kak

Water they carried from near Kak-a-mak-kook, named from the alders growing round the stream.

The prefixed syllable, Kak, may be derived from Kukidjewum, a rapid stream.

In the archaic linear form, KAK is a triangle with one of the angles pointing to the right.

The most common wooden vessel in the Bontoc area is the kak-wan′, a vessel, or “pail” holding about six or eight quarts.

The other long name is a compound of Zuhuy kak camal cacal puc.