ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ
angunasukti
The Inuktitut word for hunter is ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ (angunasukti).
This noun refers to a person who hunts animals.
Meaning: person who hunts animals (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
angunasukti
Did you know?
- The word ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ is part of a polysynthetic language, where a single word can be expanded with suffixes to describe the hunter's skill, the weather or the tool used.
- Inuktitut uses a syllabic writing system, meaning ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ is written using symbols that represent consonant-vowel pairs rather than individual letters.
- In many Inuit cultures, the identity of a 'hunter' is tied more to their ability to provide for the community than to the act of hunting itself.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a friend's skill.
- ᐊᑯᓇ Akunaᐊᑯᓇ ᐱᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᔪᖅ៕Akuna pitaujumik angunasuktiujuq.Akuna is a good hunter.
- ᓇᓇᑯᒃ Nanakukᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᒃᑐᖓ, ᓇᓇᑯᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᐅᔪᖅ៕Tukisanasuktunga, Nanakuk ammalu pitaujuq.I understand, Nanakuk is also good.
- ᐊᑯᓇ Akunaᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ ᑐᕚᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᒃᑲᔪᑦ៕Angunasukti tuwaat aullakkajut.The hunters are leaving now.
- ᓇᓇᑯᒃ Nanakukᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᒃᑐᑦ៕Qautamaat aullaktut.They leave every day.
