Beliefs are beliefs associated with the qulliq including the following examples. If there is a problem lighting the qulliq, it may be due to the qulliq being frightened. In this case, one had to go outside and walk around the dwelling in a clockwise direction to scare away what was frightening the qulliq. In Igloolik, the return of the sun was celebrated with the children running into each household and blowing out the flames of the qulliq. When this was done, the old wicks from each lamp were removed and new wicks were set in their place. The qulliit were then replenished with fresh oil and their new wicks re-lit from a single ceremonial flame started by the striking of a flint. The new fresh flames, glowing brightly in the lamps of each household, signified the renewal and strengthening of life. Traditional Vocabulary: Qulliq English Term Definition wk4tg5 qulliq lamp made of stone designed in a shape that d9o6 would hold oil from animal fat qulliik two d9ø4 qulliit many, more than two lamps d9ø5 maniq wick of the qulliq which is a combination of mi6 materials from different plants; also the plant (moss) used as the wick saputit the wispy material from the willow which is mixed nSt5 with the peat moss to help it to stick together and burn for longer periods of time kittuat the rocks used as a support for the qulliq r5gx5 taqqut the stick used for tending the flame of the qulliq b6f5 ikuma the wfm uqsuq the oil used as the fuel, it could come from a s6h6 variety of different sources of animal fat irngausirvik a container used for collecting oil during the w3Ysy3F4 preparation process Irnngaut Old seal oil drip that has dripped from the qulliq W3zs5
Beliefs are beliefs associated with the qulliq including the following examples. If there is a problem lighting the qulliq, it may be due to the qulliq being frightened. In this case, one had to go outside and walk around the dwelling in a clockwise direction to scare away what was frightening the qulliq. In Igloolik, the return of the sun was celebrated with the children running into each household and blowing out the flames of the qulliq. When this was done, the old wicks from each lamp were removed and new wicks were set in their place. The qulliit were then replenished with fresh oil and their new wicks re-lit from a single ceremonial flame started by the striking of a flint. The new fresh flames, glowing brightly in the lamps of each household, signified the renewal and strengthening of life. Traditional Vocabulary: Qulliq English Term wk4tg5 Definition qulliq d9o6 lamp made of stone designed in a shape that would hold oil from animal fat qulliik d9ø4 two qulliit d9ø5 many, more than two lamps maniq mi6 wick of the qulliq which is a combination of materials from different plants; also the plant (moss) used as the wick saputit nSt5 the wispy material from the willow which is mixed with the peat moss to help it to stick together and burn for longer periods of time kittuat r5gx5 the rocks used as a support for the qulliq taqqut b6f5 the stick used for tending the flame of the qulliq ikuma wfm the uqsuq s6h6 the oil used as the fuel, it could come from a variety of different sources of animal fat irngausirvik w3Ysy3F4 a container used for collecting oil during the preparation process Irnngaut W3zs5 Old seal oil drip that has dripped from the qulliq
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