Aqpik • Cloudberry
Plant - Rubus chamaemorus
The cloudberry grows to 10–25 cm (4–10 in) high. The leaves alternate between having 5 and 7 soft, hand-like lobes on straight, branchless stalks. After pollination, the white (sometimes reddish-tipped) flowers form raspberry-sized aggregate fruits which are more plentiful in wooded rather than sun-exposed habitats. Consisting of between 5 and 25 drupelets, each fruit is initially pale red, ripening into an amber color in early autumn.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_chamaemorus)
Main Photo Credit: Ripe cloudberry by Philipum, 2006. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hjortron.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain.
Cree
| Term | Dialect |
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Ostikwânimin - ᐅᐢᑎᒁᓂᒥᐣ
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N-dialect Cree |
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Oštikwânimin - ᐅᔥᑎᒀᓂᒥᓐ
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L-dialect Cree |
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Shikutaauh - ᔑᑯᑖᐤᐦ
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Northern East Cree |
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Shikuteuh - ᔑᑯᑌᐤᐦ
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Southern East Cree |
Dene
| Term | Dialect |
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Nakàl
Dialect
Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)
Source
Plant Use in Vuntut Gwitchin Territory Second Edition, VGG Heritage 2020, page 23
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Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in) |
English
| Term | Dialect |
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Bakeapple
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Nunatsiavut English |
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Cloudberry
Dialect
Standard English
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Standard English |
Français
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Chicouté
Dialect
Français canadien
Source
AES French translation services
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Français canadien |
Innu-aimun
| Term | Dialect |
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Shikuteu
Dialect
Innu-aimun
Source
Akua-nutin 2018: 246
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Innu-aimun |
Inuktut
| Term | Dialect |
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Appik
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Nunatsiavummiutut |
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Aqpik - ᐊᖅᐱᒃ
Dialect
Sallirmiutun
Source
Lowe 1984a: 238
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South Qikiqtaaluk, North Qikiqtaaluk, Aivilingmiutut, Kivallirmiutut, Nattilingmiutut, Inuinnaqtun, Sallirmiutun, Kangiryuarmiutun |
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Arpik
Dialect
Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Source
Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk, April 2023
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Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut |
Inupiaq
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Asiaq
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North Alaskan Iñupiaq |
L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)
| Term | Dialect |
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Mkuo’qminaqsi’k
Dialect
L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography)
Source
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources, 2025
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L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography) |

