Atižuʔ Flashcards
yaʔⁿdutsaʔ
sunfish
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔduts-, noun root word for sunfish
uʔⁿdahkǫt
it stings - bee, yellow wasp
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notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ʔdahkǫt, verb root that means sting
yaʔⁿduhšraʔ
mussel
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singular feminine zoic prefix
yǫsá:ha
they are birds
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plural feminine prefix
sętsiʔtaʔah
turkey vulture, buzzard
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referred to as scortched head, bald head
-(y)ęʔts-, noun for head
uhkwesę́hužaʔ
Prairie chicken
greater prairie chicken
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
uhkwesęʔ
chicken
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
yahkaʔah
crow
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singular feminine zoic prefix
onomatopoeia with a prefix attached
yǫgyeʔ
duck
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plural feminine prefix
possibly from -ǫkye-, verb root meaning travel/go or float/fly
tsamęhuhiʔ
eagle
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the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
suⁿdakwę
eagle
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used mostly in Wendat (not so much as Waⁿdat)
uhkweʔⁿdisęʔah
grouse, partridge, pheasant
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
yaⁿdehsǫʔ
hawk
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singular feminine zoic prefix
yuʔkúʔ
owl
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-uʔku-
uⁿdehtǫtaʔ
wild turkey
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singular feminine zoic prefix
-dehtǫt-, noun root for turkey