As cancer treatment evolves, so must aboriginal languages (fwd link)

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*As cancer treatment evolves, so must aboriginal languages*

*‘In the medical terminology, there are quite a few things that need to be
changed,’ says Tlicho expert*

CBC News Posted: Apr 26, 2014 3:00 AM CT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2014 9:12 AM
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Language officials in Nunavut released their new word for cancer this week.

The new term “kagguti” comes from the Inuktitut word kagguaq, which means
“knocked down out of natural order."

It replaces “annia aaqqijuajunnangituq” or “an incurable ailment," which
officials felt was giving people the wrong impression of the disease.

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