Barabara

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A barabara (also called an ulax) is the traditional home or dwelling used by the Aleuts, the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands. It lies partially underground, and most of the house is excavated from the dirt so as to withstand the high forces of wind in the Aleutian chain of islands. Many modern day Aleuts, however, live in modern houses and apartment buildings.

Inside of the barabara there is a main room, and a secondary room used for parental purposes. The main room has two rows for cots, less excavated and higher from the rest of the room. The bottom of the room has one or more holes for an inhouse. They have a single hole in the roof/ceiling which is used both as an entrance and an exit, and a ladder from this hole to the floor.

Barabara is also a Japanese word meaning "messy" or "scattered".