
the
Nondalton Tanaina Noun Dictionary.
chu 'beaver'
chulyin 'raven'
desna 'boss'
hey 'winter'
k'eyush '(bear) cub'
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nini 'porcupine'
shesh 'brown bear'
shila 'flame'
shtiya 'my strength' |