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chousenshimarisu (挑戦シマリス): Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)

ezoshimarisu (蝦夷シマリス): Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)

shiberiashimarisu (シベリアシマリス): Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)

shimarisu (シマリス): chipmunk

toubushimarisu (東部シマリス): eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

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Since the chipmunk wasn't all too well-known in Asia, they use the Katakana script to write chipmunk just like they would write any other Roman word that they themselves have no word for.

Answer: In some parts of Japan, the word "Chipmunk" is spoken as "Chi - pu - mun - ku" - CHIPUMUNKU. e.g Suemunku

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