Definition of "yoik" []

• A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting (noun)
• To sing in a traditional Sami style (verb)

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• "A fascinating style from Lapland, it's really more of a verb -- you "yoik" someone by creating their essence in a mélange of yelping and swooping somewhere between the sound of American Indian chanting, Meredith Monk's vocal improvisations and a wounded reindeer."
• "It's really more of a verb -- you "yoik" someone by creating his or her essence in a mélange of yelping and swooping."
• "Even better I thought was him singing with Finnish band Hedningarna, which had this yoik (kind of like either Arab wailing or Native American chanting) with this funky techno music under it."