Ati:žuʔ - they are animals (entire list) Flashcards
ati:žuʔ
they are animals
notes:
factual
plural feminine zoic
-(ri)žu-, root word for animal/game
yažúʔ
she/it is an animal
notes:
singular feminine indefinite prefix
-(ri)žu-, root word for animal/game
yǫsá:ha
they are birds
notes:
plural feminine prefix
sętsíʔtaʔah
turkey vulture, buzzard
notes:
referred to as scortched head, bald head
-(y)ęʔts-, noun for head
uhkwésęʔ
chicken
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
uhkwesę́hu:žaʔ
greater prairie chicken
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
uhkweʔⁿdisę́ʔah
grouse, partridge, pheasant
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
gyatayenyǫ́ʔa
great blue heron
tehaʔnǫhtetsiʔs
whooping crane
uhšiⁿguʔt
crane: prairie crane (?); possibly sandhill crane
yakáʔah
crow
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
onomatopoeia with a prefix attached
eyúʔ
dove
yáhǫʔ
goose
notes:
this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!
yáhǫk
goose
notes:
this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!
kǫráhkǫmęʔ
raven
yǫ́:gyeʔ
duck
notes:
plural feminine prefix
possibly from -ǫkye-, verb root meaning travel/go or float/fly
yaⁿdéhsǫʔ
hawk
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
tsamęhúhiʔ
eagle
notes:
the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
suⁿdakwę
eagle
notes:
the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
yuʔkúʔ
owl
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-uʔku-
tsuhšuskaⁿdetáhka
burrowing owl
híhih
great horned owl
notes:
this is an onomanopeia
uⁿdehtǫ́taʔ
wild turkey
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-dehtǫt-, noun root for turkey
kwęhkwę́hkwęh
woodcock
yę́tsǫh
they are fish
notes:
plural feminine prefix
-itsǫ-, noun root word meaning fish
taⁿgwirúyeh
catfish
yaráhǫh
sturgeon
yaʔⁿdutsaʔ
sunfish
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔduts-, noun root word for sunfish
tsiʔtǫ́šakeʔ
ant
uʔⁿdahkǫt
it stings - bee, yellow wasp
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔdahkǫt, verb root that means sting
uʔⁿdáhkwęt
bee, wasp
utsiʔⁿgwaraʔyeh iwatižaʔtuʔtęʔ
yellow wasp