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ittuatuq · 1 year

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Inuktitut in Ittuatuq

This is a short glossary of the Inuktitut words (typically North Qikiqaaluk dialect) that may pop up in Ittuatuq, including some of the names of characters in the series.

This is to be updated as new words become relevant, new characters are made, etc etc. (Last update: june 25, 2023)

Religious/Cultural

angakkuq (ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ) - a spiritual mediator and healer in Inuit society. (dual: angakkuuk, plural: angakkuit)

anirniq (ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅ) - breath, soul; “the breath of life”

sila (ᓯᓚ) - the one thing everything in life holds; the energy that makes up souls and everything else

ijiraq (ᐃᔨᕋᖅ) - a shapeshifting spirit with solid red eyes. when you look away from an ijiraq, you forget about their entire existence, until you see it again. (dual: ijiraak, plural: ijirait)

kakiniit (ᑲᑭᓃᑦ) - traditional tattoos on any part of the body

tunniit (ᑐᓐᓃᑦ) - traditional tattoos on the face

tuurngaq (ᑑᕐᖓᖅ) - an auxiliary spirit without a typical physical body that angakkuit have to aid them in their work. these spirits grant angakkuit with superhuman abilities, such as enhanced speed and strength. (dual: tuurngaak, plural: tuurngait)

Items

pana (ᐸᓇ) - a snow knife, used as both a weapon and a tool to construct snow houses. can be made from bone, horn, and/or metal.

piksiksialuk (ᐱᒃᓯᒃᓯᐊᓗᒃ) - a large bow used for hunting

qulliq (ᖁᓪᓕᖅ) - a lamp made out of soapstone, lit with seal or whale oil

sakku (ᓴᒃᑯ) - a toggling harpoon; a harpoon with a two-part point, allowing a better puncture on the skin/blubber of the animal

ulu (ᐅᓗ) - an all-purpose knife used by Inuit women, used for things spanning from animal skinning, cooking, to trimming blocks of snow

Food

aalu (ᐋᓗ) - dip made from certain parts of caribou or seal, chopped into small pieces then blended into fat and blood

aqpik (ᐊᖅᐱᒃ) - cloudberry, a reddish-orange berry

bannock - frybread found throughout all parts of North American indigenous cultures. there are many ways it can be made depending on the location and the culture, and so bannock is incredibly diverse yet universal in North American indigenous groups

igunaq (ᐃᒍᓇᖅ) - fermented meat, typically walrus but can also be other marine animals

maktaaq (ᒪᒃᑖᖅ) - skin and blubber of a whale (bowhead, beluga, or narwhal). can be eaten raw, frozen, cooked, or pickled

mikku (ᒥᒃᑯ) - dried caribou

siriaktaq (ᓯᕆᐊᒃᑕᖅ) - large arctic char gutted and hung upside down to dry on its own

Locations

Ittuatuq (ᐃᑦᑐᐊᑐᖅ) - derived from the verb “ittuaq-“, meaning to watch from a hidden place

Ijialuk (ᐃᔨᐊᓗᒃ) - iji meaning eye, the suffix -aluk denoting something grand or impressive.

Animals

amaruq (ᐊᒪᕈᖅ) - arctic wolf

aqiggiq (ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ) - ptarmigan

iqaluk (ᐃᖃᓗᒃ) - fish, typically arctic char

kajuqtuq (ᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅ) - red fox

nanuk (ᓇᓄᒃ) - polar bear

nattiq (ᓇᑦᑎᖅ) - ringed seal

qairulik (ᙯᕈᓕᒃ) - harp seal

qimmiq (ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) - dog, typically the Canadian Qimmiq

tiriganiaq (ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᖅ) - arctic fox

tuktu (ᑐᒃᑐ) - caribou

Names

airaq (ᐁᕋᖅ) - yellow oxytrope flower

igsivalitaq (ᐃᒡᓯᕙᓕᑕᖅ) - the frostbitten

kitaani (ᑭᑖᓂ) - the open sea

kukik (ᑯᑭᒃ) - claw / nail

mikaq (ᒥᑲᖅ) - bite

paliq (ᐸᓕᖅ) - to die out (flame)

