| Language | Indigenous | English | Source |
| Dakota | waniya | the breath, or the breath of life, that which makes a being live | Dakota Online Dictionary |
| Ojibwe | bagidanaamowin | breathing, breath | The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary |
| Cree | ᔦᐦᐁᐃᐧᐣ / yehewin | breath, the act of breathing | Online Cree Dictionary |
breath
