Reptiles & Amphibians (subset of animals)

Question 1

teyaʔnǫ́htǫt

Answer 1

alligator

Question 2

tsiⁿdéʔskyaʔ

Answer 2

frog

Question 3

tsiréⁿdahš

Answer 3

blue-tailed skink

Question 4

kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 4

snake

notes:

-ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 5

yaratęs kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 5

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

Question 6

atsisaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 6

garter snake

notes:
-ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 7

kyuⁿdaʔarǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 7

she has a horn attached snake // horned rattlesnake

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)

Question 8

unǫrahšaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 8

milk snake

notes:

first word has a singular feminine zoic prefix

• nǫ:rahš-, root word for milk
• ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 9

ustamę́ʔšrǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 9

she is a rattling snake // rattlesnake

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

Question 10

ketǫ́hskwaʔyęh

Answer 10

toad

Question 11

gyáʔwiš

Answer 11

turtle

Question 12

datežátǫʔ ⁿgyáʔwiš

Answer 12

spotted turtle or possibly striped turtle

notes:

-žatǫ- verb root for to mark down, write