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SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary' 1

guł tt'mikhw jeh
(Animals)

(arranged alphabetically, in English)

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o pq r s t uv wxyz

• Alligator

chenchenticht km

also:

Crocodile, Lizard or Salamander

†

• Angle Worm

q'eł'yilumkhw no audio

also:

Earth Worm

• Animal

tt'mikhw km

also:

Bird

• Animals

guł tt'mikhw jeh



Alligator~ chenchenticht km (also, Crocodile, Lizard or Salamander)
Angle Worm or Earth Worm ~ q'eł'yilumkhw
Animal ~ tt'mikhw km tt'mikhw rb tt'mikhw km`2` tt'mikhw rb`2` (also means 'Bird')
		Animals ~jeh
Ant ~ sukhwene'y
Antelope ~ st(in ln st(in ln`2` st(in ln`3`
Arthropod ~ ets'e'uk'ukwt
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Badger ~ yaqhyaqhutshn jeh
Bald Eagle ~ pacha'lqn rb pacha'lqn ln pacha'lqn km pacha'lqn km`2`
Bass ~ łaq'łaq't
Bat or Chickenhawk ~ chde'lpdi'lp rb chde'lpdi'lp ln
Bear ~ hnłamqe' rb hnłamqe' km hnłamqe' rb`2` hnłamqe' ln hnłamqe' fa hnłamqe' ln`2`
		Bearcub ~ ch'iynłamqe' jeh
		Grizzly Bear ~ smaqhichn fa smaqhichn km smaqhichn ln smaqhichn rb smaqhichn rb`2`
		Little Bear ~ hnłłamqe' km hnłłamqe' km`2`
		Little Bears ~ guł hnłłamqe' km guł hnłłamqe' km`2`
Beaver ~ hnmulshench ln
Bed Bug ~ k'we'k'we'iłts'e' fa k'we'k'we'iłts'e' fa
Bee or Wasp ~ mats'p ln mats'p km
Bird ~ eeli'le't km 'Flying creature' or tt'mikhw km (same as 'Animal')
		tt'mikhw rb tt'mikhw km`2` tt'mikhw rb`2`

		Bald Eagle ~ pacha'lqn rb pacha'lqn ln pacha'lqn km pacha'lqn km`2`
		Black Swan ~ qelpye rb qelpye ln
		Blackbird ~ chet'ch'et' ln or t'ech't'ch'
		Bluebird ~ chatteqegweł ln
		Bluejay ~ qwasq'n ln 'Blurred Head'
		Brown Eagle ~ mlqnups ln 'Moss-Colored Tail' mlqnups km
		Canadian Goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
		Catbird ~ s(in jeh
		Chickenhawk ~ chde'lpdi'lp rb chde'lpdi'lp ln (also 'Bat')
		Crane ~ skwarshn ln 'Yellow Foot'
		Crow ~ ałqhaqhaqh ln
		Duck ~ qhwatqhwat rb qhwatqhwat lnqhwatqhwat km
		Fish Hawk ~ ts'ikhwts'ekhw
		Fool Hen ~ sk'waqhlu' ln
		Goose ~ s(ihent rb s(ihent lf s(ihent ln s(ihent km
		Grouse ~ sq'wedups ln 'Black Tail'
		Hawk ~ sqehqe ln sqehqe ln`2`
		Hummingbird ~ stbembm ln stbembm ln`2`
		King Fisher ~ ts'alus ln 'Tree-like Beak'
		Loon, Helldiver ~ ch'eqhq'n
		Magpie ~ 'al(wets' ln or p'esta ln (also 'nighthawk')
		Meadowlark ~ khwele' fa MILLN
		Mud Hen ~ stareqshn ln
		Nighthawk ~ p'esta ln ~ (also 'magpie')
		Owl ~ snine' lnRB LN2
		Pheasant, Prairie Chicken ~ skweskws mil FA KM LN
		Pigeon ~ qhots'qhots' ln
		Prairie Goose ~ sq'weq'walqw
		Raven ~mnachalqs ln
		Robin ~ wesqhaqh
		Small Bird ~ ee'l'li''le't 'Small Flying Creature'
		Small Red Chickenhawk ~ sq'ehq'eh
		Snowbird ~ tqemish
		Turtledove ~'ihih ln •FA
		Whippoorwill ~ weewiyich ln LN2
		Woodpecker ~ khwemecht ln or ~ spowa'lqn ln
		Wren ~ ts'sts'sqinn ln LN

Black Sheep ~ usni'qwe(w
Black Swan ~ qelpye rb qelpye ln
Blackbird ~ t'ech't'ch' or chet'ch'et' ln
Black-tailed Deer ~ wishu'us
Bluebird ~ chatteqegweł ln
Bluejay ~ qwasq'n ln 'Blurred Head'
Boar, Male Pig ~ qe'ltmkhwlokooso
Bobcat or Lynx ~ p'ech''n rb
Bovine, or Mammal ~ hast'ma
Bronco or Mustang ~ gwa'gwaq't
Brown Eagle ~ mlqnups ln 'Moss-Colored Tail' mlqnups km
Buck ~ sqhwalischen 'Male Deer'
Buffalo or Cow ~ st'maltmsh ln st'maltmsh ln`2`
Bull or Steer ~ stsułm fa stsułm ln stsułm km stsułm fa`2` or buuli ln
Butterfly ~ qapqap'l'yu'ye'
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Camel ~ keemel jeh keemel ln
Canadian Goose ~ hn'm'ma''ma''mts'n ln
Caribou ~ sti'iyełts'e'
Cat ~ pus ln pus fa pus fa`2`
		Kitten ~ puspus fa puspus ln
Catbird ~ s(in jeh
Chickenhawk ~ chde'lpdi'lp rb chde'lpdi'lp ln (also Bat)
Chipmunk ~ q'wts'wiye' (q'wits' 'to get filled up')
Colt ~ q'uq'e'mi'wes
Cottontail Rabbit ~ sqwitsmsh ln sqwitsmsh ln`2`
Cougar ~ s'wa' jeh s'wa' fa s'wa' km s'wa' fa`2`
Cow ~ st'a'ma or st'maltmsh ln st'maltmsh ln`2`
Coyote ~ smiyiyiw ln smiyiyiw km
Crane ~ skwarshn ln 'Yellow Foot'
Crayfish ~ a'yqh rb
Cricket ~ slee'winech ln or slee'wine fa
Crocodile ~ chenchenticht km (also, Alligator or Lizard or salamander)
Crow ~ ałqhaqhaqh ln

Deer ~ ts'i' fa ts'i' km ts'i' ln
		Black-tailed Deer ~ wishu'us
		Buck ~ sqhwalischen 'Male Deer'
		Doe ~ tiwunłts'e'
		Fawn ~ sk'wete'lt
		Mule Deer ~ sts'i'li'lshn fa st'unłts'e'
Doe ~ tiwunłts'e'
Dog ~ hnq'oq'os'mich'nsh'n ln
		Female Dog ~ s'mu'mutssh'n hnqoqos'mi
Duck ~ qhwatqhwat rb qhwatqhwat lnqhwatqhwat km

Eagle ~ mlqnups ln 'Moss-Colored Tail' mlqnups km (also 'Brown Eagle')
		Bald Eagle ~ pacha'lqn rb pacha'lqn ln pacha'lqn km pacha'lqn km`2`
Earth worm or angle worm ~ q'eł'yilumkhw
Elk ~ sp'iłts'e' rb sp'iłts'e' ln sp'iłts'e' km sp'iłts'e' km`2`

Fawn ~ sk'wete'lt
Fish ~ qikhwlsh



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