umiak

umiak读音音标

英 [\'u:mɪæk]

美 [\'umɪˌæk]

umiak意思解释

n.

（爱斯基摩人所用的）木架蒙皮船；

英英释义

The umiak, umialak, umiaq, umiac, oomiac or oomiak is a type of boat used by Eskimo people, both Yupik and Inuit, and was originally found in all coastal areas from Siberia to Greenland. First arising in Thule times, it has traditionally been used in summer to move people and possessions to seasonal hunting grounds and for hunting whales and walrus.