Tales from the Arctic: Qamutik

Qamutik

Posted by Kennie at 4/13/2008 03:44:00 PM Sunday, April 13, 2008

Picture of the ~~qamutiiq~~ ~~qamutiik~~ qamutik that I got to ride on during yesterday's tour around the frozen bay area.

10 comments:

Matt, Kara, Hunter and Cavan said...: Wow! Now that is some fancy qamutiiq!

Hey- Did you know your blog is featured in the newest Up Here magazine? I have been falling behind on my blog reading so I don't know if you posted about that. If you haven't seen it, let me know. I grabbed a free copy today and I can send it to you.; April 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Kennie said...: Really??? I didn't even know that! I would love to have a copy sent to me (wow .. I've become famous :-) hehe - I'm tickled pink!. Email me kennie dot haines at gmail dot com and I'll give you my mailing addy.

Thanks!!!; April 16, 2008 at 7:47 AM
Anonymous said...: *correction-qamutik*; April 16, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Kennie said...: Thanks anonymous .... wonder why no one has ever corrected me yet :-); April 16, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Anonymous said...: qamutik - singular

qamutiik - plural; April 16, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Matt, Kara, Hunter and Cavan said...: Spelling is interesting. It also depends upon the dialect in your area.; April 16, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Kennie said...: here I go again ... I"m slowly getting this figured
out :-)

and what's the new rule? Call Darcy to double check these things out (hehe).; April 16, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Anonymous said...: You should have kept a copy of "Un Inukshuk solitaire" -- there is a vocabulary/pronunciation list in the back that is very helpful!!; April 17, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Kennie said...: I have a copy of the English version at school .... I'll have to photocopy that back page .... although, it might be of no great help either as it was written by a different community .....; April 17, 2008 at 9:15 PM
Anonymous said...: way way up- it is

qamutik-singular

qamutiik-two

qamutiit-more that two

Iqaluit Reader; April 21, 2008 at 9:04 AM

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