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"Fox"
in many languages


Okay, here's some trivia - how to say 'fox' in many languages! Useful, no?


Czech:
lishka
Danish:
ræv
Dutch:
vos
English:
fox (male), vixen (female)
French:
renard
Gaelic:
sionnach
German:
fuchs (male), füchsin (female)
Italian:
volpe
Japanese:
kitsune (anglicization)
Latin:
vulpes
Norwegian:
rev
Polish:
lis
Russian:
fochs
Russian (old):
leesa
Spanish:
zorro (male), zorra (female)
Swedish:
räv
Welsh:
llwynog

Native American:

Abenaki:
wokwses
Assiniboin
toka no (Gray Fox)
Creek:
tso la
Cherokee:
i na li (Black Fox)
Dakota:
to ka la luta (Red Fox)
Menomi:
wa ko (Red Fox)
Nez Perce:
ti li pe (Fox)
Pawnee:
kiwaku (White Fox)


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