umiak en · NOUN
Etymology
From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).
Meanings
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A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation.
In many regions, people went inland at the end of August (often travelling upriver in large sealskin boats called umiat) to hunt caribou till September or October.
2002, Louis-Jacques Dorais, 'Inuit', Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, ed. Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto, page 135
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| umiaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| oomiak | alternative | lexicographic | |
| umiac | alternative | lexicographic | |
| umiaq | alternative | lexicographic | |
| umiat | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| oomiac | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (8)
ru байда́ра (large inuit boat) · da umiak (large inuit boat) · ca umiac (large inuit boat) · kl umiaq (large inuit boat) · nb umiak (large inuit boat) · da konebåd (large inuit boat) · fi umiakki (large inuit boat) · nb konebåt (large inuit boat)