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Is chipmunk European word?

No. It is Native American


Where is the origin of the word chipmunk?

The word "chipmunk" originates from the Ojibwe word "ajidamoo," which translates to "red squirrel." The Ojibwe language is spoken by the indigenous Ojibwe people of North America. The English word "chipmunk" is believed to have been derived from a combination of the Ojibwe word and the sound the animal makes ("chip-chip-chip").


What is 'chipmunk' when translated from English to Italian?

Scoiattolo americano and scoiattolo striato are Italian equivalents of the English word "chipmunk." The respective pronunciations of the masculine singular nouns and adjectives -- which respectively translate literally by word order as "squirrel American" and "squirrel striped" -- will be "skko-YAT-to-lo a-MEY-ree-KA-no" and "sko-YAT-to-lo STRYA-to" in Italian.


Is chipmunk a European word?

No. "Chipmunk" is probably an Algonquian. Means "red squirrel" or headfirst; which refers to the way a chipmunk runs down a tree.


Is chipmunk a producer or consumers?

A chipmunk is a consumer


Can you have a chipmunk?

Yes you can have a chipmunk.


Where did the word chipmunk come from?

The common name originally may have been spelled "chitmunk," from the native Odawa word jidmoonh, meaning "red squirrel". The earliest form cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is "chipmonk," however, "chipmunk" appears in several books from the 1820s and 1830s.


How many speceis of chipmunk are there?

Chipmunk is the common name for any small rodent species in the family Sciuruidae of the genus Tamias. There are species in total that fall under this name, all native to north America, accept one that is found in Eurasia. These species are:Alpine Chipmunk (Tamias alpinus)Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus)Buller's Chipmunk (Tamias bulleri)Gray-footed Chipmunk (Tamias canipes)Gray-collared Chipmunk (Tamias cinereicollis)Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis)Merriam's Chipmunk (Tamias merriami)Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus)California Chipmunk (Tamias obscurus)Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk (Tamias ochrogenys)Palmer's Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri)Panamint Chipmunk (Tamias panamintinus)Long-eared Chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus)Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus)Red-tailed Chipmunk (Tamias ruficaudus)Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias rufus)Allen's Chipmunk (Tamias senex)Siberian Chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)Siskiyou Chipmunk (Tamias siskiyou)Sonoma Chipmunk (Tamias sonomae)Lodgepole Chipmunk (Tamias speciosus)Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Townsend's Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii)Uinta Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)


How does a mother chipmunk no its their chipmunk?

by the scent


What is a sentence for chipmunk?

The chipmunk was eating nuts.


Who sings oopsy daisy?

chipmunk


Is Sara a chipmunk?

Of course she is a chipmunk......................I think.........................