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Animals Vocabulary

 

 

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angle worm, earth worm ~ q'eł'yilumkhw
animal ~ tt'mikhw kmRB KM2 RB2
ant ~ sukhwene'y
antelope ~ st(in lnLN2 LN3
arthropod ~ ets'e'uk'ukwt
badger ~ yaqhyaqhutshn jeh
bald eagle ~  pacha'lqn rb    LN
bass ~ łaq'łaq't
bat, chickenhawk ~ chde'lpdi'lp rb  LN
bear ~ hnłamqe' rb   RB2  LN FA  LN2
 
bearcub ~ ch'iynłamqe' jeh
 
grizzly bear ~ smaqhichn ln  RB FARB2 RB3
little bear ~ hnłłamqe' km KM2
little bears (plural) ~ guł hnłłamqe' km KM2
beaver ~ hnmulshench ln
bed bug ~ k'we'k'we'iłts'e' fa  •FA2
bee, wasp ~ mats'p ln  KM
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black sheep ~ usni'qwe(w
black swan ~ qelpye rb  LN
blackbird ~ t'ech't'ch'  ln
 
chet'ch'et' ln
black-tailed deer ~ wishu'us
bluebird ~ chatteqegweł ln
bluejay ~ qwasq'n ln ~ 'Blurred Head'
boar, male pig ~ qe'ltmkhwlokooso
bobcat, lynx ~ p'ech''n rb
bovine, mammal ~ hast'ma
bronco, mustang ~ gwa'gwaq't
buck ~ sqhwalischen ~ 'Male Deer'
buffalo or cow ~ st'maltmsh ln LN2
bull or steer ~ stsułm fa LN   FA2
butterfly ~ qapqap'l'yu'ye'
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camel ~ keemel jehLN
Canadian goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
caribou ~ sti'iyełts'e'
cat ~ pus ln FA   FA2
kitten ~ puspus fa   LN
catbird ~ s(in jeh
chipmunk ~ q'wts'wiye'   ~ q'wits'  'to get filled up'
colt ~ q'uq'e'mi'wes
cottontail rabbit ~ sqwitsmsh ln LN2
cougar ~ s'wa' jeh
cow ~ st'a'ma
coyote ~ smiyiyiw ln
crane ~ skwarshn ln ~ 'yellow foot'
crayfish ~ a'yqh rb
cricket ~ slee'winech ln
slee'wine fa
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crow ~ ałqhaqhaqh ln
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deer ~ ts'i'i lnFA
 
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' ln
doe ~ tiwunłts'e'
dog ~ hnq'oq'os'mich'nsh'n ln
female dog ~ s'mu'mutssh'n hnqoqos'mi
duck ~ qhwatqhwat rbLN
eagle ~ mlqnups ln ~ 'Moss-colored tail'.
 
bald eagle ~  pacha'lqn rb    LN
elk ~ sp'iłts'e' rbLN
fawn ~ sk'wete'lt
fish ~ qikhwlsh ln
 
bass ~ łaq'łaq't
 
salmon ~ smłich km
sucker fish ~ ełshe'lecht
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trout ~ spt'aswel
white fish ~ mimnułt ln   LN2
fish hawk ~ ts'ikhwts'ekhw
fisher ~ tsishps jeh ~ 'Long tail'.
flea ~ sk'wt'k'wit'
fly ~ hamałtmsh lnLN2
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  MIL   MIL2     ~     [LN:  wari.ch, wari.ch  (frog sound)]  
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gator, crocodile, lizard ~ chenchenticht
goat ~ sqhwt'i' fa   LN
goose ~ s(ihent rb  •KMLNLF
 
