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SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary' 1

(Animals)

(listed alphabetically, in English)

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p-q r s t u-v w-z

man speaking

also:

Crocodile, Lizard or Salamander

†

no audio

also:

Earth Worm

also:

Bird

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	~ rb ln pacha'lqn km pacha'lqn km`2`
	~ rb ln
	~ ln or
	~ ln
	~ ln
	~ ln '' mlqnups km
	~ ln
	~jeh
	~ rb ln (also 'Bat')
	~ ln ''
	~ln
	~rb lnqhwatqhwat km
	~
	~ln
	~ rb lf s(ihent ln s(ihent km
	~ ln ''
	~ ln ln`2`
	~ ln ln`2`
	~ ln ''
	Loon, Helldiver ~ ch'eqhq'n
	Magpie ~ 'al(wets' ln or p'esta ln (also 'nighthawk')
	Meadowlark ~ khwele' fa MILLN
	Mud Hen ~ stareqshn ln
	Nighthawk ~ p'esta ln ~ (also 'magpie')
	Owl ~ snine' lnRB LN2
	Pheasant, Prairie Chicken ~ skweskws mil FA KM LN
	Pigeon ~ qhots'qhots' ln
	Prairie Goose ~ sq'weq'walqw
	Raven ~mnachalqs ln
	Robin ~ wesqhaqh
	Small Bird ~ ee'l'li''le't 'Small Flying Creature'
	Small Red Chickenhawk ~ sq'ehq'eh
	Snowbird ~ tqemish
	Turtledove ~'ihih ln •FA
	Whippoorwill ~ weewiyich ln LN2
	Woodpecker ~ khwemecht ln or ~ spowa'lqn ln
	Wren ~ ts'sts'sqinn ln LN

Black Sheep ~ usni'qwe(w
Black Swan ~ qelpye rb qelpye ln
Blackbird ~ t'ech't'ch' or chet'ch'et' ln
Black-tailed Deer ~ wishu'us
Bluebird ~ chatteqegweł ln
Bluejay ~ qwasq'n ln 'Blurred Head'
Boar, Male Pig ~ qe'ltmkhwlokooso
Bobcat or Lynx ~ p'ech''n rb
Bovine, or Mammal ~ hast'ma
Bronco or Mustang ~ gwa'gwaq't
Brown Eagle ~ mlqnups ln 'Moss-Colored Tail' mlqnups km
Buck ~ sqhwalischen 'Male Deer'
Buffalo or Cow ~ st'maltmsh ln st'maltmsh ln`2`
Bull or Steer ~ stsułm fa stsułm ln stsułm km stsułm fa`2` or buuli ln
Butterfly ~ qapqap'l'yu'ye'
back

Camel ~ keemel jeh keemel ln
Canadian Goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
Caribou ~ sti'iyełts'e'
Cat ~ pus ln pus fa pus fa`2`
	Kitten ~ puspus fa puspus ln
Catbird ~ s(in jeh
Chickenhawk ~ chde'lpdi'lp rb chde'lpdi'lp ln (also Bat)
Chipmunk ~ q'wts'wiye' (q'wits' 'to get filled up')
Colt ~ q'uq'e'mi'wes
Cottontail Rabbit ~ sqwitsmsh ln sqwitsmsh ln`2`
Cougar ~ s'wa' jeh s'wa' fa s'wa' km s'wa' fa`2`
Cow ~ st'a'ma or st'maltmsh ln st'maltmsh ln`2`
Coyote ~ smiyiyiw ln smiyiyiw km
Crane ~ skwarshn ln 'Yellow Foot'
Crayfish ~ a'yqh rb
Cricket ~ slee'winech ln or slee'wine fa
Crocodile ~ chenchenticht km (also, Alligator or Lizard or salamander)
Crow ~ ałqhaqhaqh ln

Deer ~ ts'i' fa ts'i' km ts'i' ln
	Black-tailed Deer ~ wishu'us
	Buck ~ sqhwalischen 'Male Deer'
	Doe ~ tiwunłts'e'
	Fawn ~ sk'wete'lt
	Mule Deer ~ sts'i'li'lshn fa st'unłts'e'
Doe ~ tiwunłts'e'
Dog ~ hnq'oq'os'mich'nsh'n ln
	Female Dog ~ s'mu'mutssh'n hnqoqos'mi
Duck ~ qhwatqhwat rb qhwatqhwat lnqhwatqhwat km

Eagle ~ mlqnups ln 'Moss-Colored Tail' mlqnups km (also 'Brown Eagle')
	Bald Eagle ~ pacha'lqn rb pacha'lqn ln pacha'lqn km pacha'lqn km`2`
Earth worm or angle worm ~ q'eł'yilumkhw
Elk ~ sp'iłts'e' rb sp'iłts'e' ln sp'iłts'e' km sp'iłts'e' km`2`

Fawn ~ sk'wete'lt
Fish ~ qikhwlsh ln
	Bass ~ łaq'łaq't
	Salmon ~ smłich km
	sturgeon : hnqha'qha'mn
	Sucker Fish ~ ełshe'lecht
	Trout ~ spt'aswel
	White Fish ~ mimnułt ln mimnułlt ln`2`
Fish Hawk ~ ts'ikhwts'ekhw
Fisher ~ tsishps jeh 'Long Tail'
Flea ~ sk'wt'k'wit'
Fly ~ hamałtmsh ln hamałtmsh ln`2`
Flying Creature ~ eeli'le't km
	Small, Flying Creature ~ ee'l'li''le't
Flying Squirrel ~ sa'rich'n jeh
Fool Hen ~ sk'waqhlu' ln
Fox ~ sqhwe(wqhwe(w ln
Frog ~ warch ln [LN: wari^.ch, wari^.ch (frog sound)] warch ln`2` warch km `[ln dialect]`
	warch mil warch mil`2` warch km`2`

Gator ~ chenchenticht (Crocodile, also Lizard)
Goat ~ sqhwt'i' fa sqhwt'i' ln
Goose ~ s(ihent rb s(ihent lf s(ihent ln s(ihent km
	Canadian Goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
	Prairie Goose ~ sq'weq'walqw
Gopher ~ pu'lye ln
Grasshopper ~ ts'a'nts''n ln ts'a'nts''n mil ts'a'nts''n fa
Grizzly Bear ~ smaqhichn fa smaqhichn km smaqhichn ln smaqhichn rb smaqhichn rb`2`
Ground Squirrel ~ sich' ln
Groundhog, Prairie Dog ~ si'ws jeh
Grouse ~ sq'wedups ln 'Black Tail'

Hawk ~ sqehqe ln sqehqe ln`2`
Horse ~ eschiche' ln
	Bronco or Mustang ~ gwa'gwaq't
	Colt ~ q'uq'e'mi'wes
	Little Black Horse ~ q'wq'wd
	Pinto Horse ~ łłiy'al'lkhw 'one with spotted or marked hide'
	Untamed Horse ~ kustkust ln kustkust km kustkust ln`2`
Horsefly ~ ch'at'ench ln
Hummingbird ~ stbembm ln



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