Nunakput

English

Unadapted borrowing from Inuvialuktun Nunakput, from Inuvialuktun nunakput (“our land”).

Proper noun

Nunakput (plural m)

  1. A territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada
    • NWT, Canada 2025. Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
      Lucy Kuptana was elected to the 20th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in November 2023 to represent the constituency of Nunakput, which includes the communities of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, and Ulukhaktok.

Inuvialuktun

Etymology

From nunakput

Proper noun

Nunakput

  1. A territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada
    • NWT, Canada 2025. Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
      Lucy Kuptana was elected to the 20th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in November 2023 to represent the constituency of Nunakput, which includes the communities of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, and Ulukhaktok.
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