I love this! In Nunavut (Northern Canada) a kayak is written as 'qajaq' and pronounced much like we say 'kayak' in English. A 'kayaker' is a 'qajaqti' (pronounced "kayak-tee"). Kayakers as a group would be 'qajaqkut' (pronounced "kayak-koot") 'I am kayaking' would be 'qajaqpunga' (pronounced "kayak-pung-ah") 'I want to go out seal hunting by kayak' would be 'netsijomasiorkpunga qajakkut'... A whole group of people known for their attachment to kayaking would be called 'qajangmiut' - that must be us! Isn't that fun? Michael *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 01 2000 - 01:27:32 PST
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