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Module 12

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Mammals

EnglishSingle
bat
pg. 736, 901
tsiʔklaʔwístal
bear
ohkwa·lí̲
beaver
tsyoní·tu̲ʔ
tsyoní·to̲ʔ
bison
pg. 921, 1281
tsyotekliyá·ku
tsyonekliyá·ku
black squirrel, grey squirrel
tsikwilʌ́·tu̲ʔ
tsyokwilʌ́·tu̲ʔ
buffalo
tsyotanekliyá·ku
chipmunk
tsyohlyóhkwa̲ʔ
coyote
pg. 328
kwáh ok thiweseʔ é·lhal
lit. the dog is just roaming around
deer
oskanu·tú̲·
oskʌnu·tú̲·
flying squirrel
tekahwa·súte̲ʔ
fox
skʌhnáksʌ̲ʔ
groundhog
pg. 1027
ona·kʌ́t
jackrabbit
tshuʔkalo·lu̲·
lynx, cougar, lion
pg. 930
takoʔskó·
mink
pg. 438
tsyotsya·káwe̲ʔ
mole
pg. 1282
tsiʔnyu·kále̲ʔ
moose
skaʔnyúhsá̲ʔ
mouse
otsiʔno·wʌ̲́
muskrat
anó·kiʔ
opposum
shakoyelúheʔ otsiʔnowʌhkó·
otter
tawí·nu̲
porcupine
pg. 1129
onhéhtaʔ
rabbit
kwaʔyʌ́ha̲
raccoon
ʌti·lú̲
red squirrel
tsyohsoʔkwaka·yú̲
tsyohsoʔkwaka·nʌ̲́
skunk
aní·tas
weasel
onu·kót
wolf
othahyu·ní̲

Birds

EnglishSingle
barn swallow
onawaʔstohále̲ʔ
lit. it's all muddy
bluejay
klíkli
cardinal
onikwʌhtala·kó·
tsyotaku·kó·
chickadee
tsiktsile·lé̲·
crane
tekahsineskó·
lit. it has long legs
crow
ká·kaʔ
duck
talʌʔkó·
taluʔkó·
eagle
atú·nyote̲ʔ
goldfinch
otsiʔnkwalá·
grouse, partridge
ohkwe·sʌ̲́·
hawk
kalhakúha̲
heron
ohakwalute̲
hummingbird
lauláu
killdeer, sandpiper
tawístawiʔ
loon
ʌhó·wʌ
owl
kwalo·lʌ̲́·
parrot
tekastyaʔks
pelican
tekanehkakhwa
pigeon, dove
oli·té̲·
robin
tsiskó·koʔ
rooster
kitkit lá·tsin
seagull
pg. 333
tsyohwʌ·tstakawe̲ʔ
sparrow
pg. 554
kanataʔkékhá̲ʔ
stork
pg. 542
tekaluhyakahnélaʔ
lit. it sees the sky
swan
kanyales
lit. it has a long neck
turkey
skawilo·wáne̲ʔ
turkey vulture
kahé·yʌ·taks
kakalyʌtaks
lit. it eats rotten carcass
wild goose
káhuk
woodpecker
lalutastoʔokshá̲·

Insects

EnglishSingle
ant
tsiʔnhutstókhwiʔ
bedbug
kasehtáklahse̲ʔ
bee
tsinuhnéhklis
tsyonuhnéhklis
butterfly, moth
kana·wʌ̲́·
caterpillar
onhwalá·ne̲ʔ
cicada
onʌstókli
cricket
slíkslik
daddy longlegs
tehasinehsú·se̲ʔ
earthworm
otsiʔnuwahé·ta̲ʔ
firefly
tsistálak
flea, lice
otawé·tsla
fly
tsí·ks
gnat
latislanú·wehse̲ʔ
grasshopper
tsístalak
horsefly
yakohsa·tʌs tsí·ksko
ladybug
oʔno·wá̲·
leech, bloodsucker
tekayaʔtakwʌhtʌ̲ʔ
mosquito
okalyahtá·ne̲ʔ
nits
otsiʔnéhtalaʔ
praying mantis
watlʌ·náyʌhe̲ʔ
lahwistu·níhe̲
snail, slug
tsyonisklo·lú̲·
spider
tsinaʔtsyakéhtu̲ʔ
tarantula
tsinaʔtsyakéhtu·kó·
wasp, hornet
tehalutaweʔésta̲ʔ
woodtick
oséhtu̲ʔ