Official NWT Community Names

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Official Name Official Pronunciation Previous Names
Aklavik a-klah-vihk —
Behchokǫ̀ beh-cho-konh Rae Edzo
Colville Lake — —
Dettah deh-tah Detah
Délı̨nę day-linh-nay Fort Franklin
Edzo ed-zo —
Enterprise — —
Fort Good Hope — —
Fort Liard … lee-ard —
Fort McPherson — —
Fort Providence — —
Fort Resolution — —
Fort Simpson — —
Fort Smith — —
Gamètı̀ gah-meh-tea Rae Lakes
Hay River — —
Hay River Dene Reserve — —
Inuvik i-noo-vik —
Jean Marie River jeen mah-ree … —
Kakisa kah-key-sa —
Nahanni Butte na-han-nee byoot —
Ndilǫ dee-low Ndilo / Rainbow Valley
Norman Wells — —
Paulatuk pall-a-tuck —
Rae ray —
Sachs Harbour sacks … —
Sambaa K’e sahm-ba-k-ay Trout Lake
Tsiigehtchic tsih-gay-chik Arctic Red River
Tuktoyaktuk tuck-toy-yak-took —
Tulita too-lee-tah Fort Norman
Ulukhaktok oo-luke-hak-talk or oo-loo-hak-talk Holman
Wekweètı̀ weh-kway-tea Snare Lakes / Wekwetı̀
Whatı̀ wah-tea Lac La Martre / Wha Ti
Wrigley — —
Yellowknife — —
Łutselk’e hloot-sul-k-ay Snowdrift