Sirenik

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yupik *caɣuyaq.

Noun

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ся̄гыяӽ (sjāgyjax̌)

  1. drum
  2. tambourine

References

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  • G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов [The language of Sirenik Eskimos]‎[1], Академия Наук СССР, page 196

Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (1994) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 64