For words in Unangam tunuu E = Eastern dialect and W = Western dialect.
If no designation is noted, the words are familiar in both.
[r] = Russian loan word.
UT refers to the page number on which the word is found in Aleut Dictionary/Unangam Tunudgusii.

Unangam tunuu / English
English / Unangam tunuu
Plant Glossary

Unangam tunuu / English

Aagamagna{ W (UT 2) (aah gham AAG nah): Elder
Ludaa}i{ ( UT 257) (loo THAAH ghih): Elder
Ukaanuxta{ E (UT 427 #3) (uk aahn NUHK tah): Elder

achiigusaada{ E (UT 105) (a cheegh oo SAH thah): flat
ichaaqida{ W (UT 170) (each aahk EE theh): flat

a}aasa{ E (UT 31) (ah GHAAS eh): gift
a}aaza{ W (UT 31) (ah GHAAZ eh): gift
siga{ W (UT 357) (segh ah): gift

a}ada{ E (UT 36) (uh RUH thuh): sun
a}adgi{ W (UT 36) (uh RUHTHE gegh): sun

an}a}iisi{ (UT 75) (ang gha GHEES ih): life

anguna{ (UT 91) (ung OO nah): large

atxa{ (UT 108) (ATK ah): smooth

bruudnax [r] (UT 123) (BROOD neh): 2 boots

chaaska{ E (UT 132) (CHAAHS kah): cup
chaasxi{ W (UT 132) (CHAAHS kheh): cup

changana{ (UT 131) (chung AHN uh): valley

chid}aayu(m) tuduu E (UT 401) (chithe GUY yoo(m) • too THUU): purple
uluudam qaxchikdaa W (Dirks, 2001) (oo LOO thum • kagh CHIK thaah): purple

chid}aayu{ E (UT 135) (chidthe GUY yoh): blue
chid}i{ W (UT 135) (CHIDTHE gegh): blue

chid}i{ E (UT 135) (CHIDTHE gegh): green
chid}aayu{ W (UT 135) (chidthe GUY yoh): green

chi}uudngi{ E (UT 139) (chih GOOTHE ngeh): flower
aahmaa{ W (UT 63) (AAH hmaah): flower

chi}uudngim qadungin E (UT 293) (chih ROOTHE ngim • kahthe OONG in): seeds, lit. flower scabs

chiimluuda{ E (UT 142) (cheem LOO thah): field, meadow
chaamluuda{ W (UT 142) (chaahm LOO thah): field, meadow
tanasxa{ (UT 390) (ton USK ah): field, meadow

chi{il}i{ E (UT138) (chih HIL gheh): bog
chi}il}i{ W (UT 138) (chig RIL gheh): bog

chi{ta{ (UT 138) (CHIH tah): rain

chuchxulalix E (UT 149) (chuchk oo LA lih): thorny

chuguul}un E (UT 152) (choo GHOOL ghun): gravel
quganaal}is W (UT 332) (kugan AHL ghis): gravel

chugu{ (UT 151) (CHEUGH oh): sand

chuhnisas W (UT 154) (choon EES us): hooks
chuhnunsin E (UT 154) (chuh NUN sin): (instrument for stabbing) hooks

chumnugim qaxchikluu E (Dirks, 1992) (chum NUH gim • kagh chik LOO): brown
chumnugim qa(x)chikdaa W (Dirks, 2001) (chum NUH gim• kah CHIK thaah): brown

chumnugi{ (UT 153) (choom NUH gegh): yellow

chuqudaachxuza{ W (UT 156) (chuh ku thawch KOO zah): microscopic

chuulki{ [r] (UT 153) (CHOOL kegh): sock

daa{sxituud(a)lakan E (UT 160) (thah skit toothe LA kan): small
chuquda{ W (UT156) (chuh KUH thah): small

da{sxi{ W grain (UT 160) (THAH skegh): grain, seed
daa{sxis W (UT 160) (THAH skis): grains, seeds

