Nunatsiaq

Nunatsiaq

Nunatsiaq (ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ in Inuktitut syllabics) is the Inuktitut term for the Northwest Territories. Since the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1999, it has seen limited use in English, although it remains part of the name of several institutions from before that time.


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