Reptiles & Amphibians (subset of animals)

Question 1

teyaʔnǫhtǫt

Answer 1

alligator

Question 2

yaraǫ

Answer 2

bullfrog

Question 3

tsiⁿdeʔskyaʔ

Answer 3

frog

Question 4

tsireⁿdahš

Answer 4

blue-tailed skink

Question 5

kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 5

snake

notes:

-ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 6

yaratęs kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 6

she is a climbing snake // eastern racer snake

notes:

first word has a singular feminine indefinite prefix

• ratę-, verb root for climb
• ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 7

atsisaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 7

garter snake

notes:
-ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 8

kyuⁿdaʔarǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 8

she has a horn attached snake // horned rattlesnake

notes:

• ⁿdaʔar- antler/horn, -ǫt- to be attached
• ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

horned serpants are a part of our traditional mythology, the picture attached to this flashcard is the Serpent Mound, an ancient mound found in modern day Ohio (not Wyandot built)

Question 9

unǫrahšaʔ kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 9

milk snake

notes:

first word has a singular feminine zoic prefix

• nǫ:rahš-, root word for milk
• ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 10

ustamęʔšrǫt kyuʔⁿgyętseh

Answer 10

she is a rattling snake // rattlesnake

notes:

first word has a singular feminine zoic prefix

• stawęʔšr-, root word for a rattle on snakes or at dances
• ʔdyętseh, root word for snake

Question 11

ketǫ́hskwaʔyęh

Answer 11

toad

Question 12

ⁿgyaʔwiš

Answer 12

turtle

Question 13

amęruriʔ ⁿgyaʔwiš

Answer 13

moss-back turtle

Question 14

datežátǫʔ ⁿgyáʔwiš

Answer 14

spotted turtle or possibly striped turtle

notes:

-žatǫ- verb root for to mark down, write