À quelques reprises durant les festivités de Bal de neige, je suis passée par le Parc Jacques-Cartier pour jeter un coup d’oeil au concours de sculpture de neige. Ma première visite s’est faite alors que les équipes étaient affairées à créer leurs oeuvres. Il leur restait moins de 24 heures pour terminer le travail. Il nous [...]
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The Inuktitut word of the day is… InuKatigai…..(Eee-Nuu-Ka-tee-gai). The K is a capital so it is silent. We use this word as a greeting. It means… Inuit greeting Inuit and we shake hands. Complement information by M. Andrew Gally Paul : In Mi’kmaq the first part of your word, “Inukati”, means land of the Inu (people). [...] Inuktitut word of the day… kingullimik… (king-ol-lee-mik)… which means…”Next time“. Le mot Inuktitut du jour…kingullimik… (king-ol-li-mik)… qui signifie…”La [...] Inuktitut word of the day…sillaki…(seel-lak-kee)….which means…Beautiful day…Beautiful weather. You could also say… sillakisuak. (seel-lak-kee-suak) sillaki is the short version. Mot Inuktitut du jour…sillaki…(seel-lak-kee)….qui signifie…Belle journée…Belle température. On peut également dire…sillakkisuak. (see-lak-kee-suak). sillaki est la version abrégée. What a beautiful day it was in Hebron / Quelle belle journée ce fut [...] Inuktitut word of the day… Tattuk… (dat-took) which means… fog. Mot Inuktitut du jour… Tattuk… (dat-took) qui signifie… brume. Fog coming in St.John's harbour / Brume arrivant au port de St. John's
For our first “Photo of the week” posting, it was a great opportunity to combine Zippie’s very first Inuktitut Word of the day, ice, with a few photos of the Ice Polar Bear that has been visiting Ottawa for the past few weeks. If you have been to Winterlude, you most likely encountered the six-tonne ice [...] For the last few days, a friend, Zippie (from Nain, Nunatsiavut), has been posting the Inuktitut word of the day on her Facebook page. We thought that it would be a great opportunity for all of us to learn about the Inuit and their language. So, with Zippie’s permission, from now on, we will be featuring [...] Welcome to Polar Horizon’s blog where we will try to share with you our experiences, discoveries and coup de coeur for the nature, history and cultural diversity North of the 55th parallel. We wil also introduce you to some of the people who share our passion. Bienvenue sur le blogue de Horizons Polaires où nous essayerons de [...] |
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