GLOSSARY. 



41. DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TEEMS AND KUSSIAN NOMENCLATURE, USED BY THE 



AUTHOR IN THE PRECEDING MONOGRAPH. 



Ahluckeyak (Aleutian). — A rough back-bone. 



Aleut (Russian). — Name given to all native inhabitants of the Aleutian islands. 



Arrie (Russian). — Lomvia arra. The guillemot, or inurre ; so named from the bird's harsh cry of "arra-arra". 



Batllie Brushkxe (Russian). — Phaleris psittaeula. Parroquet Auk; "white bosom". 



Banio (Russian). — A steamy bath-house. 



Barbie (Russian). — An elderly married woman. 



Barrabkte (Russian). — A hut. 



Barrabara (Russian). — A large hut, or "kozarmie". 



Baroon (Russian). — Surf. 



Bidarrah (Russian). — A large skin-covered boat, propelled with oars, or used with sails before the wind; carries 



from three to ten tons. 

 Bidarka (Russian). — A small skin-covered canoe. 



Bidarshik (Russian). — One who controls a baidar and its crew; a foreman. 

 BobroVia (Russian). — Otter island. 

 . Boga Slov (Russian). — God's word. 

 Boorga (Russian). — Gale that blows fiercely and is laden with snow; from "booryak", a storm or tempest. 

 Bolshoi (Russian). — Big. 

 Buik (Russian). — A working ox, or bull. 



Btjle (English). — The adult male fur-seal; also the adult male walrus and sea- lion. 

 Canooskie (Russian). — Simorhynchus cristatellus. Crested auk. 

 Chikie (Russian). — Larus glaucus. Burgomaster gull. 



Chornie Goose (Russian). — Branta canadensis var. leucopareia. White-collared goose. 

 Choochkie (Russian). — Simorliynchus pusillus. Least, or knob-billed auk. 

 Choochil (Russian).— To Stuff. 



Cookhnet (Russian). — The Aleutian cooking hut outside of the barrabkie. 

 Cow (English). — The adult female of the fur-seal, the sea-lion, and the walrus. 

 Dalnoi Mees (Russian). — Distant cape. 

 Deetiah (Russian). — Children. 

 Domashnle (Russian). — Houses. 

 Einahntjhto (Aleutian). — The mammae. 



Emannimik: (Russian). — Namesday; or, literally, used as birthday. 

 Epatka (Russian). — Fratercula corniculata. Horned puffin. 

 Flensing (English). — Act of removing skins from seal carcasses. 

 Flipper (English).— The fore-hand and hind-foot of fur-seal, sea-lion, and walrus. 

 Gorbotch (Russian). — Humpback. 

 Gorode (Russian). — A town; a village. 



Goverooskie (Russian). — Larus brevirostris, and L. tridachjlus. Gulls. 

 Hauling (English). — Action of seals in coming up from the sea over the land. 

 Heat, "heating" (English).— That sudden decay of the seal's body after death. 

 Holluschak, pi. holluschickle (Russian).— Bachelor ; bachelors. 



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