The story
- Inuvialuktun · derived fromᐅᒥᐊᖅ“women's boat”
- English todayumiak
From Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ (umiaq, “women's boat”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
umiak
Today it means: A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. Full definition →
Inuvialuktun ᐅᒥᐊᖅ