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Makkovik
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en ike Maggovik, derived in turn from ike maxok two suffixed with the locative suffix ike -vik. The toponym appears to refer to a bay split into two sections. The settlement is named after nearby en Cape Makkovik.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmæk.oʊ.vɪk/
en Mak ko vik
en ækəʊvɪk 3
Proper noun
en town/and/Inuit community government region/Nunatsiavut p/Newfoundland and Labrador.