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

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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