. Animals (and some related words) alligator (also means iron pot) ... tsu-la-s-gi animal ... ga-na-tla-i ant ... do-sv-da-li antelope ... a-wi-yu-sti antlers ... a-wi-tsu-yo-ni armadillo ... u-ya-s-ga-li
badger ... i-no-li bait, fish ... a-su-di ga-(to)-di bareback (literally without saddle) ... ni-ga-ya-hu-lv-na bat ... tla-me'-ha bay, horse ... u-wo-di-ge so-qui-li beast (lit. 4 legged) ... nv-gi di-ga-nv-sa-di beaver, beavers ... do'-ya bear, bears ... yo-n(v)(a) bed bug ... ga-lu-i-s-di bee ... wa-du-li:-si beef ... wa-ka ha-wi-ya beef, fattened ... wa-ka ga-li-(tsa)-ta-nv bird, birds ... tsi'-s'qua blackbird ... tsi-s-qua-li-s-da blackfox ... gv-ni-ge-tsu-li blacksnake (climber) ... ga-le-gi bluebird ... tsa-quo'-la-de bluejay ... tla-i?-ga boar ... si-qua tsu-ka-nv-s-de-na bobcat, bobcats ... gv-he buffalo, buffaloes ... ya'-n'-s-si' or yansa bull ... tsu-ka-nv-s-de-na bullfrog ... kan'-nu-na butterfly ... ka-ma-ma buzzard ... su-li:
camel ... ke-mi-li cardinal ... to-tsu'-hwa cat, cats ... we-s(a)(i) catfish ... tsu-li-s-da-na:-li or tsu-n'-li-s-da-na'-li centipede ... tsu-ga-no-tsi chickadee ... tsi-ga-li:-li chicken, chickens ... tsi-ta:-ga chipmunk ... ki-yu:-ga cobra ... kwa-n-da-i-o-ha collar, horse ... u-na-ha-tlv-di cow, cattle ... wa-ga cowhide ... wa-ka ga-ne-ga crawfish ... tsi:-s-dv-na cricket ... ta-la-du crow ... ko:-g(a)(i)
dead, animal ... u-li-wo-tsv-i deer (singular and plural) ... v'-s-gi-yi OR a-wi dog, dogs ... gi-tli donkey (long-eared) ... di-ga-li-nv'-hi-dv donkeys ... di-ni-ga-li-nv'-hi-dv dove, or pigeon ... wo:-ya dove, mourning (lit. cries for acorns) ... gu-le di-s-go-ni dragonfly ... wa-da-du-ga drake, male duck ... ka-wo-nu a-tsv-ya duck ... ka-wo:-n(i) ducklings ... ka-wo-nu a-ni-dv
eagle ... wo-ha'-li earthworm ... u-tsi:-ya or u-ni-tsi:-ya eel ... tlv-de-ga elephant ... ka-ma-ma (this is also the word for butterfly, it has to do with ears.) elk ... a-wi e-qua ewe ... a-gi-si u-no-de-na
fawn ... ah-wi a-gi-na fish ... a-tsa?-di flea ... chu-h-ga fly ... tvh?-ga flying squirrel ... te-wa fox, foxes ... tsu'-(t)la' fox, red ... tsu-la u-wo-di-ge fox sparrow ... wa:-kv:-ta frog ... wa-lo-si fur ... u-wu-ya-ta-nv
geese ... sa-sa-u-ni-go-di giraffe ... ga-lv-n-di a-ls-da-gi-s-gi goat ... u'-k(a)-so?-tsa-ne-dv goats ... u-na-k(s)-so-tsa-ne-dv goose ... sa:-sa grasshopper ... to-la-tsga green snake ... se-la-gwo-ya groundhog ... o'-ga-na' ground squirrel ... gi-yu-ga grubs ... s-go-yi OR tsv'-s-go'-yi guinea, fowl ... gu-que-tsu-(na)-s-di guinea pig ... oh-we-li
hawk ... to-wo'-d(i) heifer ... wa-ka a-gi-na hoot owl ... u-gu-ku hornet ... ka-n(a)-ts(i)-s-de-tsi horse, horses ... so'-qui-li horsefly ... da-ma-ga hounddog ... gi-hli di-ga?-le-nv-hi-da howl ... ge-lu-hv-s-di hummingbird ... wa-le-li
jack rabbit ... tse-gi tsi-s-du kangaroo ... di-lta-de-gi tsi-s-de-tsi yu-s-di katydid ... si-gi-gi leopard ... tlv-da-tsi u-nv-tsa-di lion ... tla-da-tsi or hlv-da-ji livestock ... ga-na-hla?-i lizard ... ti-yo'-ha-li' locust ... lo-lo louse, lice ... ti:-na
