Nalukataqn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌluːkətʌk/,

/nʌˈluːkətʌk/, U.S.

/ˈnəlukəˌtək/,

/nəˈlukəˌtək/

Forms: 1900s– Nalukataq, 1900s– Nalukatak.

Origin: A borrowing from Inupiaq. Etymon: Inupiaq nalukataq-.

Etymology: < Inupiaq nalukataq- to be tossed up and down (on a blanket) < naluk- to throw (something) underhand, to toss (something) upwards -kataq, denoting an action done continuously over a period of time.

A festival celebrated by the Inupiaq people of northern Alaska to mark the end of the whaling season, culminating in celebrants being thrown into the air using a large blanket made from animal skins (see blanket toss n.). Also: spec. the part of the festival in which celebrants are thrown into the air in this way.

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saturnals1487

Saturnalia1538

wake-day1538

Thanksgiving Day1674

Garland Day1833

wake-week1870

wakes week1886

Thump Sunday1916

thanksgiving1930

Garland Sunday1933

Garland Friday1960

1927 K. Rasmussen Across Arctic Amer. following p. 314 At the close of the spring whaling season, the Alaskan Eskimos hold a great festival... The principal item..is the Nalukataq, in which men and women are tossed in a blanket of walrus hide.

1969 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 2 Aug. 6/4 Nalutatak was held with 4 flags hanging indicating they got 4 whales this whaling season.

1989 M. B. Blackman S. B. Neacock, Iñupiaq Woman (1992) 266 One-half of the..meat..was cooked when the whale was first brought in; the other half was prepared at Nalukataq.

2009 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 15 June a1 The traditional Nalukataq is the thrilling highlight of the Inupiat spring festival in each village that captures a whale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	nalukataq
释义	Nalukataqn. Brit. /ˈnʌluːkətʌk/, /nʌˈluːkətʌk/, U.S. /ˈnəlukəˌtək/, /nəˈlukəˌtək/ Forms: 1900s– Nalukataq, 1900s– Nalukatak. Origin: A borrowing from Inupiaq. Etymon: Inupiaq nalukataq-. Etymology: < Inupiaq nalukataq- to be tossed up and down (on a blanket) < naluk- to throw (something) underhand, to toss (something) upwards -kataq, denoting an action done continuously over a period of time. A festival celebrated by the Inupiaq people of northern Alaska to mark the end of the whaling season, culminating in celebrants being thrown into the air using a large blanket made from animal skins (see blanket toss n.). Also: spec. the part of the festival in which celebrants are thrown into the air in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > festival-time > specific festivals saturnals1487 Saturnalia1538 wake-day1538 Thanksgiving Day1674 Garland Day1833 wake-week1870 wakes week1886 Thump Sunday1916 thanksgiving1930 Garland Sunday1933 Garland Friday1960 1927 K. Rasmussen Across Arctic Amer. following p. 314 At the close of the spring whaling season, the Alaskan Eskimos hold a great festival... The principal item..is the Nalukataq, in which men and women are tossed in a blanket of walrus hide. 1969 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 2 Aug. 6/4 Nalutatak was held with 4 flags hanging indicating they got 4 whales this whaling season. 1989 M. B. Blackman S. B. Neacock, Iñupiaq Woman (1992) 266 One-half of the..meat..was cooked when the whale was first brought in; the other half was prepared at Nalukataq. 2009 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 15 June a1 The traditional Nalukataq is the thrilling highlight of the Inupiat spring festival in each village that captures a whale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.1927
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