Bidarkees

/bɪˈdɑrkiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of bidarkee; multiple two-person Aleut skin boats.

Etymology

Plural form of bidarkee, itself an anglicized variant of the Aleut 'bidarka,' formed by adding the English plural '-s' or '-es' ending.

Kelly Says

Arctic whaling logs and exploration journals from the 1800s frequently mention bidarkees in various spellings, showing how English explorers phonetically adapted indigenous words without standardization.

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