canaituq

Alutiiq

Etymology

Literally, “it does not matter,” the negative third person singular present tense form of canarluni, “to matter,” from Proto-Eskimo *caŋaɣ- base, “object to something”

Interjection

canaituq

1. you’re welcome, no problem
2. no big deal, it doesn’t matter

Synonyms

1. quyanaituq

References

• Fortescue, Michael, Steven Jacobson, and Lawrence Kaplan. 2010. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Alaska Native Language Center.
• Leer, Jeff. Classroom Grammar of Koniag Alutiiq, Kodiak Island Dialect, Volume 1, Alaska Native Language Center, 1990