Yukon talk · Languages in Yukon
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Languages in Yukon
Languages in Yukon
There are a number of terms that are commonly used in the North:
Cheechako - Someone who has spent less than a full year in the North.
ice bridge - A road that crosses a river on ice.
Outside - Anywhere below the 60th parallel
parka - a very bulky jacket, necessary in the winter.
Sourdough - Someone who has lived in the North for a number of years.
tree line - the northern extent of trees. North of the tree line there are no longer trees. The exact extent varies depending on elevation.
winter road - a road that is only usable in the winter. Usually too wet and muddy in the summer to be passable.
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