Ikiarittinik

Indigenous Knowledge

Ikiarittinik ᐃᑭᐊᕆᑦᑎᓂᒃ
'When there are two layers of ice on top of each other, but not touching, it could be soft snow in between due to currents or piling up of ice, if you go through the top layer there is a still a solid layer underneath' (Sanikiluaq Siku Terminology Workshop, 2018)

Ikiaqtaaq ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑖᖅ
'ᑭᖑᓂᒋᐊᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓯᑯ ᐃᔾᔪᓯᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐱᕐᖓᑦᓴᐅᓕᕋᐃᒻᒪ ᓯᑰᑉ ᐃᒻᒧᐊ ᐊᐅᖅᑳᖅᐸᔪᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᕈᖅᓱᓂ, ᖄᖓ ᓯᑰᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᒻᒧᐊᒍ ᐃᒪᕈᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᑖᒍᓪᓗ ᓯᑯᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓱᓂ; ᒫᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᔮᖅᐸᒍᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑯ ᐃᔾᔪᓯᓗᐊᖅᐸᒍᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ.
Kingunigiattinni siku ijjusiniqsauqattatillugu upirngatsauliraimma sikuup immua auqqaaqpajujuq imaruqsuni, qaanga sikuutsuni immuagu imaruqsuni ataagullu sikuqakkanniqsuni; maannakkut taimaittuujaaqpagunniiqtuq siku ijjusiluaqpagunniirmat.
In the past when the ice was very thick, during spring thaw the middle of the ice would melt first, the top would remain ice while the mid- section would melt to water with another layer of ice on the bottom, like a sandwich; these days ikiaqtaaq does not seem to happen since the ice does not get as thick as it used to.' (Kinngait, South Qikiqtaaluk, Kinngait Sea Ice Glossary 2023: 76)