tiasting tiasting uan, tuu, talii. uil ta uiiul silim saiti pliis sitaan ap.
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑉᐳᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᒐᒪ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑉᐳᖓ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᑕᑯᕗᖓ ᖁᖓᓐᓂᐊᖅᑯᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓪᓗᖓ.
ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇ ᑲᕙᕐᓇᑐ ᙯᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓪᓗᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑰᕋᒪ.
Almost three years ago, I felt a deep urge to move back to Nunavut as I and my young family were living in Peterborough, Ontario at the time.
Mainly, I knew it was due to the fact that my young children were not exposed to Inuktitut in their daily life even though I spoke it regularly at home. Everywhere else they went, be it daycare, school, a friends' house, stores (not forgetting the ever pervasive television and mainstream media) were running all in English. A seed was planted at that time when I had those thoughts going through my head.
Now, having lived in Iqaluit for just over two years, I can say that I am not completely satisfied with the results. However, I am comfortable at the moment to be a lot closer to family and good friends and can practice more of what I'd like to preach. I seem to be becoming more and more surrounded by Inuktitut and pray that it is rubbing off moreover on my family.
