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oomiak, oomiac /ˈuːmɪˌæk/ n - other words for umiak
u•mi•ak (o̅o̅′mē ak′),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Anthropologyan open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
- Inuit umiaq women's boat
- 1760–70
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umiak, oomiak /ˈuːmɪˌæk/ n - a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit
Compare kayak
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greenland Inuktitut: boat for the use of women