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How to use the words “Inuk” and “Inuit”

Usage evolves; and as time goes on, recommendations about language have to be revised. The Translation Bureau has published an updated linguistic recommendation on how to use the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” within the federal public service. Check it out!

For more information on this recommendation, read the post Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” in the Our Languages blog.

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