meadowlark (also means star) ... no:-k(i)'-si' mink ... e:-tli mole ... to-ni:-qua monkey ... a-da-le-s-gi-yi'-s-gi or a-n'-da-le-s-gi-yi'-s-gi mosquito ... do-sa moth ... wa-so-hla mourning dove ... gu-le di-s-go-hni-hi mouse ... tsi-s-de-tsi mud dauber ... di-guhl-di-s-gi
otter ... tsi-ya) owl ... wa-hu-hi oyster ... da-gv-na panther, panthers (also means large wildcat) ... tlv-da-tsi' perch ... a-go:-li OR a-ni-go:-li pig, pigs ... si'-qua polar bear ... yo-na u-ne-ga porcupine ... di-li tsu-tsa-o-s-di o'possum (lit. smiling pig) ... si-quu:-tse-ts' OR u-tse-tsdi
quail ... guhgwe
rabbit, rabbits ... tsi'-s(a)-du raccoon, raccoons ... kv-tli rat ... tsi-s-de-tsi rattlesnake ... u-tso'-n(a)-ti' or u-n'-tso'-n'-ti' redbird ... to-tsu-hwa robin ... tsi-s-gwo-gwo rooster ... a-tsv'-ya roosters ... a-ni-tsv'-ya
sapsucker ... kv-gwo:-ha scorpion ... tsi-s-dv-na a-da-tsv-i-s-gi sheep (woolly) ... u-no-de:-n(a) sheep (plural) ... u-ni-no-de:-n(a) skunk, skunks ... di?-li snake ... i'-na-dv snapping turtle ... sa-li-gu-gi spider ... ka-na-ne'-s-gi spiders ... a-ni-ka-na-ne'-s-gi squirrel ... sa-lo-li
tadpole OR toad ... teh?ga terrapin ... da-ksi tick ... gu-ga-(i) tiger ... hlv-da-tsi turkey ... gv-na turtle ... dv(ga)si turtle, snapping ... sa-le-gu-gi turtle, softshell ... u-la-no
wasp ... ka-n(a)-ts(i)-s-de-tsi water mocassin ... u'-ga-n'-te:-na or (plural) u-ni-ga-n'-te:-na weasel (lit. yellow rat) ... d-lo'-ni-ge tsi-s-de-tsi whippoorwill ... tsgwa-le-gwa-la winter wren ... tsi-s-tsi-s OR tsi-tsi wolf, wolves ... wa-hya OR wa-ya woodrat ... ka-niw-ksa u-ta-na worms ... s-go-yi OR tsv-s-go'-yi wren ... tse-ni'
yellowjacket ... tsa-s-ga-ya yellow mockingbird ... hu-hu zebra ... so-gwi-li tsu-lv-da-nv-ni animal names § nouns § adjectives § verbs § names § miscellaneous items § pronounciation info back to the Top Adjectives and some Adverbs above ... ga-lv-la-di-dla absolute ... u-to-hi-yu-hi-ya abundant ... gv-wa-lo-sv-s-di accurate ... ka-li- di-do-(la)-gi active ... gv-hna-ga-l-s-di alive ... gv-hna or gv-hno-da afloat ... u-hyo-lu-ha afraid ... a-s-ga-ha alert ... gv-ni-ga-(li)-s-di all ... ni-ga-dv alone ... u-wa-sa amazed ... a-s-gwa-ni-ga-sa angry ... u-hna-lv-ha another ... so?-i anxious ... u-we-li-hi?-a approximately ... d-lv at home ... di-da-ne-lv?i OR u-wo-h-la bad ... u-yo?-i backwards ... a-si-ni bashful ... u-de-ho-sa-ti beautiful ... u-wo-du-hi behind ... o-hni-di-dla big ... e-qua bold ... ni-ga-na-ye-s-gv-na bright ... tsu-lv-sa-da broken ... u-yo-tsv-hi central,center ... a-ye-li changing ... ga-ne-tli-yv-s-gv clean ... `u-da-`nv-ga-`lv-da crazy, insane ... u-lv-no-ti-s-gi
dark ... u-(la)-si-ga deep ... a-s-dv-ka dirty ... ga-da-`ha-i downstream ... ge?i eager ... a-ga-tli-yi
fast ... ga-ya-`nu-la fat ... ga-li-tso-hi-da fighting ... ja-tli-ti free ... a-se-quu-i
gentle ... u-da-(nv)-ti good ... o-s-da
happy ... a-li-he-li-s-di hardest or loudest ... wa-s-ta-yv (also tautest) healthy or well ... to-hi or do-hi(also serene or peaceful) heavy ... ga-ge-da helpful ... a-(li)-s-de-li-s-gi honored ... ga-lv-la-di (also famous, high or prominent)
