adii: /a•dē/ exclamation. 1. one word expression that is used when something goes wrong or someone tells you something you didn’t want to hear.
Example: *teacher informs students they have homework* “a-DII!”
Side note: I actually have no idea how to spell it. I usually hear it as a distinctly two syllable word with the emphasis on the last syllable. ah – deee.
Student A: "Guess who's Ms. [letter]? Not the old lady kind."
yoi: /yoi/ exclamation. 1. one word expression that is used when something really awesome or something incredible happens.
Example: *someone makes a basket* “YOI!
Side note: I still haven’t adopted this into my everyday expressions
Student A: "Duck, duck..."
Student B: "MONGOOSE"
trash: /tra•sh/ verb. 1. to throw something in the garbage
Example: I trash this?
Side note: This was one of the first things to become a part of my daily vocabulary because, to me, trash had been a noun or only used as a verb to destroy property.
“Shopping” to find our very own Kivalina “grown” arctic beach Christmas tree!
As per tradition, every year the village hosts a potluck dinner on Thanksgiving. Everyone is welcome. Before dinner, […]
