Cover image for 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.
TITLE:
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
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Education Books,
Physical Description:
33 p. : col. ill.
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.