immediately ... gi-la-quu i-yv-da important ... u-li-s-ge-da in ... ha-wi-(na)di-tlv insane ... nu-da-nv-dv-na indigenous ... e-hi-ya?i light, weight ... ga-sa-ka like, similar ... na-s-gi-ya-i like, the same ... u-tlo-i little ... `u-sti little, tiny, small(as in a baby) ... u-s-di lonely or lonesome ... u-hi-so-di lost, person is ... u-le-na-hi-dv loud ... a-s-da-ya lovely ... u-ge-yu-di low ... e-la-di lower ... e-la-di-ge lowest ... e-la-di-ge-s-to-di loyal ... u-wo-hi-yu-hi
mad, as in mad dog ... u-hna-lv-hi mad, I am ... a-gi-hna-lv many ... u-go-di-di marked ... go-we-la-nv-hi mighty ... wu-li-ni-gv-gv mild ... wa-ni-ga-la mine or my ... a-ua-tse-li miscellaneous ... tsu-da-le-nv-da miserable ... u-tso-se-di mistaken ... ga-li-da-s-ta-nv moist ... ga-du-li-da muddy ... tla-wo-du-hi mysterious ... u-s-qua-ni-(go)-di-yu
naked ... u-ye-lv-ha named ... da-go-v-gi nasty ... u-ne-(li)-di national ... gv-na-de-na near (also means by) ... na-v-i nearer ... na-(v)-ni-ge-i nearest ... na-(v)-ni-ge-s-to-di nearly ... na-(v)-ni-ge-s-di neat, clean ... u-da-nv-ga-lv-da new ... a-tse next ... so-i nice ... o-s-da noiseless ... nu-no-yv-gv-na none ... ka-ni-gi-dv notorious ... tsu-da-no-tsa-li not ... na-s-gi-ni-ge-sv-na numb ... u-wa-sv-hi numerous ... u-go-di-di nutty ... so-hi-i-yu-s-di obedient ... u-wo-hi-yu-hi obscene ... u-so-nv-i obsolete ... a-di-nv-da obvious ... a-gv-ni occasional ... i-yu-da-li-ha-i odd ... tsu-da-le-hna-i of ... v-hna-i often ... i-yu-da-li-ha oily ... go-i-ha okay ... ho-wa old, person ... a-gv-yv-li old, object ... u-we-ti on top ... ga-du opposite ... a-na-di-tlv ordinary ... tsu-tsa-ta-quu original ... a-le-(nv)-di-s-gv over, to throw over ... ga-wo-hi-(lv)-to-di over, more than ... ga-wo-hi-tsa-hi overdue ... u-lo-sv-nv-hi overhead ... ga-lv-la-di-tlv
painful ... e-hi-s-di pale ... u-s-go-lv peculiar ... a-se-gi plaid ... u-na-lo-i-da poison ... a-da-hi-hi popular ... u-ni-lv-quo-di positive ... u-do-hi-yu precious ... ga-lv-quo-di proud ... u-tlv-quo-di restless ... a-tso-se-s-di round ... ga-sa-qua-lv safe ... ni-ga-na-ye-gv-na slow u-ska-`no-la smokey ... tsu-ga-sv-s-di smooth ... u-wa-na-de-s-ge soft ... wa-ni-ge-i sticky ... ga-ya-lv-gi stink ... ga-(wa)-sv-gv strong ... uh-li-ni-gi-da sweet ... u-ga-na-s-da
thankful ... ga-li-he-li-s-di thundering ... a-yv-da-ua-lo together ... u-na-li-go-ha true ... u-to-hi-`yu
unfinished ... u-da-lu-li
wild ... ge-ya-da-hi with ... u-tlo-ya-s-di
young ... a-da-hi OR a-wa-ni-ta younger ... a-yo-li-ge youngest ... a-yo-li-ge-s-to-di Adverbs down ... e-la-di downstream ... ge?i honestly ... du-yu-(yo)-dv quickly ... u-si-nu-li quite ... na-v-ni-ge-s-do-di slowly ... u-s-ga-no-la sometime ... yv-da-ha somewhat ... na-s-gi-ya-dv-na somewhere ... na-hna-hi-lv-tlv soon ... nu-li-s-dv sooner ... tle-ga-ge-s-di still ... to-i up ... ga-lv-la-ti-tli
animal names § nouns § adjectives § verbs § names § miscellaneous items § pronounciation info back to the Top Verbs Simple Verbs... accomplish, succeed ... a-s-qua-di-s-di anticipate ... u-du-gi e-li-s-di apologize ... go-hi-yu-to-di o-li-da-s-ta-nv approve ... go-hi-yu-to-di approved ... go-hi-yu-ta-no-nv arise, from sitting ... di-le-di arise, from bed ... a-di-di ascend ... a-l-sa-la-di?a or ka-na-lu-s-ga ate ... `a-`ga