hitnisangin E (UT 216) (hit nee SUNG in): plants
hitnisangis W (UT 216) (hit nee SUNG is): plants

hitxuli{ (UT 215) (hit HOO legh): seed, crumb

ini{ E (UT 201) (iH nyih): sky
inka{ W (UT 202) (iN kah): sky

inkamaa}u{ E (UT 202) (in kah MAAH roh): cloud
inkamii}u{ W ( UT 202) (in kah MEEH roh): cloud

kamxa{ (UT 227) (KUM kah): celebration

kanuuya{ [r] (UT 230) (ka NOO yah): orange

kumatxa{ E (UT 248) (koo MAHT kah): fox skin sock

lista{ [r] (UT 256) (LEE stuh): petal

qii}uusi{ E (UT 238) (keoh GHOO segh): mountain
kii}uusi{ (UT 238) (kihg GHOO segh): mountain

qaasa{ E (UT 311) (KAAH sah): seed
qala{ (UT 302) (say KAH-lah): seed

qach{idiga{ E (UT 292) (kach kidth IG gah): smooth
qach{iziga{ W (UT 292) (kach kiz IG gah): smooth

qalaa (UT 301) (kah LAA): bottom

qaxchiklu{ E (UT 296) (kahk CHIK loh): black
qaxchikda{ W (UT 296) (kahk CHIK thah): black

qihmadgu{ E (UT 43, 324) (kih MOTHE goh): round
akamudiga{ W (UT 43) (aka moothe EE gah): round

quma{ E (UT 335) (KOO mah): white
quhma{ W (UT 335) (KOO hmah)

quumhlaakda{ E (UT 336) (koom HLOCK thah): gray, silvery
quuhmliix W (Dirks, 2001) (koom LEEH): gray

siima{ E [r] (UT 361) (SEE mah): seed
siimina{ W [r] (UT 361) (seom IN ah): seed

siriivra{ W [r] (UT 360) (sir EEV rah): silver

slu{ (UT 368 #3) (SLOOH): habitat
tana{ (UT 388) (TA nah): habitat

suulutu{ E [r] (UT 377) (SOO luh toh): gold
zuulutu{ W [r] (UT 377) (ZOO luh toh): gold

taanga{ (UT 292) (TAAHN gah): water

tal}in E (UT 386) (TAHL ghin): branches
tal}is W (UT 386) (TAHL ghis): branches

tngu{ E (UT 400) (tng oh): hard
tunga{ W (UT 409) (toong ah): hard

tuguma{ E (UT 402) (toogh OOM ah): beach
agu{ W (UT 30) (AH ghoh): beach

udigasalix E (UT 416) (oothe igh (ah) SA lih): to share
udixs W (UT 416) (OOTHE ihs): to share
udigda W (UT 416) (oo THIG thah): share
udigdada E (UT 416) (oo thig THAH thah): share

uliigin (UT 436) (ool EEGH in): mukluks, skin boots

uluudam tudagii W (UT 401) (oo LOO thum • too THAG ee): pink

uluuda{ (UT 436) (oo LOO thah): red

Unangam An}a}iisingin E (Galaktionoff: 2001) (oo NUNG am • an ghah ghee SING in): traditional knowledge of Unangan
Unangam An}a}iisingis W (Dirks: 2001) (oo NUNG am • an ghah ghee SING is): traditional knowledge of Unangas

usxim inguqala}ii E (UT 209) (oos kim • ing oo KAHLAH ghee): having many needles

yuli{ E (UT 465) (YOO legh): leaf
si}li{ W (UT 359) (SIHGH legh): leaf

English / Unangam tunuu

beach: agu{ W (UT 30) (AH ghoh)
beach: tuguma{ E (UT 402) (toogh OOM ah)

black: qaxchikda{ W (UT 296) (kahk CHIK thah)
black: qaxchiklu{ E (UT 296) (kahk CHIK loh)

blue: chid}aayu{ E (UT 135) (chidthe GUY yoh)
blue: chid}i{ W (UT 135) (CHIDTHE gegh)

