Kadaliiĝin maqax̂takan txichin aguqangin
Udaadan tanangin kugan Unangan anangin
Ix̂taqangin tutalix matalix anĝaĝiingin matakun
Aniqdun ngiin aqaaĝan aĝnangin qulingiin akux̂ gumalgakux̂
Aayang ayaa aayang ayaa ayaa
Aayang ayaa aayang ayaa ayaa
Aayang ayaa aayang ayaa ayaa
“Kadaliiĝin” is a singing of the overarching principle of being Unangax̂.
The words in “Kadaliiĝin” were originally stated in 1999 by Kamgam Tukuu Adax̂ Michael D. Lestenkof (Unangax̂, b. 1913, d. 2003) as a result of being asked about the importance of the Bering Sea ecosystem to an Unangax̂.
In approximately 2001 the Association of Unanagax̂ Educators met to collect values from its elders and “Kadaliiĝin” was then further firmed to head the resulting collection of values.
In 2003 Laresa H. Syverson (Unangax̂, Qawalangin) made the melody and sang “Kadaliiĝin” at a Wellness Gathering in Unalaska, September 2003.
In 2016, R. George Pletnikoff, Jr. joined a group of individuals on St. Paul Island who were using songs to speak Unangam Tunuu. George, who learned “Kadaliiĝin” on Unalaska from Laresa, shared it in daily song visits in the 2016 Unangam Tunuu Summer Language Intensive.
It continues to be sung to this day, 31 May 2018, and the plan is to continue to sing it.