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Nunavut group seeks new Inuktitut word for suicide

Interestingly, the Inuktitut language apparently has no word for "suicide", and its absence is beginning to present challenges related to discussion and provision of social services. Accordingly, a Nunavut group is seeking to invent a new word (CBC).

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