A light, wooden boat with a two oars. It is generally 3-5 meters long, and can haul from 200-500 kilograms. It is rather unstable, can easily flip, and piloting it successfully requires significant experience. The boats were previously rather widespread among the Dolgan and Evenk peoples, but now are seen only rarely.
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