Atižuʔ Flashcards
yaʔⁿdutsaʔ
sunfish
Footnote
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔduts-, noun root word for sunfish

uʔⁿdahkǫt
it stings - bee, yellow wasp
Footnote
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔdahkǫt, verb root that means sting

yaʔⁿduhšraʔ
mussel
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix

yǫsá:ha
they are birds
notes:
plural feminine prefix
sętsiʔtaʔah
turkey vulture, buzzard

notes:
referred to as scortched head, bald head
-(y)ęʔts-, noun for head
uhkwesę́hužaʔ
Prairie chicken

greater prairie chicken
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
uhkwesęʔ
chicken

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
yahkaʔah
crow

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
onomatopoeia with a prefix attached
yǫgyeʔ
duck
notes:
plural feminine prefix
possibly from -ǫkye-, verb root meaning travel/go or float/fly
tsamęhuhiʔ
eagle
notes:
the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
suⁿdakwę
eagle
notes:
used mostly in Wendat (not so much as Waⁿdat)
uhkweʔⁿdisęʔah
grouse, partridge, pheasant
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
yaⁿdehsǫʔ
hawk

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
yuʔkúʔ
owl

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-uʔku-
uⁿdehtǫtaʔ
wild turkey

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-dehtǫt-, noun root for turkey