Canadian goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
prairie goose ~ sq'weq'walqw
gopher ~ pu'lye ln
grasshopper ~ ts'a'nts''n ln FA MIL
grizzly bear ~ smaqhichn ln  RB FARB2 RB3
ground squirrel  ~sich' ln
groundhog, prairie dog ~ si'ws
grouse ~ sq'wedups ln ~ 'Black Tail'.
hawk ~ sqehqe ln   LN2
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'.
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untamed horse ~ kustkust ln   KMLN2  
       
horsefly ~ ch'at'ench ln
hummingbird ~ stbembm ln LN
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insect ~ ets'e'ukwt
jackrabbit ~ skhwulotqn
killdeer ~ stiyichshen
king fisher ~ ts'alus ln ~ 'Tree-like Beak'.
kitten ~ puspus fa   LN
loon, helldiver ~ ch'eqhq'n
louse ~ ch'ese'n
lynx, bobcat ~ p'ech''n rb
magpie ~ 'al(wets' ln
 
p'esta ln (also 'nighthawk')
marmot, woodchuck ~ sch'i'm rb
meadowlark ~ khwele' fa  MILLN   
mink ~ ts'aqhyu'ts'en
mole ~ spetep ln  FALN2  
moose ~ qhasi'qs ln ~ 'Fine Shaped Nose'.
mosquito ~ stsasalqs ln KM
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mountain goat ~ qhwłqhwał ln
mouse~ k'wit'e'n fa   MIL  LN  
mud hen ~ stareqshn ln
mule deer ~ sts'i'li'lshn fa •st'unłts'e' ln
muskrat ~ chelekhw ln
little muskrat ~ chch'likhw fa 
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nighthawk ~ p'esta  ln ~ (also 'magpie')
otter ~ itku' jeh
owl ~ snine' ln RB   LN2
pet animal ~ tot jeh
pheasant, prairie chicken ~ skweskws mil  •FA  •KM •LN 
pig ~ lokooso jeh
 
male pig ~ qe'ltmkhwlokooso
pigeon ~ qhots'qhots' ln
pine squirrel ~ sarkws ln
pinto horse ~ łłiy'al'lkhw ~'one with spotted or marked hide'.
porcupine ~ sk'uk'we'l
prairie goose ~ sq'weq'walqw
rabbit ~
 
cottontail ~ sqwitsmsh ln LN2
 
jackrabbit ~ skhwulotqn
rat ~ shi'wt ln
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rattlesnake ~ qhe'u'lmkhw km
raven ~mnachalqs ln
red nits ~ atsetsoqalipe
robin ~ wesqhaqh
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salmon ~ smłich km
sheep ~ sip ln
 
black sheep ~ usni'qwe(w
skunk ~ sch'esep ln
small red chickenhawk ~ sq'ehq'eh 
snake ~ ałq'its'ench
rattlesnake ~ qhe'u'lmkhw 
snowbird ~ tqemish
spider ~ tupe'n ln
squirrel
 
flying squirrel ~ sa'rich'n  jeh
 
ground squirrel  ~sich' ln
 
pine squirrel ~ sarkws ln
sucker fish ~ ełshe'lecht
toad ~ s'mee'mi'nep rb
trout ~ spt'aswel
turtle ~ sp'ark'walqs ln   LN2
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turtledove ~'ihih ln  •FA
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untamed horse ~ kustkust ln   •LN2   •KM
walrus, seal ~ hnq'oq'os'mich'nshtkw' ~ 'Water Dog'
whippoorwill ~ weewiyich ln LN2 
white fish ~ mimnułt ln LN2
wolf ~ hnt''lane' ln
little wolves ~ hnt''lt''lane' rb
wood tick ~ sqhi'mus
woodpecker ~ khwemecht ln
~ spowa'lqn ln
wren ~ ts'sts'sqinn ln   LN

 


Rockin' the Rez
 
1. snine' ~ owl km    snine' ln  • snine' ln2  • snine'  rb
2.tupe'n ~ spider km    tupe'n ln
3.ts'i' ~ deer km    ts'i' fa  •ts'i' ln
4. qhwatqhwat ~ duck km    qhwatqhwat ln  qhwatqhwat rb
5. s'wa' ~ cougar km    s'wa' fa  s'wa' fa2  s'wa' jeh 
6. ełtumish ~ trout km   ełtumish fa  ełtumish fa2
7. mlqnups ~ brown eagle km   mlqnups ln
8.hnłamqe' ~ bear km    hnłamqe' ln hnłamqe' ln2   
    hnłamqe' rb  hnłamqe' rb2  hnłamqe' fa
9.warch ~ frog ~ warch (LN dialect) km    warch ln  warch mil  warch mil2
10. smiyiw ~ coyote km    smiyiw ln

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