Beaver • Kiqiaq North American Beaver

Mammal - Castor canadensis

Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms

Napemishk Male beaver

Ishkuemishk ; Nushemishk Female beaver

Tshishemishk Adult beaver (over 4 years old)

Upuaiess Two-year old beaver

Auetiss Young beaver (less than 1 year old)

Umanishiumishku Beaver fetus

Pinemishkunanish Newborn beaver

Cree

Term Dialect
Amisk N-dialect Cree
Amiskw Northern East Cree, Southern East Cree, N-dialect Cree
Amiskʷ L-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Sá K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey)
Tsá Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey), Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)
Tsá' Tanacross

English

Term Dialect
Beaver Standard English

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Kiggiaq Kalaallisut

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Amishkᵘ Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
kigiak Nunatsiavummiutut
Kigiaq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, Kangiryuarmiutun, Inuinnaqtun, Uummarmiutun

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Kigiaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq
Pałuqtaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq

L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)

Term Dialect
Kopit L'nuisimk (Unama'ki)

Salishan

Term Dialect
Sqlu7úw̓i Secwepmectsín

Yupik

Term Dialect
Ceńiq’aq Central Alaskan Yup'ik
Paluqtaq Central Alaskan Yup'ik

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