Eyak

[ ee-yak ]

noun,plural E·yaks, (especially collectively) E·yak for 1.
  1. a member of a small tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the southeastern coast of Alaska.

  2. the language of the Eyak, related to the Athabascan languages.

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How to use Eyak in a sentence

  • If her body goes ashore, it will be on the island, or the mainland east of Eyak River.

    The Alaskan | James Oliver Curwood
  • They have also a chief deity or spirit, called Shljam Scho, and a power for evil called Eyak.