Eyak
Americannoun
plural
Eyaks,plural
Eyak-
a member of a small tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the southeastern coast of Alaska.
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the language of the Eyak, related to the Athabascan languages.
Example Sentences
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Being good stewards entails changing our relationship with food, said Dune Lankard, founder and president of the Native Conservancy and an Eyak Athabaskan.
From Salon
Krauss documented conversations with the last surviving speakers of Eyak.
From Seattle Times
The report says two of the languages - Eyak and Tsetsa’ut - are considered extinct or dormant with no fluent speakers.
From Washington Times
The report says two of the languages — Eyak and Tsetsa’ut — are considered extinct or dormant with no fluent speakers.
From Seattle Times
She’s the program director for the Eyak Preservation Council, an environmental and social-justice-oriented nonprofit based in Cordova, whose primary mission is to protect wild salmon habitat.
From Salon
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