Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of umiak.
Examples
“Thus, while Thule Culture lasted only the few centuries that this extreme warm period allowed large whales passage into most of the Canadian Arctic, many of the technologies that the Qallunaat (non-Inuit) world associates with Inuit – dog traction, the umiaq and qayaq, and large marine mammal hunting – are Thule legacies.”
“The most likely boat type is thought to be a kayak or umiaq-like skin boat similar to those used by the ethnographic Inuit.”
“The movie works hard to show details taken from Inuit ethnographic analogy of how a group of hunters in an umiaq would feed and warm themselves in those circumstances.”
“Doreen Ahgeak sews on the umiaq cover - bearded seal skin cover for spring whaling.”
“Savgak Crew whaling captain Clifford Savgak Okpeaha stands next to his umiaq frame.”
“Ladies are sewing an umiaq - spring whaling skin boat - from bearded seal skins for the Savgak Whaling Crew.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘umiaq’.
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Out to Sea
If I had a boat
I'd go out on the ocean
And if I had a pony
I'd ride him on my boat
And we could all together
Go out on the ocean
Me upon my pony on my boat.boat, ship, skiff, barge, canoe, catamaran, yacht, scow, lifeboat, launch, ketch, dory and 303 more...
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Unusual words for Words With Friends
A list of words that WWF recognizes as valid - most are unusual words; some are simply high-scoring.
botel, slipe, jeu, chub, chubs, cote, mure, tittle, dev, loo, hoke, helo and 357 more...
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
Keep in mind that these are all tried-and-true feasibly playable words selected for their handiness, i.e...paragon, pignora, ganef, suttee, origan, ohia, aioli, abasement, lehr, mho, tallow, harelike and 848 more...
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Q without the U
From SOWPODS
qat, qaid, qoph, faqir, qanat, tranq, qindar, qwerty, sheqel, qintar, qindarka, sheqalim and 27 more...
Tweets
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bilby "We traverse cracks created as the sea-borne ice rides up and down on the tide. We pass a couple of umiaq, traditional sealskin whaling boats left out on the ice, and every so often a scientific instrument or two, testimony to the extraordinary richness of Barrow's research tapestry."
- 'Bodies Point To Alaska's Past', Richard Black, BBC website 31 Dec 2007
Jan 1, 2008