Beaver • Kiqiaq • North American Beaver

Mammal - Castor canadensis

Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms

Napemishkᵘ Male beaver

Ishkuemishkᵘ ; Nushemishkᵘ Female beaver

Tshishemishkᵘ Adult beaver (over 4 years old)

Upuaiess Two-year old beaver

Auetiss Young beaver (less than 1 year old)

Umanishiumishku Beaver fetus

Pinemishkunanish Newborn beaver

Cree

Term Dialect
Amisk - ᐊᒥᔉ N-dialect Cree
Amiskw - ᐊᒥᔅᒄ, ᐊᒥᐢᒄ Northern East Cree, Southern East Cree, N-dialect Cree
Amiskʷ - ᐊᒥᔅᒄ L-dialect Cree

Dene

Term Dialect
Sá K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey)
Tsá Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey), Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)
Tsá' Tanacross
Tsèe Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)

English

Term Dialect
Beaver Standard English

Français

Term Dialect
Castor Français canadien

Greenlandic

Term Dialect
Kiggiaq Kalaallisut

Innu-aimun

Term Dialect
Amishkᵘ Innu-aimun

Inuktut

Term Dialect
kigiak Nunatsiavummiutut
Kigiaq - ᑭᒋᐊᖅ Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, Kangiryuarmiutun, Inuinnaqtun, Uummarmiutun

Inupiaq

Term Dialect
Kigiaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq
Pałuqtaq North Alaskan Iñupiaq

L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)

Term Dialect
Kopit L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography)

Nuu-chah-nulth

Term Dialect
ʕat̓uu Central Nuučaan̓uł, Nuučaan̓uł Fallback, Barkley Sound Nuučaan̓uł

Salishan

Term Dialect
Sqlu7úw̓i Secwepmectsín

Yupik

Term Dialect
Ceńiq’aq Central Alaskan Yup'ik
Paluqtaq Central Alaskan Yup'ik

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