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Animals Vocabulary in Mohawk
Kwe! Mohawk Learners! 😃 ➡ In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary related to Animals in the Mohawk language. Happy learning!
katshé:nen - pet, domestic animal
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| katshé:nen tehshakóhsnie | veterinarian |
| è:rhar
è:rhar owí:ra |
dog
puppy |
| takò:s | cat
kitten |
| otsinó:wen | mouse |
| otsinowenkó:wa | rat |
| anó:tien | muskrat |
| tewahónhtes akoshá:tens | donkey, ass |
| iakohsá:tens | horse |
| akohsá:tens owí:ra | foal, (colt) |
| tsistekeriiá:kon | buffalo, bison |
| tiohnhónhskwaron | cow |
| tiohnhónskwaron rá:tsi'n | bull |
| teiotinakarontón:'a rátsin | ram |
| teiona'karontòn:'a,
teiotina'karontón:'a |
sheep |
| kaia'tákeras | goat [= "smelly"] |
| kwéskwes | pig |
| anèn:ta'ks | porcupine |
| taonhtané:ken
kwà'ien |
rabbit [= "with ears"]
hare |
| otsi'niòn:karon | mole |
| tsisheró:hen | badger |
| aní:ta's, anì:tas | skunk |
| tawí:ne | otter |
| a'seranó:ha' | marten |
| aió:ha' | mink |
| tsaní:to | beaver |
| anonhwaráweron | groundhog |
| aró:sen | squirrel |
| tsítsho | fox |
| okwáho | wolf |
| ohkwá:ri | bear |
| othore'kéha ohkwá:ri | polar bear |
| oskenón:ton,
(ateno:ti) |
deer, hart |
| ska'niónhsa | moose, elk
[= "large nose"] |
otsi'tén:'a - birds
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| tekaweiowá:nens | |
| á:kwe'ks | eagle |
| kahrhakón:ha | hawk, falcon |
| tsikarièn:taks | vulture |
| kwareró:ha
tsistí:keri |
owl
horned owl |
| arenhare'kó:wa
tio:ka'we |
raven
crow |
| orí:te' | pigeon, dove |
| ohkwesen'tarí:wase | pheasant |
| ohkwè:sen | partridge |
| skawiró:wane | turkey |
| skanaie'kó:wa | peafowl, peacock |
| kítkit rá:tsin | rooster, (cock) |
| kítkit | hen |
| só:ra
só:ratsi |
duck, drake
wild duck |
| atewénnia'ks
káhon'k |
goose
wild goose |
| o'nahsakén:ra | swan |
otsi'nonwa'shon:'a - insects
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| o'nó:wa | beetle |
| tsike'nhontstókhi
/ tsiki'nhontstókhi |
ant(s) |
| tsikenenstón:ko | cicada |
| taráktarak | cricket, locust |
| tsistá:rare | grasshopper |
| o'wahrátken í:waks | maggot |
| tsi'ks | fly |
| oneròn:ta | horse fly |
| takho'kó:wa | moth |
| tsiktsinón:nawen | butterfly |
| tsiktsinòn:wara | dragonfly |
| tewattsíria'ks | firefly |
| otsi'nonwahnhè:ta | earthworm |
| ohwhará:ne | caterpillar |
| ionatshinaká:te,
oshinonton'kó:wa |
centipede, millipede |
| iorahkwarónnion o'nó:wa | ladybug, (ladybird) |
| otsi'nahkontahkwà:ne | bee |
| atenawa'tstanentáktha | wasp |
| okariahtà:ne | mosquito |
| otsì:non | louse / lice |
| otsì:non | flea |
| oshéhton | tick |
| katsi'nonwákera's | bedbug |
| katsi'nonwahétken | cockroach |
| takwa'áhson | spider |
| takwa'ahson tehota'a:ronte | spider web, cobweb |
| iako'nekén:ni | praying mantis |
kéntson - fish
