Qamungelriit
nature_spirit earth Yup'ik single tradition · 1
The Qamungelriit is a form that the Amikuk may take when it is "tired of being amikut for a long time". In this human form, the Amikuk may be referred to as a Qamungelriit. Yup'ik elders describe coming across an Amikuk pulling a sled across the ice, which it can only do in a straight line.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Traditional Yup'ik legends.
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Source passages
“In human form, the Amikuk may be referred to as a Qamungelriit. Yup'ik elders describe coming across an Amikuk pulling a sled across the ice, which it can only do in a straight line.”
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