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Hunters, Predators and Prey
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Glossary of Inuktitut WordsThe glossary is intended to facilitate reading. The spelling is not always consistent, as words in the glossary stem from different areas. Moreo-ver, different styles of transcription were used by different authors. For a more elaborate and detailed glossary that gives valuable information on local variations, we refer the reader to Kublu (2004).aagiarjuit Pin-tailed duckAakulugjuusi (also Akkolookjo) First ancestor of the InuitaarlukKiller whale, orcaaarnguaq,pl. aarnguat Amuletaasivak SpideraglirurutiTattoo accros the jawagluBreathing hole of a sealairujjait, sing. airujaq Fairy shrimpsAivilingmio, pl. Aivilingmiut (also Aivilingmiutaq) Inhabitants of AivilikaivingnguujaqPretending to be a walrusajaAunt. Term also used by bears to designate humansakkak Father’s brotherakkiviujuqCausing someone to die an unnatural deathaklaq Land bearAkudnirmiut (also Akudnermio) People living near Baffi n BayalianaitExpression of gladness
© 2022, Berghahn Books, New York, Oxford

Glossary of Inuktitut WordsThe glossary is intended to facilitate reading. The spelling is not always consistent, as words in the glossary stem from different areas. Moreo-ver, different styles of transcription were used by different authors. For a more elaborate and detailed glossary that gives valuable information on local variations, we refer the reader to Kublu (2004).aagiarjuit Pin-tailed duckAakulugjuusi (also Akkolookjo) First ancestor of the InuitaarlukKiller whale, orcaaarnguaq,pl. aarnguat Amuletaasivak SpideraglirurutiTattoo accros the jawagluBreathing hole of a sealairujjait, sing. airujaq Fairy shrimpsAivilingmio, pl. Aivilingmiut (also Aivilingmiutaq) Inhabitants of AivilikaivingnguujaqPretending to be a walrusajaAunt. Term also used by bears to designate humansakkak Father’s brotherakkiviujuqCausing someone to die an unnatural deathaklaq Land bearAkudnirmiut (also Akudnermio) People living near Baffi n BayalianaitExpression of gladness
© 2022, Berghahn Books, New York, Oxford

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. Acknowledgements ix
  5. Part I. Introduction
  6. CHAPTER 1 Theoretical Perspectives 1
  7. CHAPTER 2 The Animals and Their Environment 27
  8. CHAPTER 3 The Making of a Good Hunter 56
  9. Part II. Life and Death
  10. CHAPTER 4 The Raven, the Bringer of Light 81
  11. CHAPTER 5 Qupirruit, Masters of Life and Death 113
  12. Part III. Fellow Hunters
  13. CHAPTER 6 The Dog, Partner of the Hunter 149
  14. CHAPTER 7 The Bear, a Fellow Hunter 179
  15. Part IV. Prey
  16. CHAPTER 8 The Caribou, the Lice of the Earth 207
  17. CHAPTER 9 The Seal, the Offspring of the Sea Woman 265
  18. CHAPTER 10 The Whale, Representing the Whole 308
  19. Comparisons and Conclusions 342
  20. APPENDIX Inuit Elders 362
  21. Glossary of Inuktitut Words 367
  22. References 379
  23. Index 401
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Figures vii
  4. Acknowledgements ix
  5. Part I. Introduction
  6. CHAPTER 1 Theoretical Perspectives 1
  7. CHAPTER 2 The Animals and Their Environment 27
  8. CHAPTER 3 The Making of a Good Hunter 56
  9. Part II. Life and Death
  10. CHAPTER 4 The Raven, the Bringer of Light 81
  11. CHAPTER 5 Qupirruit, Masters of Life and Death 113
  12. Part III. Fellow Hunters
  13. CHAPTER 6 The Dog, Partner of the Hunter 149
  14. CHAPTER 7 The Bear, a Fellow Hunter 179
  15. Part IV. Prey
  16. CHAPTER 8 The Caribou, the Lice of the Earth 207
  17. CHAPTER 9 The Seal, the Offspring of the Sea Woman 265
  18. CHAPTER 10 The Whale, Representing the Whole 308
  19. Comparisons and Conclusions 342
  20. APPENDIX Inuit Elders 362
  21. Glossary of Inuktitut Words 367
  22. References 379
  23. Index 401
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