Umiak

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

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"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."

Etymology

From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).

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