Arviat
English
Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).
Proper noun
Arviat
- A hamlet in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada, on the west coast of Hudson Bay; the third largest community in Nunavut, the largest community near the geographic centre of Canada
French
Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (arfiat) / Arviat, from ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ / arviat (“place of the bowhead whale”), from ᐊᕐᕕᒃ / arvik (“bowhead whale”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.vi.at/
Inuktitut
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