this is mainly for any potential ship-fics that I have may or may not have plans to write that will include Alaska !
In Inuktitut(?), what are the most commonly used terms of endearment, specifically in a romantic sense? (like how in English we have things like "honey" or "sweetheart" or "darling")
You don’t have to answer this if you don’t feel comfortable doing so, I just wanted to ask someone who actually speaks the language/languages/dialect (not sure which of those terms is correct, sorry)
(REMINDER : This is Inuktitut, which is the language I will be using as I grew up speaking Inuktitut. this language doesn't apply to all Inuit dialects!)
In my native language, we do have like.. somewhat of terms for endearment? These r at most the romantic ones.
Such as: uik/ᐅᐃᒃ (husband), nuliaq/ᓄᓕᐊᖅ (wife), aakuluk/ᐋᑯᓗᒃ (dear), kuluk/ᑯᓗᒃ (dear one ; cute one ; wee one).
these are all ones I could remember, so apologies if the list is 'short'. It takes time trying to remember every word after being forced into an English speaking family lol
Ulluqatsiaritsi! (Have a good day! 3+ individuals)
Please use these with good faith people, and don't use them to be a selfishly mannered fool. I was already skeptical to post this. i'm only putting this stuff out there for wttt fans who wish to learn about my culture.
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"an ulu is a cultural knife that can be found in many arctic native communities: more specifically the inuit, aleut, yupik, and iñupiat"
What does 'ulu' mean?
'Ulu' is derived from the language Inuktitut, located and based from the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, Canada. Ulu means "woman's knife" in Inuktitut.
The Reasoning Behind Such Name...
The name, meaning "woman's knife", obviously shows the reasoning. Uluit are used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women exclusively due to cultural reasonings. Uluit are passed down generationally, from woman to woman. Grandmother to granddaughter, sometimes auntie to niece.
Uses of the Ulu
The ulu has several different uses, infamous ones include: food prep, skinning, snow trimming.
An ulu is also used for hair cutting and sewing.
Significance, Cultural Value
The ulu is a huge part of Arctic Native culture, especially for women. To be gifted an ulu from an older inuk woman, it's considered an honour.
What do uluit look like?
^ traditional uluit
Stances on Ben owning Uluit
Based off of his unboxing videos where he says he owns several uluit, and even states he uses them as props—I as an Inuk am completely fine with it. As I can safely assume he has been gifted them by other Inuit.
Since he doesn't actually use them, it's not really bad. And with him using the correct plural term (Uluit), I give him kudos—as he must be aware of the cultural significance behind them as it even takes a small Google search to find out what it means.
Thank you for giving me your time, ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᓯ! (Tavvauvusi!)
i just wanted to say thank you kindly for the information you've been sharing! it shouldn't ever be a burden on the first nations to explain every piece of their cultures to outsiders, but tragically due to massive colonialist erasure of culture and the sterotypes/complete perversion of native life and history it's so difficult to truly learn and understand through anything other than a direct source, be that word of mouth or published texts by tribe members. you clearly have a deep love for your culture and it's amazing to learn something new from someone who is passionate about sharing information so few people have knowledge of or even care to look for and learn about. so again i thank you for your willingness to share and educate in the ways that you have :) i know you began this as a way to make sure that a native interpretation of wttt Alaska wasn't being used to perpetuate stereotypes, but the education does spread further than that and I've enjoyed the language lessons so much. have a lovely day/afternoon/night!
Aweee, nakurmiik!!! (Thank you!!!)
I appreciate this so much :) I'm glad to be teaching people about my culture, language, etc and I'm glad it's also reaching outside of WTTT territory!!
Have a great day/afternoon/night to you too! (It's night for me lol, should probably sleep)
does it bother you when people use the Inuit script for aesthetic or kaomoji purposes (since I've seen it before is why I'm asking)? sorry if this is a dumb question ^^"
I very much do get bothered, my language is NOT an aesthetic.
It was banned in Canada up until the 90s. THE NINETIES.
When I see qallunaat use Inuktitut script as an aesthetic or kaomoji, I get upset considering how my language was only "legalized" again very recently
If they are unaware and change it, I will be forgiving. But some I've met are full-on borderline racists.
The Canadian Government tried to kill my language, so I really get upset when I see qallunaat use like.. "va" as an arm
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