amik
/ʌˈmɪkʰ/
The Ojibwe word for beaver is amik.
amik is the noun used to refer to the semiaquatic rodent known as a beaver.
Meaning: semiaquatic rodent (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/ʌˈmɪkʰ/
Did you know?
- Traditional Ojibwe stories sometimes portray the amik as a clever figure who uses its intelligence to outwit larger predators.
- Beaver pelt trading was so central to the Great Lakes region that many early interactions between the Ojibwe and Europeans revolved around the amik.
- The word amik belongs to a wider family of cognates that stretches from the Abenaki of the East Coast to the Cheyenne of the Great Plains.
Example sentences for Ojibwe are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Zhaawan and Oma are walking by a river.
- ZhaawanOma, amik gimiwan!Oma, look at the beaver!
- OmaGaa aaniid amik?Where is the beaver?
- ZhaawanAmik nibiidaman.The beaver is in the water.
- OmaGaa kenidood amik.The beaver is very big.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beaver” translations and entries amik, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
