Ilaaqutsiq • Porcupine

Innu-Aimun Common Additional Terms

Kakuss Young porcupine (less than 1 year old)

Patakᵘ; Patakuss Two-year old porcupine

Tshisheiakᵘ Adult porcupine

Ishkueiakᵘ;Nusheiakᵘ Female porcupine
Napeiakᵘ Male porcupine

Umanishiuakᵘ;Umanishiuakush; Atamateshiuakᵘ Porcupine fetus 

Source: 

 Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec

Photo Credit: Porcupine by Patrick Randall, 2018. https://www.flickr.com/photos/animaliaproject/44115762660. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0.