(Translation) Thank you. Also there is tisillukkaaq which means the snow is hard and also another word is qanniuq which means that when there is a snowfall, the soft snow on top of the hard snow is called that. When you are walking on the snow and you find the ground is soft, you call that maujaq. There is also another word called ujjajuq and that would be when there is a storm and the ground becomes hard. Also there is sittujaaq another word in Inuktitut describing snow and it is when there is a blizzard or when there is a snow drift. Those are the different types of snows that I could describe in Inuktitut and I am glad that I was able to teach the Members a few things in Inuktitut. Thank you. (Translation ends)
Mark Evaloarjuk on The Appreciation Of The Inuktitut Language
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 1997. See this statement in context.
The Appreciation Of The Inuktitut Language
Item 3: Members' Statements
March 4th, 1997
Page 1100
Mark Evaloarjuk Amittuq
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