"Today's first one was tassiujak — a saltwater pond"

November 1, 2018 6:17 AM

With 1 word a day, this man is teaching the world how to speak Inuktitut

Angus Andersen’s Twitter account exposes Inuit language and culture to the world.

posted by poffin boffin (7 comments total)

This is great! I love that he adds a little context and the pronunciation. Nakummek!
posted by Mouse Army at 6:28 AM on November 1, 2018

Here's a link to his Twitter account, @AndersenAngus.
posted by stokast at 7:34 AM on November 1, 2018 [3 favorites]

I wish I’d seen this earlier; I could have been yelling “Upaluk!” at the sluggish freshmen wandering into class 15 minutes late....
posted by GenjiandProust at 7:40 AM on November 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

Very cool, he also has a bilingual radio show on CHMR-FM, broadcasting and streaming today from 2-4 p.m. Newfoundland time! Thanks, poffin boffin!
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 7:44 AM on November 1, 2018 [4 favorites]

good
posted by philip-random at 10:25 AM on November 1, 2018

For the record, Angus's radio show has been pulled due to sexual harassment allegations.
posted by oulipian at 8:34 AM on November 11, 2018

A friend was one of the women who reported receiving inappropriate messages from him via social media. She mentioned that she had kept it to herself for a long time because he's doing such important work. Let's hope he gets the help he needs to stop this behaviour and get back to that work.
posted by peppermind at 9:41 AM on November 11, 2018