Village of Puvirnituq | |
Language(s) | Inuktitut |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | English |
Region of origin | Puvirnituq |
POV or Pov (ᐱᐅᕖ, piuvii) (pronounced P-O-V) is an Inuit surname officially assigned by non-Inuit officials to Inuit living in or near Puvirnituq (formerly known as Povungnatuk) when a person's second name or last name was too hard or long to write down for someone who did not speak Inuktitut.
Examples
- Juani (Angutiguluk) POV (1910–1978), adopted elder brother of Taamusi Qumaq
- Abraham (Talirunili) POV (1927-1994), sculptor
- Johnny POV (E9-1469) (1908–1978), sculptor. Also known as Johnny Novalinga after the surname of his wife.
See also
- Disc number, the identification Canada used for Inuit in the 20th century in lieu of surnames.
References
- ^ E9-1956 by Zebedee Nungak Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, in Inuktitut Magazine #88 2000
- Qumaq, Taamusi (2010). Je veux que les Inuit soient libres du nouveau. Presses de l'Université du Québec. p. 76. ISBN 978-2-7605-2580-1.
- (Abraham POV) (1927-1994)
- Johnny Pov
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