kamutik n [ DNE komatik]

komatik n We had to haul more flour on this trip and the kamutik, which pulled easier than the toboggan. Ed. gloss: 'similar to a dogsled.' [Add to DNE komatik n 1, to 1977 quot] Possibility in the headnote: here we have two standards which are evolving. Apparently literate people in Lab....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
eskimo*
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39310
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Summary:komatik n We had to haul more flour on this trip and the kamutik, which pulled easier than the toboggan. Ed. gloss: 'similar to a dogsled.' [Add to DNE komatik n 1, to 1977 quot] Possibility in the headnote: here we have two standards which are evolving. Apparently literate people in Lab. have selected this for the Eskimo sp elling. Cp Quebec/Qu�bec. One has a choice. 'similar to a dogsled.' PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story FEB. 15 1989 [check]WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup koamatic, komatic, comatic, comatick, commeteck, kamutik, kometik, ESKIMO SLED, komatik-box, COACH BOX, komatik-dog, ESKIMO DOG, QAMUTIK, ~ box, ~ side Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 03 Aug 2015

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