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Module 11

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Body Parts

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EnglishRootStandaloneUsage
ankle, ankles
pg. 404
-hsinikoʔt-
ohsinikó·taʔ
khsinikoʔtá·keʔ
on my ankle
arm, arms
pg. 580
-nʌtsh-
onʌ́tshaʔ
knʌtshá·keʔ
on my arm
back
pg. 662
-shw-
-shwʌ-
-shu-
óshwaʔ
keshwʌ́·neʔ
my back
keshú·neʔ
my back
beard, moustache
pg. 493, 902
-kustuʔlh-
okustú·lhaʔ
kkustulhá·keʔ
my beard
belly
pg. 592
-nikwʌʔt-
onikwʌ́·taʔ
knikwʌʔté·ne
my belly
knikwʌʔtá·keʔ
belly button
pg. 905
-nliʔtst-
onlí·tstaʔ
ontlí·tstaʔ
kentliʔtstá·keʔ
my belly button
bladder
pg. 585, 504, 909
-nhʌhalakhwaʔ
yenhʌhalakhwaʔ
kenhʌhalákhwaʔ
my bladder
blood
pg. 591, 910
-nikwʌhs-
onikwʌ́hsaʔ
aknikwʌ́hsa̲
my blood
body
pg. 911
-yaʔt-
oyá·taʔ
kyaʔté·ne
on my body
bone
pg. 912
-styʌʔt-
óstyʌʔ
kestyʌʔtá·keʔ
my bone
braid
pg. 512, 915
-latskʌ-
olátskʌʔ
olátskʌʔ·ta
klatskʌtá·keʔ
my braid
brain
pg. 559
-naʔalatsl-
onaʔalátslaʔ
aknaʔalatslaʔ
my brain
breast
pg. 618
-nuʔt-
onú·taʔ
knuʔtá·keʔ
my breast
butt
pg. 386, 926
-hnaʔtsh-
ohná·tshaʔ
ohtnusa
khnaʔtshí·ne
my butt
khnaʔtshá·keʔ
on my butt
cheek
pg. 589
-nhoʔkw-
onhó·kwaʔ
kenhoʔkwá·keʔ
on my cheek
chest
pg. 934
-utskweʔn-
utskwé·naʔ
kutskweʔná·keʔ
on my chest
chin
pg. 422, 935
-hyoʔtsh-
ohyó·tshaʔ
kehyoʔtshé·ne
my chin
khyoʔtshá·keʔ
on my chin
ear, ears
pg. 977
-ahuht-
ohúhtaʔ
kahuhtá·keʔ
my ear
elbow
pg. 980
-hyoʔlh-
-lhyoʔlh-
-whyoʔlh-
ohyó·lhaʔ
kehyoʔlhá·keʔ
on my elbow
kelhyoʔlhá·keʔ
on my elbow
eye, eyes
pg. 985
-kahl-
oká·laʔ
kkahlá·keʔ
on my eye
eyebrow
pg. 985
-naʔwas-
onaʔwa·sé·
knaʔwasá·ke
my eyebrow
eyelash, strawberry top
pg. 985
-ʔnekʌhtal-
oʔnekʌhtalaʔ
kneʔkʌhtalá·keʔ
my eyelash
face, mask
pg. 492
-kuhs-
-kuks-
okúhsaʔ
kkukhsá·keʔ
my face
kkúksne
on my face
fingernail, toenail, claw
pg. 995
-tsyeʔel-
otsyeʔe·lá·
ktsyeʔelá·ke
my fingernail
foot, feet
pg. 71, 1004
-ahsiʔt-
-ahsi-
ohsí·taʔ
kahsí·ke
on my foot
kahsiʔtá·keʔ
on my foot
forehead
pg. 495, 1006
-kuʔkwal-
okú·kwalaʔ
kkuʔkwalá·keʔ
on my forehead
genitals, vagina, penis
pg. 850
-ʔn-
ó·naʔ
keʔná·keʔ
my genitals
hair
pg. 601, 1029
-nuhkwis-
-nuhkwisl-
onúhkwis
aknúhkwis
my hair
hand, fingers
pg. 658, 1030
-shnuhs-
-hsnu-
oshnúhsaʔ
keshnú·keʔ
