Inuit Throat Singing - New World Terms

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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