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Gilyak
[ gil-yahk, gil-yahk ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gilyak1
< Russian gilyák; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to Nivkh (Amur dial.) kil a name for neighboring Tungusic peoples (with the Russ noun suffix -( y ) ak, as in sibiryák a Siberian)
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Example Sentences
Among the Gilyaks the Bear is dressed after death in full Gilyak costume and 98seated on a bench of honour.
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As I stood on the bank, a Gilyak boat came near me with a full cargo of salmon.
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The southern one, near which we passed, is called Cape Pronge, and has a Gilyak village at its base.
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A Gilyak gentleman does not permit fire carried into or out of his house, not even in a pipe.
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While we took wood at a Gilyak village I embraced the opportunity to visit the aboriginals.
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