my hand
head
pg. 615, 1035
-nutsi-
-nutsist-
onutsí
knutsí·ne
my head
knutsihstá·keʔ
on my head
heart
pg. 1037
-el-
-ely-
-elyahs-
awe·lá·
awelyáhsaʔ
akwelyá·ne
my heart
heel
pg. 509, 1038
-lat-
ola·tá·
klatá·keʔ
my heel
klaté·ne
on my heel
hip
pg. 589, 1041
-nhuskal-
onhúskalaʔ
kenhuskalá·keʔ
my hip
intestines, guts, innards
pg. 450
-kahlost-
okahlóstaʔ
akkahlostá·keʔ
my intestines
joint
pg. 671, 1331
tsiʔ te...stutel-
tsiʔ te...stutl-
ostutlaʔshúhaʔ
tsiʔ twakestu·téle
my joint
knee
pg. 760, 1062
-utsh-
útshaʔ
kutshá·keʔ
on my knee
leg
pg. 403
-hsin-
ohsi·ná·
khsiná·keʔ
on my leg
lips
pg. 399, 1077
-hs-
ohsé·ne
ksé·ne
my lips
liver
pg. 1080
-athwʌhs-
othwʌ́hsaʔ
akwathwʌ́hsaʔ
my liver
lung
pg. 768, 1088
-wela-
yewelalákhwaʔ
akwelalá·khwa̲ʔ
my lung
muscles
pg. 408, 1102
-htil-
ohti·lá·
akhti·láʔ
my muscles
neck
pg. 621, 1105
-nyal-
onya·lá·
kenyalá·keʔ
my neck
nipple
pg. 390, 1107
-hnihsy-
ohníhsyaʔ
khnihsyá·keʔ
my nipple
nose
pg. 866, 1108
-ʔnyuhs-
oʔnyúhsaʔ
keʔnyú·keʔ
my nose
keʔnyuhsá·keʔ
on my nose
palm
pg. 83
-ahtsy-
óhtsyana
akwahtsyaná·ke
on my palm
rib
pg. 408
-htehkal-
ohtéhkalaʔ
ktehkalá·keʔ
on my rib
shin
pg. 629, 1173
-nyʌt-
onyʌ·tá·
kenyʌʔtá·keʔ
on my shin
shoulder
pg. 389, 1175
-hnʌhs-
-hnʌks-
ohnʌ́hsaʔ
khnʌ́ksne
my shoulder
khnʌhsá·keʔ
on my shoulder
skin
pg. 424, 1159
-ihna-
-hnakwal-
ohna·kwáleʔ
akhná·kwaleʔ
my skin
skull, head
pg. 559
-naʔal-
onaʔa·lá·
knaʔalá·keʔ
on my skull
knaʔalakú
in my skull
soul
-atunhetsl-
atunhétslaʔ
akwatunhetslaʔ
my soul
spine
pg. 541, 1195
-luhkweʔn-
oluhkwé·naʔ
kluhkwehná·keʔ
my spine
stomach (organ)
pg. 484, 1206
-khwalakhwaʔ-
kekhwalákhwaʔ
my stomach
testicles
pg. 583, 1227
-nʌyaʔke-
onʌ·yá·
knʌyá·keʔ
my testicles
thigh
pg. 393, 1228
-hnitsh-
ohnítshaʔ
khnitshá·keʔ
on my thigh
throat
pg. 411, 1230
-huʔkw-
ohú·kwaʔ
khuʔkwé·ne
my throat
khuʔkwá·ke
on my throat
thumb
pg. 771, 1231
-whyuhkal-
owhyúhkalaʔ
kewhyuhkalá·keʔ
on my thumb
toe
pg. 88, 1235
-ahyakwil-
-ahyakwi-
ohyakwi·lá·
kahyakwí·keʔ
on my toe
tongue
pg. 353, 1235
-ʌʔnahs-
awʌʔnáhsaʔ
akwʌʔnáhsaʔ
my tongue
tooth
pg. 557, 1236
-nawil-
onawi·lá·
knawilá·keʔ
on my tooth
knawí·keʔ
my tooth (in my mouth)
aknawi·lá·
my tooth (not in my mouth)
vein
otsinuhyáhtaʔ
aktsinuhyáhtaʔ
my vein
womb, uterus
kawilalákhwaʔ
kwilalakhwa
my womb

