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Muus - Moose

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Muus - Moose

Muus - Moose

Tuktuvak is the Inuvialuktun word for Moose (Source: Nerliq Goose).

 

Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms

Nape-mush Male moose
Ishkue-mush;Nushe-mush Female moose
Mushiss Young moose (less than 1 year old)
Nushe-mush Female moose (during reproductive years)
Uishaku-mush Male moose in rut
Umanishiu-mush;Atamateshiu-mush Moose fetus

Pashe-mush Two-year old moose

Tshishe-mush Adult moose
Uminussineu Adult male moose before the rut

Tshitshuteu Two-year old male moose

Ussi-mushiss Newborn moose

Source:  Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec

Photo Credit: Bull Moose in Chugach State Park, Alaska. by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2005. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_moose#/media/File:Bigbullmoose.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain.