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origins
qaummaq (n) — brightness from a source; daylight
Qaummaq suggests there is a source from which light originates—like a lightbulb, a fire, or the sun.
Qaummaq
The word comes from the Fish River dialect of Inupiatun,
a language that evolved over millennia from the tundra, streams, and rivers 100 miles below the Arctic Circle.
Uaŋa atiġa Iqugan Inupiatun, atiġa Chandre naluaŋmiutun. Inupiaquruŋa, Sitŋasuaġmi suli Anchoragemiugurut. Ilayaatka Akauchaġmiugurut suli Noorviġmiugurut.
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