Inuit Way of Life By: Matthew, Maddison, Sofia

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Inuit Way of LifeBy Matthew, Maddison, Sofia
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Language

• Inuit language is called Inukitut
• 90,000 people know Inukitut
• It is similar to the Yupik language
• Sylabary and the Latin alphabet are the two ways
  to speak Inukitut

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Words

• Hello is Ai or Ainngai in Inukitut
• Goodbye is Tavvaujuki in Inukitut
• Inuit means the people in Inukitut

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Writing

• An upside down triangle means ai
• An upright triangle means I
• A triangle that its tip is facing left means u
• A triangle that its tip is facing right means pai
• The Inuits write in sylabary

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Marriage

• Special ceremony
• They get married at the age 17 up
• Family members and friends come to the ceremony

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Family

• Move close to family
• When building house they have family help
• On holidays family get together and have a meal

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Work

• Women made clothes
• Men made tools
• Children help build their home

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Spirits

• They believe every object and human being has a
  spirit.
• Spirits are not good or bad but have effects on
  the thing.
• Shamans can control this spirit with the correct
  charms.

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Gods

• Seda goddess of the sea.
• Say a prayer for her and shell give you a good
  hunt, if not shell keep the animals away.
• Annigan, the moon god
• Chases his sister (the sun goddess) across the
  sky.

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Holidays

• They celebrate some holidays on the Christian
  calendar.
• There is a feast called Pottoatch where family
  and friends all get together.