Talk:Chipmunk

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Its actuall a Prairie Dog. YOUTUBE LIES!!!!!--User:Primetmetimeking 05:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

HELLO TO THE WIKIPEDIA. I PROPOSE THAT THE SECTION ON "THE DRAMATIC CHIPMUNK" GET ITS OWN PAGE! I AM WRITING THIS IN ALL CAPS TO MAKE IT MORE PERSUASIVE TO YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS. THANKS: -CONCERNED CITIZENS

On a recent hiking trip, I was able to get a good amount of video footage of chipmunks. Would this have any use on Wikipedia or the Commons? --TangentIdea 03:05, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] name

I heard somewhere that the name "chipmunk" was an Indian word, probably from the Algonquin languages; not onomatopoeic. Can anyone prove me right or wrong? Then again, if it was an Algonquin word, perhaps they took it from onomatopoeia.

That's right. "Chipmunk" comes from the Ojibwe word ajidamoo (pronounced approximately like "uh-jid-duh-mow"), which means "red squirrel." English speakers applied the name to chipmunks, and changed the name by analogy with the existing English words "chip" (probably also influenced by its vocalizations, but that's speculation on my part) and "mink". This is partly attested by the fact that it used to be spelled "chitmunk", anyway. See [1], [2], and [3], for example (the word may have been borrowed from the Southeastern dialect of Ojibwe, where the word is ajidamoonh, with a nasalized final vowel, as in French, which would explain the n in the English borrowing and in the sources I just gave, but that's more speculation on my part). I'm going to change the etymology given in the article. --Whimemsz 04:56, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Close. The word for "red squirrel" in the Anishinaabe language is indeed ajidamoo, but the word "chipmunk" in English comes from the Odaawaa Language form for ajidamoo: jidmoonh. CJLippert 17:50, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

There are Many different types of Squrriels.

[edit] Chipmunks

When a chipmunk digs a burrow, what happens to the dirt they have removed.

[edit] EDA program

there doesnt appear to be an entry for the EDA program "chipmunk" anyone care to add it to the disambiguation list?

[edit] reproductivety

hi —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 196.209.246.52 (talk) 06:34, 8 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Household pest

Chipmunks are listed on the list of common household pests. Information on how to get rid of them or otherwise dissuade them from scampering around inside the walls of a house should be added Pendragon39 16:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent revert conflict

I have objections with this edit for the following reasons. --Aranae 00:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

1. I'm not convinced the Giant Chipmunk (Tamias minor) is legitimate. Anyone have a reference? --Aranae 00:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
2. Image:Chipmunk 222.jpg - Species is not identified. Are we looking to encourage hand feeding of wild animals? The animal is not particularly visible. There are better images at commons than this. --Aranae 00:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
3. Image:Chipmunk 210.jpg - Species is not identified. If any should stay, it should be this one. --Aranae 00:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
4. Image:Chipmunk 254.jpg - Species is not identified. Poor quality image. This adds nothing to the article. --Aranae 00:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I note that the edit has been restored. Would you please explain why this information should be included? --Aranae 03:11

I love my Chipmunk,"Spootie" as my pet but she can be a pest

[edit] Chipmunk [Grime Mc]

Chipmunk is a grime MC from North London. He is regarded as one of the grime scene's best talents, having already released three mixtapes by the age of 16, as well as working with Cookie and Black The Ripper on the Motivation Music series. Chipmunk was part of Eskibeat Recordings after Wiley showed an interest in his music, but has since left that collective. Chipmunk is currently a member of the crew Circular Movements, along with Shalo Kid and Hits. He should be releasing an album sometime during 2008.

[edit] Mixtapes

Whatever The Weather Volume 1, Whatever The Weather Volume 2, League Of My Own