10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOMATIK»
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komatik in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
She falls down on her fore knuckles. komatik n also comatic, comatick,
commeteck, kamutik, kometik. etc ['kumatik] DC ~ n ([1824], 1 853-) for sense 1 ; V
/D; Labrador Inuit qamutik 'sled.' 1 A long sled, adopted in northern
Newfoundland and ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
2
Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction
Drifting before the growing storm, we came to the windward side of a long point,
and in attempting to skirt it the dogs, blown along at full gallop, several times took
us up over jagged spurs, tumbling komatik and all over the ledges beyond.
The average komatik is two feet wide and ten feet long but as stated, they vary in
different localities, a uniform width being maintained to suit the local conditions of
the region in which they are used. For example, wide and comparatively short ...
4
Outing; Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction
hill to climb we pushed on the komatik or hauled with the dogs on the long bridle
to help them along. When we had a descent to make. the drag—a hoop of walrus
hide —was thrown over the front end of one of the komatik runners at the top, ...
hill to climb we pushed on the komatik or hauled with the dogs on the long bridle
to help them along. When we had a descent to make, the drag — a hoop of
walrus hide — was thrown over the front end of one of the komatik runners at the
top, ...
6
It's Like the Legend: Innu Women's Voices
She didn't pull much on her utatshi- nakeaskut (komatik) , only her blankets. Now
she had gone off on her own. I told Matshieu's mother, Manishish, that I was
going to look for her. I followed the smoke from her fire in the woods and went to ...
Nympha Byrne, Camille Fouillard, 2000
7
The American Alpine Journal
Our kayaks were lashed to a long wooden sled called a komatik, pulled behind
Amos' skidoo; we rode on a second one pulled by Sam. When we came to a lead,
we disconnected the komatiks and pushed them across while our guides ...
American Alpine Club, H. Adams Carter, 1993
8
The Long Labrador Trail
The upper part of this new gulch was strewn with bowlders, and much hard work
and ingenuity were necessary the following morning to get the komatik through
them at all. Farther down the stream widened. Here the wind had swept the snow
...
9
Labrador Memoir of Dr Harry Paddon, 1912-1938
Jim [Pottle] and I, with the canine malefactor who with fatuous tail-wagging
vented his satisfaction over the salvage of his worthless neck, were left in a
raging storm with a heavily loaded komatik, five or six miles from anywhere.
Something had ...
Harry Paddon, Ronald Rompkey, 2003
10
So Few on Earth: A Labrador Métis Woman Remembers
Then one day his dogs were lying around on the snow, all harnessed and ready
to go. I climbed onto the komatik and pretended to drive them. They took off at a
full gallop across the marsh, heading for Black Head Hill, most likely for the dump
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOMATIK»
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komatik is used in the context of the following news items.
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Komatik travel was giving way to skidoo travel; horsepower was replacing dog-power. During his time in Newfoundland and — in this case ... «Clarenville Packet, Jun 15»
Survivors greet Truth and Reconciliation report with tears, relief
So they bolted a bicycle onto a komatik – a sled pulled by a snowmobile – and she rode this odd contraption as children ran beside and ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
Book Review: "The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, & an …
Heading north, Cramer travels in helicopters, small planes, “by boat, train, komatik (an Inuit sled), SUV, and ATV on rides that range from ... «Press Herald, Apr 15»
Cambridge reservists return from high-Arctic training exercise
If one of the snowmobiles broke down, attempts would be made to fix it, but if that didn't work, it would be lashed to a komatik (traditional Inuit ... «Cambridge Times, Apr 15»
Flight to the Arctic
The church is shaped like an igloo, the lectern built in the form of an upright komatik—the Inuit sled once pulled across the ice by dog teams ... «World Policy Institute, Apr 15»
Building skills
The project, which also included setting traps, will soon conclude with the construction of a komatik. “The primary aspect of the project was ... «Labradorian, Mar 15»
Rigolet's Sherri Wolfrey couldn't pull the trigger; boyfriend needed …
It was so large that its massive paws hung over the sides of their komatik, and their snowmobile kept overheating as they transported it back to ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
The vanishing man
“Having decided to make another winter trip with my dogs and komatik (sled) down the Labrador coast, I had been quietly making notes of the ... «Toronto Star, Jan 15»
Rezori: Of Christmas, Christians and pagans
There were komatik races in the morning, other races in the afternoon. Both festivals served to release social tension but, according to Ben-Dor, ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
Smoker, the ghostly trapper of Labrador
After his death, Smoker's ghost was seen driving his komatik, always appearing just in time to announce that a storm was brewing. «The Telegram, Dec 14»
