Iliamna Lake (Nanvarpak, Nila Vena) Native and Local Place Names (2016-2019)

Alaska Native place name geodatabase records (points and polygons) from Iliamna Lake region compiled by Yoko Kugo as part of NSF-supported dissertation, based on ethnographic field work in Iliamna, Newhalen, Kokhanok, Igiugig, and Levelock from 2016 to 2019. Names are listed in Yugcetun (Yup'ik) language, with accompanying English name and literal meaning. Some Yugcetun are no longer within the collective memory but the literal meaning is still known; for these names only the English name and meaning are given. The database also include local (unofficial) English names in common use in the region. More than 30 community Elders and local knowledge holders contributed to this project, and the project acknowledges the communities of Iliamna, Newhalen, Kokhanok, Igiugig, and Levelock, the Iliamna Lake Place Names Committee.