New World Terms
The name for throat singing in Canada varies with the geography:
- Iirngaaq - some Nunavut communities
- Piqqusiraarniq or Pirkusirtuk - Igloolik and Baffin Island
- Qiarvaaqtuq - Arviat
- Katajjaq or Katadjak - Nunavik and South Baffin
- Nipaquhiit - some Nunavut communities
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