angakkuq
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English
Etymology
From (Eastern Canadian) Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq).
Noun
angakkuq (plural angakkuqs)
- An Inuit shaman.
- 2002, Louis-Jacques Dorais, 'Inuit', Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, ed. Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto 2002, p. 141:
- The shaman (angakkuq), because of his/her disposition and training , was the only one who knew how to bridge the gap between the various categories of beings and communicate with all of them .
- 2002, Louis-Jacques Dorais, 'Inuit', Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, ed. Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto 2002, p. 141: