komatik
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᒧᑎᒃ (qamotik); attested since about 1824.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]komatik (plural komatiks)
- A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people.