Etymology

Makkovik

Mak·ko·vik
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Today it means: A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. Full definition →

Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik
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  1. Eastern Canadian Inuktitut · borrowed fromMaggovik
  2. English todayMakkovik

Borrowed from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Maggovik, derived in turn from Eastern Canadian Inuktitut maxok (“two”) suffixed with the locative suffix -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby Cape Makkovik.

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