bite ... u-yu-si-di
change ... ga-ne-tli-yv-s-di changed ... ga-ne-tli-yv-da changing ... ga-ne-tli-yv-s-gv come ... nv-la cover ... gu-h-lv-s-ga<
dance ... a-(li)-s-gi-s-di deliver ... wa-di delivered ... wa-nv-hi determine ... di-gu-(go)-to-di die ... a-yo-hu-hi-s-di died, person ... u-yo-hu-sv died, animal ... u-li-wo-tsv different, variations ... tsu-da-le-h-nv-da dream ... a-s-gi-tsga
eat ... hi-`gi
fear ... una-ye-hi-s-di forgive ... u-ne-la-gi a-da-de-li-se-di
get ... hi-gi give ... a-da-ne-di go ... ha-ni-gi
have ... u-ha heal ... ka-nv-wo-di help ... a-li-s-de-lv-di help up ... da-le-h-di-ha hold in hand ... a-h-ye-ha honor ... a-da-lv-quo-di hunt ... ga-no-ha-li-do-ha is ... ge-sv-i
joke ... ga-we-(tlv)-di join ... a-de-la-di-s-di judge ... di-gu-(ga)-di-s-gi jump ... di-(li)-ta-di-nv-di
keep ... a-s-qua-ni-go-to-di kindle ... go-i-so-di kiss ... a-da-ta-we-to-di kneel ... di-(li)-ni-qua-nv-di know ... o-(nv)-dv
laugh ... u-ye-tsa-s-gv lay down ... a-di-?a lead ... ga-ni learn ... a-de-(lo)-qua-s-di learning ... a-na-de-lo-quo-s-gv leave out ... ka-no-hi-ya-s-di legislate ... di-ka-no-wa-dv-s-di di-go-tlv-di let ... a-(li)-s-go-(lv)-ta-nv lick ... a-ga-na-di-s-di like (to like) ... ga-lv-(quo)-do-di listen, you ... hha-dv-da-s-da lit (to light) ... a-tsv-s-da-di locate ... a-wa-ta-(nv)-hi lose ... a-da-yo-hu-se-di love (to love) ... a-da-ge-yu-di
praise ... ga-lv-quo-do-di promise ... a-du-ya-s-to-di
reason ... u-ye-h-l-di rescue ... a-da-s-de-(lv)-di ride ... a-gi-lv-di run ... at-li shake ... a-te-lv-hv-s-ga sit ... a-(li)-s-dv-tlu-gv speak ... hi-ne-gv stand ... a-le-di standing ... ga-do-da still ... to-i stop ... ha-le-`wi-sta strike ... gv-h-ni-ha
teaching ... da-de-yo-hv-s-gv thank ... a-li-he-li-tse-ha think ... a-da-n-h-te-ha trust ... ho-wa-a-ye-(lv)-di try ... ha-`nel-`ta
unite ... a-li-(go)-di
walk ... e-la-di e-da-s-di OR a?i walks around ... e-do-ha Not as simple... what are they doing? ... ga-do-a-na-du-ne I believe ... a-quo-`hi-yu I believed ... a-quo-hi-`yu-nv I will believe ... da-`go-hi-yu-`ni I'm going ... `ge-`ga I was going ... `ge-gv-`i I will be going ... `ge-ges-`ti
I hear ... ga-`tv-gi I heard ... ak-dv-`ga-nv I will hear ... ga-`ga-dv-`ga-ni I hit it ... `gv-`ni-`ga I will hit it ... dv-`gv-ni-`la I see ... `tsi-go-`ti I saw ... a-gi-go-`hv I will see him or her ... da-`tsi-go-`i
I am speaking ... Tsi-wo-ni-hu. I'm talking ... tsi-`wo-ni I talked ... gi-`wo-ni-`sv I will talk ... da-tsi-`wo-ni-`si I'm thankful ... ga li `e li `ga I was thankful ... a qua li `he li tsv I'll be thankful ... ga li `e li `ges `ti
I think ... ge-`li I thought ... ge-`lis gv I will think ... ge-`lis-ges-`ti I'm tired ... da gi yo `we ga I was tired ... da gi yo `we gv I'll be tired ... da gi yo `we ges `ti
I want ... a-qua-du-`li I wanted ... a-qua-du-`lis-ge-sti I will want ... a-qua-du-`lis-ge-sti I wanted(two or more items) ... `da-qua-du-`li I will want(two or more items) ... da-qua-`lis-`ge-sti
