Mammals (subset of animals) Flashcards
1
Q
saⁿdramęstanyǫka
A
bat
2
Q
anyǫnyę́ʔ
A
bear
notes:
-nyǫnyęʔ, noun root word for bear
3
Q
tsúʔtaiʔ
A
beaver
4
Q
tsútarižáʔih
A
buffalo, bison
5
Q
takúš
A
cat
notes:
this is the word for cat in most Iroquoian languages; it comes from the Dutch word for cat (de poes)
6
Q
užúʔyęʔ
A
chipmunk
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-žuʔyęʔ, noun root word for chipmunk
7
Q
aʔná:riskwaʔ hátiskęʔnyaʔ
A
coyote
8
Q
(uh)skenǫ́tǫʔ
A
deer
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
9
Q
yanyę́nǫh
A
dog
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-nyęnǫh, noun root word for dog
10
Q
tsiⁿdarę́taʔ
A
elk, moose
11
Q
tsinęʔtǫ́:tǫʔ
A
gray fox
notes:
-nęʔtǫtǫʔ, noun root word for fox
12
Q
skęhšúʔ
A
red fox
13
Q
yuhšátęʔ
A
horse
14
Q
yę́riš
A
panther, cougar
notes:
-iriš, noun root word for this type of big cat
15
Q
tsinyǫhkarǫt
A
opossum