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Mammals (Aŋŋun)

Iñupiaq Word/Name	English Word/Name
akłaq       akłak       akłat	brownbear brownbears  2 brownbears  3
.
amaġuq      amaqquk      amaqqut	wolf wolves  2 wolves  3
.
kayuqtuq      kayugtuk      kayuqtut	red fox red foxes  2 red foxes  3
.
niutuiyyiq      niutuiyyik      niutuiyyit	lynx lynxes  2 lynxes  3
.
imnaiq       imniak       imniach	sheep sheep  2 sheep  3
.
qunŋiq       qunŋik       qunŋich	reindeer reindeer  2 reindeer  3
.
qimmiq      qimmik      qimmich	dog dogs  2 dogs  3
.
tuttu       tuttuk       tuttut	caribou caribou  2 caribou  3
.
pałuktaq      pałuktaak      pałuktat	beaver beavers  2 beavers  3
.
ukalliq       ukalliik      ukallich	rabbit rabbits  2 rabbits  3
.
siksrik       siksriik       siksriguich	ground squirrel ground squirrels  2 ground squirrels  3
.
aviŋŋaq      aviŋŋaak      aviŋŋaich	lemming lemmings  2 lemmings  3
.
qavvik       qavviik      qavvigich	wolverine wolverines  2 wolverines  3
.
itiġiaq       itiġiak       itiġiat	weasel weasels  2 weasels  3

 
Birds (Tiŋmiat)

Iñupiaq Word/Name	English Word/Name
quġruk       quġruuk      quġruich	whistling swan whistling swans  2 whistling swans  3
.
kaŋuq       kaŋŋuk       kaŋut	snow goose snow geese  2 snow geese  3
.
niġliñgaq      niġliñġak            niġliñġich	Black Brants goose Black Brants geese2 Black Brants geese3
.
kurugaq      kurukkak      kurukkaich	pintail duck pintail ducks2 pintail ducks3
.
qaugak       qaukkak      qaugiach	duck ducks2 ducks3
.
qiŋalik       qiŋaliik      qiŋaligich	king eider duck king eider ducks2 king eider ducks3
.
amauligruaq      amauligruak      amauligruat	common eider common eiders2 common eiders3
.
tuullik       tuulliik       tuulligich	yellow billed loon yellow billed loons2 yellow billed loons3
.
qaqsrauq      qaqsrauk      qaqsraut	red throated loon red throated loons2 red throated loons3
.
aqargiq       aqargik       aqargich	willow ptarmigan willow ptarmigan2 willow ptargiman3
.
auksruaq      auksruak      auksruat	red phalarope red phalaropes2 red phalaropes3
.
isuŋŋaq      isuŋŋak      isuŋŋaich	jaeger jaegers2 jaegers3
.
nauyyaq      nauyyak      nauyyat	sea gull sea gulls2 sea gulls3
.
ukpik       ukpiik       ukpigich	snowy owl snowy owls2 snowy owls3
.
aaqhaaliq      aaqhaallik      aaqhaallich	old squaw duck old squaw ducks2 old squaw ducks3

Fish (Iqaluich)

Iñupiaq Word/Name	English Word/Name
sulukpaugaq      sulukpaukkak      sulukpaukkat	grayling graylings2 graylings3
.
tittaaliq      tittaallik      tittaallich	ling cod ling cod2 ling cods3
.
iqalusaaq      iqalusaak      iqalusaat	white fish, small white fish, small2 white fish, small3
.
aanaakłiq      aanaakłik      aanaakłit	white fish, large white fish, large2 white fish, large3
.
iłhuaġniq      iłhuaġnik      iłhuaġnit	smelt smelts2 smelts3
.
iqalugruaq      iqalugruak      iqalugruat	salmon salmon2 salmons3
.
iqaluaqpak      iqaluaqpaak      iqaluaqpaich	lake trout lake trout2 lake trout3
.
amaqtuq      amaqtuk      amaqtut	humpback salmon humpback salmon2 humpback salmon3
.
qaaktaq      qaaktak      qaaktat	white fish, medium white fish, medium2 white fish, medium3
.
iqaluakpik      iqaluaqpaak      iqaluaqpigich	arctic char arctic char2 arctic char3

 
Sea Animals (Taġiuġmiutat niġrutit)

Iñupiaq Word/Name	English Word/Name
natchiq       natchiik      nathciich	hair seal hair seals2 hair seals3
.
qasigiaq      qasigiak      qasigiat	spotted seal spotted seals2 spotted seals3
.
ugruk       ugruuk       ugruich	bearded seal bearded seals2 bearded seals3
.
aiviq       aivvak       aivġich	walrus walrus2 walrus3
.
aġviq       aġvak       aġviġich	whale whales2 whales3
.
qil ̣alugaq, sisuaq     qil ̣ulukkak, sisuak     qil ̣alukkat, sisuat	beluga belugas2 belugas3
.
aaġlu       aaġluk       aaġlut	killer whale killer whales2 killer whales3
.
aġviġluaq      aġviġluak      aġviġluat	grey whale grey whales2 grey whales3
.
nanuq       nanuuk       nannut	polar bear polar bears2 polar bears3
.
iŋutuq       iŋuttuk       iŋutut	young female bowhead young female bowheads2 young female bowheads3
.
qairaliq      qairallik      qairallich	young male bowhead young male bowheads2 young male bowheads3
.
nunavak      nunavvak      nunavaich	walrus on ice walrus on ice2 walrus on ice3