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KBBI Introduces the Sugt'stun 'Word of the Week'

The Sugt'stun Word of the Week is a new addition to KBBI's locally produced programming.

Nanwalek residents Sally and Sperry Ash have collaborated with KBBI to share the Sugt'stun language with the communities of the southern Kenai Peninsula.

Sugt'stun is the traditional language of the Sugpiaq communities across the Alaska Peninsula, Prince William Sound and Kodiak Island. This includes the villages of Port Graham and Nanwalek.

A new word will air each week, twice a day. You can hear the Sugt'stun Word of the Week on weekdays at 7:59 a.m. and 4:59 p.m. and weekends at 9:18 a.m. and 4:18 p.m., starting Dec. 11.

Casey Marsh began her news internship with KBBI in February of 2016. She graduated from Homer High School later that year and moved into a summer internship position. In the fall of 2016 she became a reporter-in- training