aiviqiak
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Inupiaq[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From aiviq (“walrus”). Meaning "walrus talker", it is derived from the deep, hollow, resonant tone of the bird's call which native Alaskans thought was imitative of a walrus.
Noun[edit]
aiviqiak
References[edit]
- Nelson, E. W. (1884). The Breeding Habits of the Pectoral Sandpiper (Actodromas maculata), The Auk, vol.1, no.3, p.218-221, Oxford University Press.