Paurngaq • Crowberry

Plant - Empetrum nigrum

Often referred to as a black crowberry or blackberry through the northern territories and provinces, the berries provide food for people, birds and wildlife. Their large geographic distribution is contributed to long-migrating birds dispersing the seeds.

Photo Credit: Crowberry by Alice Kavik-Sala, 2021. https://siku.org/app#/map/deployment/15123?sidebar=1&lat=56.538307&lng=-79.242348&z=13&satId=topo&adm=15&adm_type=project&adm_id=32. Licenced with Permission.

Cree

Term Dialect
Aschiiminh Northern East Cree, Southern East Cree
Ascîminâhtikʷ Southern East Cree
Askîmin L-dialect Cree
Askîmin N-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Dineech’ùh Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)

English

Term Dialect
Blackberry Nunatsiavut English
Crowberry Standard English

Français

Term Dialect
Camarine noire Français canadien

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Paarnaq Kalaallisut
Pukuŋaq Tunumiit oraasiat

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Assimin Innu-aimun
Assiminan Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
Kablaq Inuinnaqtun, Sallirmiutun, Kangiryuarmiutun
Ki'minngaq Kivallirmiutut
Paunngak Nunatsiavummiutut
Paunngaq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Paunŋaq Nattilingmiutut
Paurngaq South Qikiqtaaluk, North Qikiqtaaluk, Aivilingmiutut, Inuinnaqtun

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Paunġaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq

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