Amaruq • Wolf
Mammal - Canis lupus
The Arctic Wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf and live throughout the Arctic including the most northern Canadian Arctic islands. It is debated whether they predominantly feed off of hares or muskoxen and it may be relative to their location and vary between the two.
Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms
Nape-maikan;Nape-manikai Malewolf
Ishkue-maikan Femalewolf
Maikaniss;Manikaniss Smallwolf, youngwolf,wolf cub
Nushe-maikan;Nushe-manikai Femalewolf (during reproductive years)
Source: Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec
Main Photo Credit: Eurasian wolf at Polar Zoo in Bardu, Norway by Mas3cf, 2016. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_wolf_2.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0.
Second Photo Credit: Wolf by Doug Smith, 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf#/media/File:Yellowstone_Wolves.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain.
Third Photo Credit: Arctic Wolf by Outward_bound, 2015. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/6af1ced5-d412-4f14-b0e6-c753bfdbeb81. Licenced with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0
Cree
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Mahiihkan - ᒪᐦᐄᐦᑲᓐ
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Southern East Cree |
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Mahîhkan - ᒪᐦᐄᐦᑲᓐ
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L-dialect Cree |
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Mahîkan - ᒪᐦᐄᑲᓐ
Dialect
Southern East Cree
Source
Chisasibi Eeyou Resource and Research Institute
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Southern East Cree |
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Maikan - ᒪᐃᑲᐣ
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N-dialect Cree |
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Mihiihkin - ᒥᐦᐄᐦᑭᓐ
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Northern East Cree |
Dene
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Bele
Dialect
K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey)
Source
|
K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey) |
|
Digáhī
Dialect
Kaska (Danezāgé')
Source
Robbie Porter (Kaska Guardian and Elder)
|
Kaska (Danezāgé') |
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Díga
Dialect
Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey)
Source
Dialect
Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)
Source
|
Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey), Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey) |
|
Egay
Dialect
Northern Tutchone
Source
[Community-Based Fish and Wildlife Work Plan for the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Traditional Territory 2019-2024, p. 54](Yukon https://yfwmb.ca//wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Little-Salmon-Carmacks-Traditional-Territory-Community-Based-Fish-Wildlife-Work-Plan.pdf)
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Northern Tutchone |
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Tiikâan
|
Tanacross |
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Zhòh
Dialect
Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)
Source
Darius Elias Memorial Community-Based Fish and Wildlife Work Plan, Van Tat Gwich'in Traditional Territory 2021 - 2026, page 7
|
Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in) |
English
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Wolf
Dialect
Standard English
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Standard English |
Français
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Loup de mer
Dialect
Français canadien
Source
AES French translation services, 2025
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Français canadien |
Greenlandic
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
|
Amaquq
Dialect
Tunumiit oraasiat
Source
Tersis 2008: 71
|
Tunumiit oraasiat |
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Amaroq
Dialect
Avanerriarmiutut (Avanersuarmiutut)
Source
Magssanguaq Qujaukitsoq, Mags Freelance, November 2025
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Kalaallisut, Avanerriarmiutut (Avanersuarmiutut) |
Innu-aimun
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Manikai
Dialect
Innu-aimun
Source
Akua-nutin 2018: 121
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Innu-aimun |
Inuktut
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Amaguk
|
Nunatsiavummiutut |
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Amaruq - ᐊᒪᕈᖅ
Dialect
Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Source
Schneider 1985: 22
Dialect
Aivilingmiutut
Source
Spalding 1998: 7
Dialect
Kivallirmiutut
Source
Owingayak 1986: 101
Dialect
Uummarmiutun
Source
Lowe 1984: 1
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Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, South Qikiqtaaluk, North Qikiqtaaluk, Aivilingmiutut, Kivallirmiutut, Nattilingmiutut, Kangiryuarmiutun, Inuinnaqtun, Uummarmiutun |
Inupiaq
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Amaġuq
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North Alaskan Iñupiaq |
Nuu-chah-nulth
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
|
Qʷayac̓iik
|
Central Nuučaan̓uł, Nuučaan̓uł Fallback, Barkley Sound Nuučaan̓uł |
Salishan
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Melést̓ye
|
Secwepmectsín |
Yupik
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Kegluneq
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Central Alaskan Yup'ik |
