Kingurlaq • Northern Shrimp
Invertebrate - Pandalus borealis
Northern Shrimp are a medium-sized shrimp that range in about 5-10 cms on average. They are pinkish-red in colour, reach sexual maturity around 2 years of age and live to be around 6 years old, and 8 years in many northern locations.
Photo Credit: Northern Shrimp by Totti, 2021. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pandalus_borealis_Hakkeijima.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.
English
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Northern Shrimp
Dialect
Standard English
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Standard English |
Français
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Crevette
Dialect
Français canadien
Source
AES French translation services, 2025
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Français canadien |
Greenlandic
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Kinguppak
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Kalaallisut |
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Raajaq
Dialect
Avanerriarmiutut (Avanersuarmiutut)
Source
Magssanguaq Qujaukitsoq, Mags Freelance, November 2025
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Avanerriarmiutut (Avanersuarmiutut) |
Innu-aimun
| Term | Dialect |
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Kaiapishapetshishit
Dialect
Innu-aimun
Source
Akua-nutin 2018: 204
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Innu-aimun |
Inuktut
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Igliraq
Dialect
Sallirmiutun
Source
Lowe 1984a: 285
Dialect
Uummarmiutun
Source
Lowe 1984b: 246
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Sallirmiutun, Uummarmiutun |
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Kinguk
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Inuinnaqtun, Kangiryuarmiutun |
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Kingupvak
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Nunatsiavummiutut |
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Kinguq - ᑭᖑᖅ
Dialect
Aivilingmiutut
Source
Spalding 1998: 45
Dialect
Kivallirmiutut
Source
Owingayak 1986: 104
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Aivilingmiutut, Kivallirmiutut |
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Kingurlaq - ᑭᖑᕐᓚᖅ
Dialect
Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Source
Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk, March 2023
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Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut |
Inupiaq
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Naulayuuraq
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North Alaskan Iñupiaq |
