Qanuq atiqaqpit? uqalimaagaq inuit attiijjusinginnik = what is your name? a book about Inuit naming practices / written by Kukik Kusugak, Seth Naullaq Benjamin Arreak, Panigusiq Obed, Dominic Tegeapak ; iIlustrated by Amiel Sandland.

Qanuq atiqaqpit? uqalimaagaq inuit attiijjusinginnik = what is your name? a book about Inuit naming practices / written by Kukik Kusugak, Seth Naullaq Benjamin Arreak, Panigusiq Obed, Dominic Tegeapak ; iIlustrated by Amiel Sandland.

Alternate Title
: 
What is your name : a book about Inuit naming practices

By
: 
Kusugak, Kukik.

Publication Date
: 
2023

Publication Information
: 
Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Education Books,

Physical Description
: 
33 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
: 
Inuit -- Juvenile literature.
 
Names, Personal -- Juvenile literature.
 
Indigenous peoples -- Canada -- Juvenile literature.

Genre
: 
Bilingual books.

Additional Contributors
: 
Arreak, Seth Naullaq Benjamin.
 
Obed, Panigusiq.
 
Tegeapak, Dominic.
 
Sandland, Amiel,

Summary
: 
Kukik is named after her great-grandmother. Naullaq’s name honours his uncle. Panigusiq and Tegeapak have stories behind their names, too. Naming is an important practice to Inuit. This book follows four Inuit children as they explain the meanings of their names in simple language for young children to enjoy.

Language
: 
Inukitut

ISBN
: 
9781774506561

Language Note
: 
Text in English and in Inuktitut translation.


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