About this episode

This episode discusses the Alutiiq words for different types of ships and includes a sentence example.

Ship — Skuunaq (schooner), Raa’uciq (sailboat) Skuunaq tang'rk’gka. – I saw the ship.

Topics covered

• ships
• sailing
• Alutiiq language
• marine vessels
• cultural terminology

Keywords

• ship
• schooner
• sailboat
• Alutiiq
• language
• marine
• vocabulary

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Skuunaq, Raa’uciq

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