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Word: nuliayok (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...Eskimos have many tabus. They believe in spirits, in a cold, horrible Hell and a Heaven at the bottom of the sea, ruled over by the Great Goddess Nuliayok. The Eskimo language is difficult. How did Monsignor Turquetil, an Oblate Father journeying from France to Canada in 1900 at the age of 24?how did he shepherd 7,000 scattered souls during his 30 icy years? How gain entry to the Eskimo hut, be welcomed with "Qujangnamik...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Arctic Bishop | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

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