Piqtuqsiraq • Lynx • Pirtursiraq - Lynx

Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms

Napeiapishu; Napepishu Male lynx
Ishkueiapishu; Nishkuepishu Female lynx
Nusheiapishu; Nushepishu Female lynx (during reproductive years)
Pishiss; Pishuss Young lynx (less than 1 year old)
Patapishu Two-year old lynx

Takuakapishu; Takuatshin-pishu Lynx in fall, autumn coat

Pipunapishu; Pipunipishu Lynx in winter coat

Shikuanapishu Lynx in late spring coat

Source:  Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec

Photo Credit: Canadian lynx near Annie Lake, south of Whitehorse, Yukon. by Keith Williams, 2010. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_lynx_by_Keith_Williams.jpg. Licenced with CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.