naniq

naniq

English

Traditional oil lamps

Etymology

Inupiaq naniq

Noun

naniq (plural naniqs)

1. A traditional soapstone oil lamp fuelled by blubber and seal fat, of Eastern Arctic peoples, such as the Inupiat, Yupik, Eskimo, Inuit.

Synonyms

• qulliq
• kudlik

Translations

Translations

Danish: please add this translation if you can French: kudlik Inuktitut: kudlik, qudlik, qulliq, ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qulliq)

Inuinnaqtun: qulliq Inupiaq: naniq Russian: please add this translation if you can

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Inupiaq

Noun

naniq

1. lightsource, source of light
2. naniq: A traditional oil lamp of the Inupiat

Descendants

• English: naniq