bog: chi{il}i{ E (UT138) (chih HIL gheh)
bog:chi}il}i{ W (UT 138) (chig RIL gheh)

boots, two: bruudnax [r] (p 123) (BROOD neh)

bottom: qalaa (UT 301) (kah LAA)

branches: tal}in E (UT 386) (TAHL ghin)
branches: tal}is W (UT 386) (TAHL ghis)

brown: chumnugim qaxchikluu E (Dirks, 1992) (chum NUH gim • kagh chik LOO)
brown: chumnugim qa(x)chikdaa W (Dirks, 2001) (chum NUH gim• kah CHIK thaah)

celebration: kamxa{ (UT 227) (KUM kah)

cloud: inkamaa}u{ E (UT 202) (in kah MAAH roh)
cloud: inkamii}u{ W ( UT 202) (in kah MEEH roh)

cup: chaaska{ E (UT 132) (CHAAHS kah)
cup: chaasxi{ W (UT 132) (CHAAHS kheh)

Elder: Aagamagna{ W (UT 2) (aah gham AAG nah)
Elder: Ludaa}i{ (UT 257) (loo THAAH ghih)
Elder: Ukaanuxta{ E (UT 427 #3) (uk aahn NUHK tah)

field (meadow): chiimluuda{ E (UT 142) (cheem LOO thah)
field (meadow): tanasxa{ (UT 390) (ton USK ah)
field, meadow: chaamluuda{ W (UT 142) (chaahm LOO thah)

flat: achiigusaada{ E (p 105) (a cheegh oo SAH thah)
flat: ichaaqida{ W (UT 170) (each aahk EE theh)

flower: aahmaa{ W (UT 63) (AAH hmaah)
flower: chi}uudngi{ E (UT 139) (chih GOOTHE ngeh)

fox skin sock: kumatxa{ E (UT 248) (koo MAHT kah)

gift: a}aasa{ E (UT 31) (ah GHAAS eh)
gift: a}aaza{ W (UT 31) (ah GHAAZ eh)
gift: siga{ W (UT 357) (segh ah)

gold: suulutu{ E [r] (UT 377) (SOO luh toh)
gold: zuulutu{ W [r] (UT 377) (ZOO luh toh)

grain, seed: da{sxi{ W grain (UT 160) (THAH skegh)
grains, seeds: daa{sxis W (UT 160) (THAH skis)

gravel: chuguul}un E (UT 152) (choo GHOOL ghun)
gravel: quganaal}is W (UT 332) (kugan AHL ghis)

gray, silvery: quumhlaakda{ E (UT 336) (koom HLOCK thah)
gray: quuhmliix W (Dirks, 2001) (koom LEEH)

green: chid}i{ E (UT 135) (CHIDTHE gegh)
green: chid}aayu{ W (UT 135) (chidthe GUY yoh)

habitat: slu{ (UT 368 #3) (SLOOH)
habitat: tana{ (UT 388) (TA nah)

hard: tngu{ E (UT 400) (tng oh)
hard: tunga{ W (UT 409) (toong ah)

having many needles: usxim inguqala}ii E (UT 209) (oos kim • ing oo KAHLAH ghee)

hooks: chuhnisas W (UT 154) (choon EES us)
hooks: chuhnunsin E (UT 154) (chuh NUN sin): (instrument for stabbing)

large: anguna{ (p 91) (ung OO nah)

leaf: si}li{ W (UT 359) (SIHGH legh)
leaf: yuli{ E (UT 465) (YOO legh)

life: an}a}iisi{ (UT 75) (ang gha GHEES ih)

microscopic: chuqudaachxuza{ W (UT 156) (chuh ku thawch KOO zah)

mountain: kii}uusi{ (UT 238) (kihg GHOO segh)
mountain: qii}uusi{ E (UT 238) (keoh GHOO segh)

mukluks, skin boots: uliigin (UT 436) (ool EEGH in)

orange: kanuuya{ [r] (UT 230) (ka NOO yah)