I'm working ... da-gi-`lv-wi-sta-`ne I was working ... da-gi-`lv-wi-sta-ne-`hv I will be working ... da-gi-`lv-wi-sta-ne-`he sti I don't understand ... `tla-i-`go-li-`ga I didn't understand ... tla-ya-quol-`tsi-i I won't understand ... tla-i-ge-go-`li-`ga I'm hungry ... a-gi-`yo-si I'm going to eat ... da-ga-li-sta-yvn I will eat later ... go hi u da ga li sta yv ni I am eating ... ga li sta yv hv sga I have eaten ... a qual sta yv nu I was hungry ... a gi `yo sis gv i I'll be hungry ... a gi `yo sis `ges ti
You eat ... ha-li-s-ta-yv hv-s-ga He/she will eat ... da-li-s-ta-yv-ni They are eating ... a-nv-li-s-ta yv-hv-s-ga Do you want to eat? ... tsadulis tsaldati What am I eating ... ga-do-u-s-ti-tsi-gi Pass me (food item) ... de-skv-si (this is used for solid foods) Pass me(drink, gravy) ... e-s-gi-ne-hv-si Are you hungry? ... ja-yo-si-ha-s? I'm going home ... dv ge `si-di `quenv `sv i I will go home ... a `qua ni gi ses `ti Today I'm going ... ko `hi i ga-ge `ga I went yesterday ... sv `hi-wa qua do `lv I will go tomorrow ... su na `le-da ge `si I'm going to town ... di`ga du `hv-ge `ga I've been to town ... di`ga du hv-wi ge `da I will go to town ... di`ga du`hv-a qua `nv ses `ti I'm going to work ... da gi `lv wi sta `le `ga I went to work ... da ge `lv wi sta ne `le `sv I will be working ... da gi `lv wi sta ne `he `sti I'm going to eat ... da-ga-`lis-`ta-yv-`ni I'm riding with him ... tsi`tsa-ne I rode with him ... tsi`tsa-ne-lv I will ride with him ... da-tsi`tsa-ne-`li We are going(two people) ... o-`ste-`ga We have been(two people) ... wo-`ste-`da We will go(2 people) ... o `ste ge `sti We didn't understand ... tla-yo gi nol 'tse i We will be working ... do gi ni`lv wi sta ne 'hes `ti We are going to move(two people) ... da `yo sta da nv `si We are going(3 or more people) ... o`tse `ga You stay home (1 person) ... tso `le `sti Go with me(one person) ... kstaqua du `ga He/she ate ... ul-`sta-yv-`nv He/she believes ... u-`wo-hi`yu He/she is eating ... al-`sta-yv-`hv-sga He/she hit it ... gvn`ga he/she is hunting ... ga-no-ha-li-do-ha He/she is laughing ... u-yets-`ga He/she was laughing ... u-yets-`ga-`i He/she sees ... a-go-`ti He/she will see ... u-go-`hv He/she is singing ... de-ka-no-`gi He/she sang ... du-no-`gi-sv He/she will sing ... do-da-ka-no-`gi-si He/she is talking ... ga-`wo-ni He/she thinks ... e-`li He/she thought ... e-`li-sgv He/she will think ... e-`li-s-ge-s-`ti He/she is working ... du-`lvw-sta-ne-`i That is mine ... is `na-a-qua-`tse-`li This is my house ... hi `ya-gal tso `de aqua `tse `li This is my car ... hi `ya-a tso do `di-a qua `tse `li This is my wife ... hi `ya-ak sta `yv hv `sga This is my son/daughter ... hi `ya-a que `tsi This is ours ... a gi na `tse `li This is our house ... hi `ya-gal tso`de-o gi na `tse `li This is our car ... hi `ya-a tso do `di o gi na `tse `li This is our child ... hi `ya-ogi `ne tsi Is this yours? ... hi `yas-tsa `tse `li Is this where you live? ... hi `yas-di `ste nv `sv |