In the late 1960s, politicians in Canada attempted to incorporate a new word into the national lexicon as a generic term for greeting, so it could be used like 'ciao' or 'aloha.' The short-lived term originated from the northern Canadian Inuktitut language. What was the term?

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1. In the late 1960s, politicians in Canada attempted to incorporate a new word into the national lexicon as a generic term for greeting, so it could be used like 'ciao' or 'aloha.' The short-lived term originated from the northern Canadian Inuktitut language. What was the term?