Siqummaq

Indigenous Knowledge

Siqummaq ᓯᖁᒻᒪᖅ
'A crack from the floe edge to somewhere, formed from cold or currents, a dangerous condition when the wind is behind you because the ice could break off and you could become strended, you would have to detour around this kind of crack especially if it is windy' (Sanikiluaq Siku Terminology Workshop, 2018)

Siqummaq ᓯᖁᒻᒪᖅ
'ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᕙᖅ ᐱᐅᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᓱᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑎᓐᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᓵᔾᔭᓚᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᒐᔭᖅᑯᖅ ᓯᖁᒻᒪᒥᒃ; ᐊᓯᕙᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᖁᔭᐅᒐᑎᒃ ᓄᑦᑕᐅᑉ ᓵᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᑦᑕᕈᐊᕐᒪᑕ
tamanna tuvaq piulauraluaqsuni ingirranirmut ammalu anurimut aulatauluni aulajjaniqpat ammalu nutinningagut saajjalanniqpat taijaugajaqkuq siqummamik; asivaqtiit uqaujjauvalaurmijut ungataanuuqujaugatik nuttaup saajjujjauttaruarmata  
when the ice is starting to break off (just before uukkaqtuq, but smaller pieces of ice), or crack; hunters are warned not to go on the water (ocean) side of the crack or they might get caught on the floating ice if it breaks off (referred to as saajjujjauttaruarmata in Inuktitut)'(Kinngait Sea Ice Terminology, Alasuaq et al. 2023: 53)