Kigutangirnaq • Blueberry

Plant - Vaccinium spp.

Blueberry by Mary Kavik, 2021. https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/15051?sidebar=1&lat=56.538307&lng=-79.242348&z=13&satId=topo&adm=15&adm_type=project&adm_id=32. Licenced with Permission.

Five species of blueberries grow wild in Canada, including Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium corymbosum which grow on forest floors or near swamps. 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry)

Cree

Term Dialect
Iiniminaanh Southern East Cree
Iiyiminh Southern East Cree, Northern East Cree
Ililimin L-dialect Cree
Niskimin N-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Jêg Tanacross

English

Term Dialect
Blueberry Standard English

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Kigutaarnaq Kalaallisut

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Inniminana Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
kigutanginnak Nunatsiavummiutut
Kigutangirnaq South Qikiqtaaluk, North Qikiqtaaluk, Aivilingmiutut, Kivallirmiutut, Nattilingmiutut, Inuinnaqtun
Kigutingirnaq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Kigutingningnaq Kangiryuarmiutun
Tungujuq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Asiavik North Alaskan Iñupiaq

L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)

Term Dialect
Pkumanaqsi L'nuisimk (Unama'ki)

Salishan

Term Dialect
Sesép Secwepmectsín

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