POV ᐱᐅᕖ
Village of Puvirnituq
Language(s)Inuktitut
Origin
Language(s)English
Region of originPuvirnituq

POV or Pov (ᐱᐅᕖ, piuvii[1]) (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.[1]

Examples

  • Juani (Angutiguluk) POV (1910-1978), adopted elder brother of Taamusi Qumaq[2]
  • Abraham (Talirunili) POV (1927-1994), sculptor[3]
  • Johnny POV (E9-1469) (1908-1978), sculptor.[4] Also known as Johnny Novalinga after the surname of his wife.

See also

  • Disc number, the identification used for Inuit in the 20th century in lieu of surnames.

References

  1. 1 2 E9-1956 by Zebedee Nungak Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, in Inuktitut Magazine #88 2000
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ (Abraham POV) (1927-1994)
  4. ↑ Johnny Pov
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