Outrigger - Outrigger

Japanese: アウトリッガー - あうとりっがー
Outrigger - Outrigger

...The method of construction is to hollow out a hull of about 10m from a large tree, fill it with water, heat the inside with a fire, expand the side of the boat, and secure it with a crosspiece. The second type is a canoe with an outrigger on one side of the hull. This type is found throughout Oceania, from Madagascar to India, the west coast of Malay, and parts of Indonesia.

From "boat"

...The Moken people of the Mergui Archipelago in southern Myanmar build dugout canoes in this way, and maintain a unique lifestyle in which they use the boat as a home for each family and spend most of the year drifting on the sea. Many boats based on dugout canoes with outriggers attached can be seen in various parts of the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean. An outrigger is an arm that extends from the main body of the boat, and a float is attached to the bottom. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "outrigger" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その製法は,大木から10m前後の船体をくりぬき,その中に水を入れて玄側を火で暖めながら船腹を広げ,横木をわたして固定する。2番目の型は,船体の片側にアウトリッガーoutriggerをつけたカヌーである。これはマダガスカル島からインド,マレー西海岸,インドネシアの一部を経てオセアニア全域に分布する。…

【舟∥船】より

…ミャンマー南部メルギー諸島のモーケン族は,この方法で丸木舟を作っているが,彼らは舟を家族ごとの住居として,海上を漂泊しながら1年の大半を過ごすという独特な生活形態を守っている。丸木舟を基礎として,それにアウトリッガーをとりつけた舟が,インド洋,東南アジア,太平洋などの各地で数多く見られる。アウトリッガーとは,舟の本体から張り出した腕木のことで,下部には浮き木(フロート)が取りつけられる。…

※「アウトリッガー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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