komatik

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Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑎᒃ (qamutik) (ca. 1824).

Alternative forms

  • qamutiq

Noun

komatik (plural komatiks)

  1. A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but adopted since by many non-Inuit as well.
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