Oneida (Canada) to English Dictionary

A Oneida (Canada) to English Dictionary

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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