The Chukchee Contents Key Map

kaˊmak

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/kaːmaːk/ imputed
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  • 2-038 In Koryak, keˊlet of all kinds are called kaˊla, kaˊḷa, kaˊḷak, kaˊmak, also ñiˊnvit, ñênvêˊ-tɪčñɪn.
  • 2-038 The word kaˊmak is used also in Chukchee for the “spirit of disease,” and in the Russo-Chukchee
  • 2-067 the word “kaˊmak” is Koryak, and is rarely
  • 2-170 In Koryak tales the kaˊmak (evil spirit) comes into the house out of the fire

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