piqati (ᐱᖃᑎ) - friend/partner

tasiraq (ᑕᓯᕋᖅ) - pond

tigliktaujuq (ᑎᒡᓕᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ) - something that is stolen

tuugaaq (ᑑᒑᖅ) - ivory

#ittuatuq #glossary

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ittuatuq · 1 year

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Hi! This is the official blog of Ittuatuq, a series of weird Inuit getting tangled up in weird Inuit scenarios, written by a weird Inuk author! Ittuatuq is a mature story featuring violence, sex, and alcohol, so 18+ only!

There is currently no official place to read this story. As of the time of writing this, I only really plan to have a few short mini stories published onto AO3, Toyhouse, and on here, with a ton of crazy ramblings. For now, this is just a blog where I can keep everything in a neat place for easy access, and also questions if anyone has them!

ALL original art (aka not commissions or gifts) will be drawn by my girlfriend, @itssoisi. I’ll usually try to state it in post, but if I don’t, it’s still her!

Instagram || TikTok || Cohost

Masterlist under the cut:

Toyhouse

General Ittuatuq Folder

• Piqati Tuugaaq

• Yumeji Daigo

• Atticus Sinclair

• Tasiraq

• Kukik Tuugaaq

• Igsivalitaq Elias Anderson

• Airaq

• Saima Roussin

• Roland Lawrence

Glossary

Main Post

Writings

“artificial sweetener” || oct 19, 2022

↳ Teen, Yumeji and Piqati. wc: 2,866

“pent up” || oct 27, 2022

↳ Explicit, Yumeji. wc: 3,323

“if i were you, i’d be throwing up” || dec 31, 2022

↳ General, Atticus, Piqati, and Kukik. wc: 3,212

“discarded drafts” || feb 17, 2023

↳ Mature, Yumeji and Piqati. GDoV. wc: 5,295

“ittuaq” || jul 29, 2023

↳ Mature, Piqati. wc: 1,348

Playlists

a FREAK boy || piqati tuugaaq, 2h 52m

a dream boy || yumeji daigo, 3h 20m

a nerdy boy || atticus sinclair, 1h 25m

a mischievous girl || tasiraq, 1h 26m

an intense guy || igsivalitaq anderson, 2h 33m

a gentle spirit || airaq, 1h 51m

a harsh girl || saima roussin, 1h 7m

piqati’s music list on his stolen pink ipod nano || 5h 51m

yuqati || yumeji/piqati couple playlist, 2h 19m

song suggestions are welcome!

#ittuatuq

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ittuatuq · 1 year

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Can you give us a list of the cast from tallest to shortest?

Sure! Here’s a list of the current major(ish) characters’s heights from tallest to shortest :]

Airaq Wesley (6’7", 200 cm)

Kitaani Wesley (6’4", 193 cm)

Kukik Tuugaaq (6’1", 185 cm)

Mikaq (6’1", 185 cm)

Igsi Anderson (6’0", 183 cm)

Miiu (5’11", 181 cm)

Piqati Tuugaaq (5’11", 180 cm)

Atticus Sinclair (5’8", 173 cm)

Twilight (5’7", 170 cm)

Roland Lawrence (5’7", 169 cm)

Kiviuq Tigliktaujuq (5’6", 168 cm)

Yumeji Daigo (5’6", 167 cm)

Saima Roussin (5’3", 160 cm)

Lumi Alcaraz (5’1", 154 cm)

Tasiraq (4’11", 150 cm)

Cloud Ittalisarmik (4’10", 147 cm)

#not all these characters have a TH profile for themselves yet but I plan to get a few of them down!#ittuatuq #character details #asks

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