Bodily Fluids

EnglishRootOneida
blood
-nikwʌhs-
onikwʌ́hsaʔ
earwax
-shes-
ohsé·s
fart
-aniʔteny-
aniʔté·n
excrement
feces
-iʔt-
ó·taʔ
breast milk
-nuʔt-
onú·taʔ
pus
-atkʌ-
yotkʌ·ú
semen
-nʌh-
onʌ́haʔ
snot
-tsiʔnyuhkl-
otsiʔnyúhkliʔ
spit
saliva
-itskl-
ótsklaʔ
sweat
-ateʔtukhwal-
oʔtukhwá·laʔ
tears
-kahsl-
okáhslaʔ
urine
-nhʌh-
onhʌ́haʔ
vomit
-atstik-
otstikáhtslaʔ

Ailments

EnglishOneida
agony, suffering, hardship
pg. 542
wakluhyakʌ̲́
I'm suffering
bellyache
pg. 72, 905
waknikwʌʔtanú·waks
my belly hurts
bleeding
pg. 575, 909
yonekhwʌ·u
it is bleeding
yonekhwá·u
it is bleeding
tyonekwʌ·u kutshá·ke
my knee is bleeding
blind
pg. 909
tekakahkwekú̲
I am blind
break
pg. 916
teyotyá·ku
it is broken
tewakatnʌtshyá·ku
I have a broken arm
teyoatnutshyá·ku
I have a broken arm
bruise
pg. 921
tewakatahsa·tó·
I have a bruise
tewakatahsa·tú·
I have a bruise
cancer
kaʔwaláks
have a cold
pg. 940
wakatholyahslú·se
I have a cold
cough
pg. 948
kahsá·khaʔ
I'm coughing
deaf
pg. 958
tekahuhtakwekú̲
ENGLISH2
diabetes
pg. 612
tewaknutaklí·tslaleʔ
I am diabetic (lit. I have sugar, I am sweet)
diarrhea
pg. 961
tewakatyaʔtukóthaʔ
I have diarrhea (lit. it's going through me)
disease
pg. 585
wakénhlayʌʔ
I have a disease
dizzy
pg. 729, 967
waktsiʔhalatenyé·sé̲ʔ
I am dizzy
waktsihalatényehseʔ
I am dizzy
earache
pg. 977
wakahuhtanú·waks
I have an earache
fever
pg. 799, 992
wakyaʔtatalihá·tu
I have a fever (lit. my body is heating up)
hurt, pain
pg. 607
yonuhwákteʔ
it hurts
hurt, injured
pg. 601
waknu·lyá·ku
I am injured, I am in pain
itchy
pg. 1057
waklúhkwanihé̲ʔ
I am itchy
naked
pg. 1103
wakhétkwaleʔ
I am naked
scar
pg. 771, 1163
wakwí·laleʔ
I have a scar
wakatwi·lale
I have a scar
sneeze
pg. 445, 1189
waʔtwakí·tsyuhkweʔ
I sneezed
tʌ·tsyuhkweʔ
he will sneeze
snotty
pg. 1189
waktsiʔnyúhkloteʔ
I have a snotty nose
stuffy nose
pg. 867
tekeʔnyukwekú
My nose is stuffed up
suffering
pg. 1212
tewakatunhukáli
I am suffering
sweating
pg. 1214
tewakateʔtúkhwaleʔ
I am sweating
toothache
pg. 557
waknawilanú·waks
I have a toothache
vomit
pg. 270
katsti·kús
I am vomiting