Ilaaqutsiq • Porcupine

Mammal - Erethizon dorsatum

Innu-Aimun Common Additional Terms

Kakuss Young porcupine (less than 1 year old)

Patak; Patakuss Two-year old porcupine

Tshisheiak Adult porcupine

Ishkueiak;Nusheiak Female porcupine
Napeiak Male porcupine

Umanishiuak;Umanishiuakush; Atamateshiuak Porcupine fetus 

Source: 

 Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec

Photo Credit: Porcupine by Patrick Randall, 2018. https://www.flickr.com/photos/animaliaproject/44115762660. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0.

Cree

Term Dialect
Kaakw Southern East Cree, Northern East Cree
Kâko L-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Ch'ǫ K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey)
Ch'ųę Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey), Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)
Dech'uē Kaska (Danezāgé')
Ts'iit Tanacross

English

Term Dialect
Porcupine Standard English

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Ilaquseq Kalaallisut

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Kakᵘ Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
Ilaaqutsiq Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
IlâKutsik Nunatsiavummiutut

Salishan

Term Dialect
Kú7pece Secwepmectsín

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