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