Red Fox
Mammal - Vulpes vulpes
Kittigakyuit dialect: Aukpilaktaq = red fox; if you cannot recognize the species from a distance they are called Pisuktit= walkers, (Source: Nerliq Goose)
Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms
Uishauatsheshu Fox during red phase
Kashteuatsheshu Fox during black phase
Matsheshu ka uassi-shuniaut Silver fox
Katshipaiatikushinashut Cross fox
Napeiatsheshu Male fox
Ishkueiatsheshu Female fox
Matsheshiss Fox cub
Nusheiatsheshu Female fox (during reproductive years)
Uishakuatsheshu Male fox in rut
Matsheshu ka nitshikushit Fox during black phase with the tip of its fur silver
Source: Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec
Main Photo Credit: Red Fox in winter coat by V. Bern, 2002. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vulpes_vulpes_standing_in_snow.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain.
Second Photo Credit: Red Fox (Cross Morph) by USFWS Alaska, 2016. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/b589ba3f-f4bc-4c60-a06e-169ef0b541de. Licenced with Public Domain.
Third Photo Credit: Red Fox (Red and Silver Morphs) by Danny Barron, 2008. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/3167c40b-c3a9-4d34-9695-19122b83786f. Licenced with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0.
Cree
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Mahkešiw - ᒪᑫᔑᐤ
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L-dialect Cree |
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Osâwahkešiw - ᐅᓵᐗᐦᑫᔑᐤ
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L-dialect Cree |
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Oshâwahkeshiw - ᐅᔖᐗᐦᑫᔑᐤ
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N-dialect Cree |
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Ushaauhchaashiu - ᐅᔖᐅᐦᒑᔑᐤ
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Northern East Cree, Southern East Cree |
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Usâwahcesiw
Dialect
Southern East Cree
Source
Chisasibi Eeyou Resource and Research Institute
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Southern East Cree |
Dene
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Naageddh
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Tanacross |
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Neegoo tsoo
Dialect
Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)
Source
Gwichin to English VGG Heritage Department, 2025
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Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in) |
English
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Red Fox
Dialect
Standard English
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Standard English |
Français
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Renard roux
Dialect
Français canadien
Source
AES French translation services, 2025
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Français canadien |
Greenlandic
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Teriannissat ilaat
Dialect
Kalaallisut
Source
tukumaliina, June 2026
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Kalaallisut |
Innu-aimun
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Matsheshu
Dialect
Innu-aimun
Source
Akua-nutin 2018: 164
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Innu-aimun |
Inuktut
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Aukpilaqtaq
Dialect
Sallirmiutun
Source
Lowe 1984a: 255
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Sallirmiutun |
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Kajuk - ᑲᔪ
Dialect
Aivilingmiutut
Source
Spalding 1998: 38
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Nunatsiavummiutut, Aivilingmiutut |
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Kajuqtuq - ᑲᔪᑐᖅ
Dialect
Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut
Source
Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk, April 2023
Dialect
Inuinnaqtun
Source
Angulalik 2012: 46
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Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, Inuinnaqtun |
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Kayuqtuq
|
Kangiryuarmiutun |
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Tiringanniarřuaq - ᑎᕆᖓᓐᓂᐊᕐᖪᐊᖅ
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Nattilingmiutut |
L'nui'simk (Mi'kmaq)
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Wowkwis
Dialect
L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography)
Source
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources
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L'nui'simk (Francis-Smith orthography) |
Yupik
| Term | Dialect |
|---|---|
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Kaviaq
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Central Alaskan Yup'ik |
