Make way for the Wack-Wacks

I was pondering on a new name for the Qallunaat and thought that we could more aptly be named “Wack-Wacks,” and here’s why.

It is a rare Qallunaat who can pronounce Inuktitut words and phrases, and especially names. Names like “Qaqqaq” become “Qwakwak”, and places like “Qikiqtarjuaq” become “Qwikitarjwak.” Another classic is “Ickalooit.”

Some of my Inuk friends often poke light fun at the Wack-Wack’s pronunciation of some of their words. It’s time to do away with the name Qallunaat; bushy eyebrows and big bellies does not describe the majority of the Qallunaat of today.

However, the sounds emanating from our mouths when trying to speak Inuktitut is Wack-Wack all the way.

Joe Boisvert
Iqaluit