Meanings
- Synonym of Aleut (language).
The University of Alaska Anchorage will offer Unangam Tunuu courses — the Unangax̂ language — as part of its Alaska Native Studies coursework, starting this fall.
2021 July 1, Tripp J Crouse, “Unangax̂ educators will teach Unangam Tunuu language class at UAA”, in Alaska Public Media2 more examples
In a classroom on St. Paul Island, Aquilina Lestenkof stands before a group of students, guiding them through an Unangam Tunuu language exercise. Her voice is steady and encouraging as she repeats a phrase, which the children repeat back. Some stumble over the syllables, but Lestenkof smiles.
2024 December 31, Theo Greenly, “A community’s fight to save Unangam Tunuu on St. Paul Island”, in KUCBNazi Creek was the last landmark in the United States to bear the Nazi name. Its new name is “Kaxchim Chiĝanaa,” meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam Tunuu, the language of the Indigenous Unangax̂ people.
2025 July 19, James Brooks, “Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more, as federal geographic names board approves traditional alternative”, in ICTSynonyms: Aleut
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Aleut (language).
Origin
- AleutUnangam Tunuu
- EnglishUnangam Tunuu
Unadapted borrowing from Aleut Unangam Tunuu
More words from Aleut
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Unangam Tunuu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unangam%20Tunuu
“Unangam Tunuu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unangam%20Tunuu. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Unangam Tunuu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Unangam%20Tunuu.
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