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Atižuʔ - they are animals (entire list) Flashcards

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atižuʔ

A

they are animals

notes:

factual

plural feminine zoic

-(ri)žu-, root word for animal/game

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yažuʔ

A

she/it is an animal

notes:

singular feminine indefinite prefix

-(ri)žu-, root word for animal/game

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yǫsá:ha

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they are birds

notes:

plural feminine prefix

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sętsiʔtaʔah

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turkey vulture, buzzard

notes:

referred to as scortched head, bald head

-(y)ęʔts-, noun for head

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uhkwesęʔ

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chicken

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken

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uhkwesę́hužaʔ

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greater prairie chicken

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken

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uhkweʔⁿdisę́ʔah

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grouse, partridge, pheasant

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken

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ⁿgyatayenyǫʔah

A

great blue heron

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tehaʔnǫhtetsiʔs

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whooping crane

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uhšiⁿguʔt

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crane: prairie crane (?); possibly sandhill crane

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yahkaʔah

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crow

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

onomatopoeia with a prefix attached

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eyuʔ

A

dove

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yahǫʔ

A

goose

notes:

this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!

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yahǫk

A

goose

notes:

this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!

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kǫráhkǫmęʔ

A

raven

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yǫgyeʔ

A

duck

notes:

plural feminine prefix

possibly from -ǫkye-, verb root meaning travel/go or float/fly

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yaⁿdehsǫʔ

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hawk

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

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tsamęhuhiʔ

A

eagle

notes:

the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who

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suⁿdakwę

A

eagle

notes:

used more in Wendat than Waⁿdat

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yuʔkúʔ

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owl

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-uʔku-

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tsuhšuskaⁿdetahka

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burrowing owl

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híhih

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great horned owl

notes:

this is an onomanopeia

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uⁿdehtǫtaʔ

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wild turkey

notes:

singular feminine zoic prefix

-dehtǫt-, noun root for turkey

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kwęhkwę́hkwęh

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woodcock

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yę́tsǫh
they are fish ## Footnote notes: plural feminine prefix -itsǫ-, noun root word meaning fish
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taⁿgwiruyeh
catfish
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yarahǫh
sturgeon
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yaʔⁿdutsaʔ
sunfish ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix -ʔduts-, noun root word for sunfish
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tsiʔtǫšakeʔ
ant
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uʔⁿdahkǫt
it stings - bee, yellow wasp ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix -ʔdahkǫt, verb root that means sting
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uʔⁿdahkwęt
bee, wasp
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utsiʔⁿgwaraʔyeh iwatižaʔtuʔtęʔ
yellow wasp
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tamędumęʔ
butterfly
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kwęnyuʔta
cicada
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tsiʔeraʔ
crawdad, other crustacean
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tsiwaʔtraʔ
grasshopper
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ⁿdrayęhs
horsefly
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hędužarehtahka
locust
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tsíʔweʔ
louse
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tęhšeʔ
mosquito
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yaʔⁿduhšraʔ
mussel notes: singular feminine zoic prefix
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tsišekwęh
spider
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tsiʔnǫmaʔ
worm
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tsutarižaʔih
buffalo, bison
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tsiⁿdaręʔtaʔ
elk, moose
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anyǫnyę́ʔ
bear ## Footnote notes: -nyǫnyęʔ, noun root word for bear
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(uh)skenǫtǫʔ
deer ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix
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aʔnariskwaʔ hatiskęʔnyaʔ
coyote
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yanyęnǫh
dog ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix -nyęnǫh, noun root word for dog
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tsinęʔtǫtǫʔ
gray fox ## Footnote notes: -nęʔtǫtǫʔ, noun root word for fox
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skęhšuʔ
red fox
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yęriš
panther, cougar, mountain lion ## Footnote notes: -iriš, noun root word for this type of big cat
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skęʔkwaʔah
bobcat, lynx
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takuš
cat ## Footnote notes: this is the word for cat in most Iroquoian languages; it comes from the Dutch word for cat (de poes)
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yurǫhsędih
monkey
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saⁿdramęstanyǫkaʔ
bat
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tsuʔⁿgyatęʔah
mouse
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tiⁿgyaretihs
mouse
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užuʔyęʔ
chipmunk ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix -žuʔyęʔ, noun root word for chipmunk
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utsinyǫhkarǫt
opossum
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tawiⁿdeh
otter
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tsuʔtaiʔ
beaver
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ⁿdiʔtatsiʔah
skunk
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tú:kweža:kweh
raccoon
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hętirǫh
raccoon
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kwiskwiš
pig
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yuhšatęʔ
horse
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tsinęʔkaʔa
porcupine ## Footnote notes: -nęʔkaʔa, noun root word for porcupine
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tanyǫ́:nyęhaʔ
rabbit
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aʔnariskwaʔ
wolf
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uⁿdaʔyęh
woodchuck/ groundhog, badger ## Footnote notes: singular feminine zoic prefix
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teyaʔnǫhtǫt
alligator
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yaraǫ
bullfrog
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tsiⁿdeʔskyaʔ
frog
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tsireⁿdahš
blue-tailed skink ("blue lizard")
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kyuʔⁿgyętseh
snake ## Footnote notes: -ʔdyętseh, root word for snake
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yaratęs kyuʔⁿgyętseh
she is a climbing snake // eastern racer snake notes: first word has a singular feminine indefinite prefix - ratę-, verb root for climb - ʔdyętseh, root word for snake
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atsisaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh
garter snake notes: -ʔdyętseh, root word for snake
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kyuⁿdaʔarǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh
she has a horn attached snake // horned rattlesnake ## Footnote notes: - ⁿdaʔar- antler/horn, -ǫt- to be attached - ʔdyętseh, root word for snake horned serpants are a part of our traditional mythology, the picture attached to this flashcard is the Serpent Mound, an ancient mound found in modern day Ohio (not Wyandot built)
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unǫrahšaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh
milk snake ## Footnote notes: first word has a singular feminine zoic prefix - nǫ:rahš-, root word for milk - ʔdyętseh, root word for snake
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ustamęʔšrǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh
she is a rattling snake // rattlesnake ## Footnote notes: first word has a singular feminine zoic prefix - stawęʔšr-, root word for a rattle on snakes or at dances - ʔdyętseh, root word for snake
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ketǫ́hskwaʔyęh
toad
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ⁿgyaʔwiš
turtle
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amęruriʔ ⁿgyaʔwiš
moss-back turtle
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datežatǫʔ ⁿgyaʔwiš
spotted turtle or possibly striped turtle ## Footnote notes: -žatǫ- verb root for to mark down, write

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