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Singajik   WSingajik
 Mythological name.

Singajik is a cognate to 'singarnaq', a term for a yellowish grey dog (wolf-like). In Canada a shamans' word for wolf is 'singarti' and the word for foxes is 'singakarjuit' (Hudson Bay). Singartik is also a personal name in Arctic Canada.

Singajik is a name of a historic person and hero from Kangeq off Nuuk, who moved there from the Arsuk region by the end of the 1600s.

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