oval: aadumaanu{ (UT 14) (aa thoom AAH noh)
oval: qumugdu{ W (UT 336) (koom UG thoh)

petal: lista{ [r] (UT 256) (LEE stuh)

pink :uluudam tudagii W (UT 401) (oo LOO thum • too THAG ee)

plants: hitnisangin E (UT 216) (hit nee SUNG in)
plants:hitnisangis W (UT 216) (hit nee SUNG is)

purple: chid}aayu(m) tuduu E (UT 401) (chithe GUY yoo(m) • too THUU)
purple: uluudam qaxchikdaa W (Dirks, 2001) (oo LOO thum • kagh CHIK thaah)

rain: chi{ta{ (UT 138) (CHIH tah)

red: uluuda{ (UT 436) (oo LOO thah)

round: akamudiga{ W (UT 43) (aka moothe EE gah)
round: qihmadgu{ E (UT 43, 324) (kih MOTHE goh)

sand: chugu{ (UT 151) (CHEUGH oh)

seed, crumb: hitxuli{ (UT 215) (hit HOO legh)
seed: qaasa{ E (UT 311) (KAAH sah)

seed: qala{ (UT 302) (say KAH-lah)

seed: siima{ E [r] (UT 361) (SEE mah)
seed: siimina{ W [r] (UT 361) (seom IN ah)

seeds, lit. flower scabs: chi}uudngim qadungin E (UT 293) (chih ROOTHE ngim • kahthe OONG in)

share: udigda W (UT 416) (oo THIG thah)
share: udigdada E (UT 416) (oo thig THAH thah)

silver: siriivra{ W [r] (UT 360) (sir EEV rah)

sky: ini{ E (UT 201) (iH nyih)
sky: inka{ W (UT 202) (iN kah)

small: chuquda{ W (UT156) (chuh KUH thah)
small: daa{sxituud(a)lakan E (UT 160) (thah skit toothe LA kan)

smooth: atxa{ (UT 108) (ATK ah)
smooth: qach{idiga{ E (UT 292) (kach kidth IG gah)
smooth: qach{iziga{ W (UT 292) (kach kiz IG gah)

sock: chuulki{ [r] (UT 153) (CHOOL kegh)

sun: a}ada{ E (UT 36) (uh RUH thuh)
sun: a}adgi{ W (UT 36) (uh RUHTHE gegh)

thorny: chuchxulalix E (UT 149) (chuchk oo LA lih)

to share: udigasalix E (UT 416) (oothe igh (ah) SA lih)
to share: udixs W (UT 416) (OOTHE ihs)

traditional knowledge of Unangan: Unangam Angagiisingin: E (Galaktionoff: 2001) (oo NUNG am • an ghah ghee SING in)
traditional knowledge of Unangas: Unangam Angagiisingis W (Dirks: 2001) (oo NUNG am • an ghah ghee SING is)

valley: changana{ (UT 131) (chung AHN uh)

water: taanga{ (UT 292) (TAAHN gah)

white: quma{ E (UT 335) (KOO mah)
white: quhma{ W (UT 335) (Koo hmah)

yellow: chumnugi{ (UT 153) (choom NUH gegh)

Plant Glossary:

alternate: Leaves that grow one above the other on opposite sides of a stem, not in pairs.

angiosperms: Plants that carry their seeds in fruits (cf. gymnosperm).

annuals: Plants that go through their whole life cycle in one growing season.

atom: One of the basic units of matter.

basal: Leaves at or near the bottom of the stem.

biennial: A plant that needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle.

bonds: The links between atoms when they form molecules.

botanist: Plant scientist.

bulblet: A rounded part of a plant usually found underground.

carbon: a common element which occurs with other elements in all plants and animals. Its chemical symbol is C.

carbon dioxide: A gas in the air that is changed into food for the plant through photosynthesis. Its chemical formula is CO2.

carnivore: A consumer that eats other animals.

catkin: The flowering part of some plants such as willows.

