angakkuq

Etymology
From (Eastern Canadian).

Noun

 * 1) An Inuit shaman.
 * 2) * 2002, Louis-Jacques Dorais, 'Inuit', Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, ed. Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto 2002, p. 141:
 * The shaman (angakkuq), because of his/her disposition and training [...], was the only one who knew how to bridge the gap between the various categories of beings and communicate with all of them [...].

Synonyms

 * angatkuq
 * angakok
 * angekok