Abakhiqizi be-leash abahlanganisiwe bakutshela ukuthi uvame ukuzwa izwi “i-kayak” Emicimbini yamanzi ezemidlalo, Kepha kwesinye isikhathi “i-kayak” noma “rowbaat”. Empeleni, Lezi zitatimende zilungile, I-Kayaking kanye nokugibela izinhlobo ezimbili zemicimbi, ngokuhlangene kubhekiswe njenge-kayaking.
Kulula futhi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezinhlanga ezimbili: Abakhiqizi be-leash abahlanganisiwe bakutshela lokho ku-kayak umsubathi uhlala esikebheni naku-pardles ngokuhlukile kwesokunxele nakwesokudla; Esikebheni, Umsubathi usedolweni linye esikebheni futhi ugobe ngakolunye amanzi.
Umkhiqizi we-leash ohlanganisiwe uyakutshela ukuthi iKayak yaqhamuka esikebheni esincane esenziwe yi-Eskimos eGreenland. Lesi sikebhe sisongwe ngohlaka lwamathambo ngesikhumba se-whale nesikhumba se-otter, futhi ihlolwe ngama-paddles ngama-blades kuwo womabili ama-Exs. Isikebhe sokugibela sivela eCanada, ngakho-ke kubizwa nangokuthi isikebhe sokugibela eCanada. Abakhiqizi be-leash abahlanganisiwe bakutshela lokho 1936, Emidlalweni ye-11th Olimpiki eyayiphethwe eBerlin, UKayaking wahlelwa njengemidlalo esemthethweni yama-Olimpiki.
