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Animals

ID	Oneida	English	Audio File
858	wale:lú̲	frog
859	ohna’kwalohsa’kó:	elephant
860	tsikawihsakíh̲a̲’	monkey
861	aní:tas	skunk
862	kwalo:lú̲	owl
863	atú:nyote̲’	eagle
864	ʌti:lu̲	raccoon
865	ótku̲’	snake
866	otsi’no:wʌ̲	mouse
867	tsi’kwilʌ́:tu̲	squirrel
868	kohsa:tʌ́s	horse
869	othahyu:ní̲	wolf
870	kʌ́tsi	fish
871	é:lhal	dog
872	tsiskó:ko’	robin
873	kwa’yʌ́h̲a̲	rabbit
874	takós	cat
875	oskanu:tú̲:	deer
876	ohkwa:lí̲	bear
800	onhéhta̲	porcupine
801	tsyoní:tu̲’	beaver
802	oná:kʌt	groundhog
803	ska’nyúhsa̲’	moose
768	É:lhal khále’ takós ki’ swatyehlʌ kanúsku ni nákehle̲’	sometimes the dog and cat live in the house
769	Kátsha’ kayʌ kanúsku kutinakehle̲’	which ones live in the house?
770	Otyake’ ki’ kanúsku kutinakehle̲’	some live in the house(animals)
771	Kátsha’ káti’ né: nú: nikutinakehle’ nén katshé:nʌ̲:	where do the domestic animals live?
773	katshé:nʌ̲	domestic animals

Birds

ID	Oneida	English	Audio File
380	Tsi’ niwaku’weskwanihe’ nén akeyatloló:ke’ nén laulau tho latityenutyese̲’	I like to see the hummingbirds flying around.
382	Nʌ kʌ né: nʌwʌtu shekʌ nén kwah ok thikuné:se’ skawiló:wan̲e̲’	did you ever see the wild turkey?
383	Hʌ thoki’ Springbank thunése’	yes they are at the Springbank
384	Nʌ kʌ nise: nʌwʌtu hetskʌ nén wa’kohseskó:	did you ever see the peacock?
385	Wé:ne kwi tsiskó:ko	I guess the robin
386	Náhte’ ne na’katsi’tʌslotʌ kwah tyotyelʌtu ʌswawe’ nʌ́: kukwí:te̲	what is the first bird to return in the spring?
387	wa’kohseskó	peacock
388	skawiló:wane̲’	turkey
389	kalhakú:h̲a̲	chicken hawk
390	ká:ka’	crow
391	kwaló:lu̲	owl
392	Tekahnekákhwa̲:	swallow (a bird)
393	kanata’kékha	sparrow
394	tsiskó:ko’	robin
395	otsi’nkwalá	goldfinch
396	Laulau	hummingbird
397	Ok nén kohkwá:e	what about the quail or bobwhite?
398	Onikwʌhtala: ki’ nén kohslakweku kʌ’ lʌ:nése̲’	cardinals stay here all winter.
399	Náhte’ káti’ né: na’katsi’tʌ’slotʌ kʌ’ kunese’ kohslakwé:ku̲	what kind of birds stay all winter?
400	Talu’kó: kwi nén ʌti nyekunese’ nʌ kanana’kene̲	Ducks go south in the fall.
401	Náhte’ káti’ né: na’katsitʌ’slotʌ’ nén ʌti nukwá nyekunese’ nén kananakene̲	what kind of birds go south in the fall?
402	Né: ki’ nén atú:nyote’ kwah tkuwalihowanáhtu	it is the eagle they hold most high
403	Náhte’ na’katsi’tʌ sló:tʌ kwah tkuwalihowanáhtu nén Onʌyota’a:ka	What bird do Oneida people hold most high?
404	tawistáwi̲	kildeer
405	olí:te̲:	mourning dove
406	atú:nyote̲’	eagle
407	talu’kó	duck
408	lalutastohoksha̲	woodpecker
409	kohkwá:e	bobwhite or quail
410	klikli	bluejay
411	onikwʌhtala	cardinal
412	taluló:lu̲	bluebird
413	kahúk	wild goose

Insects

ID	Oneida	English	Audio File
347	Washeyatló:loke’ kati’ kʌ nén tsistoka’tá:n̲e̲’	Did you watch the fireflies?
348	Wa’keyatló:loke’ nén kana:wʌ: kʌ’ latityenutyese̲’	I watched the butterflies flying around.
349	Yah kati’ kʌ otsi’nuhwahé:ta̲’	isn’t it the earthworm
350	Sanúhte’ kʌ na’katsi’nuyótʌ lutsta nʌ ukuyohkawinésa̲’	Do you know what kind of insect they use when they go fishing?
351	Kwa’nyo lotityohkwanʌ nén okalyahtá:ne̲’	There are sure a lot of mosquitoes.
352	Nok ʌwá:tu ʌsehnikúlalake takʌ’ tʌyawe’est tsinuhnehklís	You have to be careful that the bee doesn’t sting you.
353	Né: kwi: nu’u:wa ʌyethina’tuni tsyokna’katsi’nuyotʌse̲’	We will name the different kinds of insects
354	watlʌ:náyʌhe̲’	praying mantis
355	otsi’nuwahéta̲’	earthworm
356	tsistoka’tá:ne̲’	firefly
357	slíkslik	cricket
358	okalyahtá:ne̲’	mosquito
359	tsistalak	grasshopper
360	onhwalá:n̲e̲’	caterpiller
361	kana:wʌ̲́:	butterfly
362	tsinuhnéhklis	bee
363	tsi’nhutstókhwi̲’	ant