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Eyak

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈijæk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

of, or relating to these people or their language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

the extinct Na-Dené language of these people, formerly spoken near the mouth of the Copper River in Alaska.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of an indigenous people from the Copper River Delta of Alaska.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: эя́кский (ejákskij) — relating to these people or their language
  • French: eyak — language
  • Russian: эя́кский (ejákskij) — language
  • Russian: эя́к (eják) — person
  • Tlingit: Yáat Ḵwáan — person