cell wall: The stiff outer layer of a plant cell.

chemical formula: The sets of letters and numerals that scientists use to show the composition of molecules.

chlorophyll: The green pigment that helps plants make food from the energy in sunlight.

chloroplast: The green body in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll.

chromosomes: Found in the cell nucleus, they contain the instructions for the development of the next generation.

constant: A condition that does not change, especially in an experiment.

consumer: In a food chain, the one who eats the producer.

cotyledon: Seed leaves that store food for the seed’s first growth.

cytoplasm: The material enclosed by the cell wall except for the nucleus.

detritivore: In a food chain, those who eat dead or decaying matter.

dominant: In a plant community, the most numerous kind of plant.

dormant: Inactive.

embryo: The seed part that is the beginning of the new plant.

epicotyl: The part of the plant embryo that will become the stem, leaves, flowers and fruit.

food chain: Flow of energy from the sun to green plants to animals.

food web: Network of food chains.

fruit: The mature, ripe part of the plant that contains the seeds.

germination: Beginning of growth by a seed.

gymnosperms: Plants that carry their seeds in cones.

habitat: The environment need by a particular species for its survival.

herbarium: A collection of plant specimens.

herbivore: A consumer that eats only plants.

hydrogen: The most abundant element in the universe; a tasteless, odorless gas. The hydrogen atom is the smallest and simplest atom known. The chemical symbol is H.

hypocotyl: The part of the plant embryo that will become the lower stem and root.

hypothesis: In an experiment, the idea to be tested.

lichen: Plant-like combination of a fungus and algae.

lobed: Leaf edges that have deep indentations.

margins: In leaves, the edges.

mitochondria: The power factories for a plant cell that change food into energy so that the cell can grow, divide, and do its work.

molecule: One of the basic units of matter, made up of two or more linked atoms.

mordants: chemicals that help a dye keep from fading.

nectar: Sugary liquid produced by plants, usually in the flower.

node: Place where a leaf connects to a stem.

nucleus: The control center for a cell.

observation: Carefully looking at something; using facts to describe something.

opposite: Leaf arrangement in pairs on each side of the stem.

ovaries: The swollen part of the pistil that contains the seeds.

oxygen: A chemical element (atom) with the symbol O. A life-supporting gas with the chemical formula O2.

palmate: Branching leaf vein pattern coming from the base of the leaf.

parallel: Leaf vein pattern from base to tip.

perennial: A plant that lives from year to year.

petal: A flower part that is usually colored.

phloem: The tube that carries food (sugars) made in the leaves to the rest of the plant.

photosynthesis: The process of plants making their own food. “Putting together with light.”

pinnate: Branching leaf vein pattern coming from the mid-vein.

pistil: The female part of the flower that produces seeds.

pollen: The yellow powder found on the stamens.

pollution: Impure, contaminated.

primary consumer: In a food chain, the plant-eaters.

producer: In a food chain, those who make food out of non-living matter such as sunlight, minerals, and air.

respiration: In plants, the breakdown of food for energy.

secondary consumer: In a food chain, the meat eaters.

seed coat: The protective outer layer of a seed.

seed: The part of a flowering plant that will grow into a new plant under the right conditions.

sepals: The outermost flower structure that usually encloses and protects the other flower parts.

smooth or entire: Leaf edges that are not cut or toothed.

solar: From the sun.

specimen: One example of a whole group.

stamen: The male part of a flower that produces pollen.

stationary: Not moving.

stomata: Tiny pores on leaves through which oxygen, carbon dioxide and water pass. (s. stoma)

subjective: Opinion.

toothed: Leaf edges that have indentations.

transpiration: Water loss through the stomata.

vacuole: Fluid-filled part of plant cell that helps keep the cell rigid.

variable: A condition that changes, especially in an experiment.

vein: Branching parts in a leaf that carry water and food and help support the leaf.

whorled: Three or more leaves arranged wheel-like around the stem.

xylem: The tube that carries water and minerals from the roots throughout the plant.

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