English
Makkovik
Makkovik comes from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik.
- Eastern Canadian InuktitutmodernMaggovik
- EnglishtodayMakkovik
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Eastern Canadian InuktitutmodernMaggovik
- EnglishtodayMakkovik
The story
The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.
Every English word from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik
Today it means
name A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik / Makkovik