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angakkuqs

angakkuqs is the plural of angakkuq.

Meaning of angakkuq

Noun

angakkuq (plural angakkuqs)

  1. An Inuit shaman.
    • 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

Questions about angakkuqs

What is angakkuqs the plural of?
Angakkuqs is the plural of angakkuq.

Words near angakkuqs in the dictionary

  1. Angadanan
  2. Angaité
  3. Angajala
  4. Angajalas
  5. angakkuq
  6. angakkuqs
  7. angakok
  8. angakoks
  9. Angal
  10. Angala Devi
  11. Angami

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