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qiviut
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English
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a small piece of qiviut wool
Etymology
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From Eastern Canadian
Inuktitut
ᕿᕕᐅᖅ
(
qiviuq
,
“
underwool
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkɪv.i.ət/
[1]
Noun
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qiviut
(
uncountable
)
The
underwool
of the
Arctic
muskox
, used as a fibre.
References
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^
2006
, Nancy Gates,
The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska
, page 185