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| tiotiá'kton | trout |
| kotihnawá:ra's | salmon |
| teiotién:tare' | sturgeon |
| otsáthen | herring |
| wenienakón:ha | sardines |
| teiotsahiò:tsist | anchovies |
| thón:na | tuna |
| tiaonhare'nihkó:wa | shark |
| oswakà:ronte | porpoise |
| tsionhó:wane,
tsiohnhó:wane |
whale |
| tsonentshakà:te | octopus |
| tsoshinakà:te | squid |
| otsi'eróhta | crab, lobster |
| a'nó:wara | turtle, tortoise |
| takwaré:re | oysters |
| tso'niskeróhtare | snail |
| tsirakwaròn:ne | leech |
| ò:niare | snake |
| waré:ron | bullfrog |
| otskwà:rhe | frog |
| tewatahsohkwaténies tó:tis | chameleon |
| tó:tis | lizard |
| teka'nikahkó:wa | dragon |
zoo
| Mohawk Language (Kanien'kéha) | English |
|---|---|
| katsi'nónhtaks | monkey
[= "it eats lice"] |
| katsi'nonhtakskó:wa | gorilla |
| tsonéntshes katsi'nóntaks | orangutan |
| tsohnà:tshote | baboon |
| tsikera'wístak | bat |
| tekáhskiaks | parrot |
| raónraon | humming bird |
| otsi'nekwáhrha | canary [= "yellow"] |
| washenrate'kó:wa | flamingo |
| kwanene'kó:wa | ostrich |
| kén:reks | lion |
| tako'skò:wa | [= "big cat"] |
| teiò:kaht tako'skó:wa | cheetah |
| tsoiéshons | hyena |
| tehahontaneken'kó:wa | lynx, bobcat |
| ionowakwá:ronte | camel |
| akohsá:tens kanonwakón:ha | zebra |
| kahnià:ses | giraffe |
| o'notsta'kó:wa | elephant |
| o'nionko'thí:ie | rhinoceros |
| kwéskwes kanonwakón:ha | hippopotamus |
| teka'nikahtón:ton | crocodile |
| teka'nón:ton | alligator |
| iohna'táhtsheronte | kangaroo
[= "with pocket"] |
Use the vocabulary: read this Dialogue
Here's a sample dialogue between two Mohawk speakers discussing animals and their Mohawk names:
- Person 1: Kwe kara, kánenhs. (Hello friend)
- Person 2: Kwe kara, tánon (Hello, how are you?)
- Person 1: Nia:wen (Good). Ka-ne-ne-hó-te (So), ní:wenh kah katihsón:ton ní:io nia:wen? (How have you been? I'm good)
- Person 2: Nia:wen (Good), katihsón:ton nihón:ten. (I've been doing well)
- Person 1: Kah tsi kah tsinónhkwas kah thónhia’kéhts ne a’kón:ni (So, what have you been up to lately?)
- Person 2: Kah tsi katihsón:ton ne onkwá:tho (I've been observing animals)
- Person 1: Oh, nihón:ten kah tánon ne a’kón:ni nia:wen (That's good, what kind of animals have you seen?)
- Person 2: Kah tsi katihsón:ton ne tsi nihón:ten, ne o’tén:ton, ne akwé:kon, ne ní:io (I've seen a bear, a deer, a bird, and a fish)
- Person 1: Oh, nia:wen! Kah tánon ne a’kón:ni nihón:ten kah tsinónhkwas nia:wen (That's great! What are the Mohawk names for those animals?)
- Person 2: Ne o’tén:ton nihón:ten kah tsinónhkwas "o’tén:ton", ne akwé:kon nihón:ten kah tsinónhkwas "kwé:kon", ne ní:io nihón:ten kah tsinónhkwas "ní:io", ne tsi nihón:ten kah tsinónhkwas "tsi nihón:ten". (The deer is called "o’tén:ton", the bird is called "kwé:kon", the fish is called "ní:io", and the bear is called "tsi nihón:ten").