Farm Animals
Animal Wyandot Name
chicken kwehsęˀ
[kweh-sen-en]
rooster kwehsęʼ hangyahaǫ He is a rooster.
[han-gyah-hah-on]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-ngyahaǫ verb root – be male + stative aspect
cow kyutǫhuskwerǫht[1]
[kyoo-ton-hoo-skweh-ronht]
ky- dualic
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tǫhuskwer- noun root – ?
-ǫht verb root – be attached + stative aspect
duck yǫgyeˀ It is a duck.
[yon-gyeh-eh]
goose yahǫˀ It is a goose.
[yah-hon-on]
Goat teutsinętutaïa d’ uaˀtatsiwayęh – smelly sheep
[uwah-tah-tsee-wah-yenh]
aaˀtatsiwayęh
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-aˀt- noun root – body
-tsiwayę- verb root – smell bad
-h stative aspect
horse uhšatęh One rides on its back.
[ooh-shat-tenh]
u- feminine-zoic singular agent + feminine-zoic singular patient – one – it -hšatę- verb root – carry on one’s back or shoulder
-h stative aspect
pig kwiskwis
sheep teutsinętutaïa
[teh-oo-tsee-nen-too-tah-ee-yah]
te dualic
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-tsinęt- noun root – ?
-utai- verb root – bend (?)[2]
turkey undehtǫtaˀ
[oon-deh-ton-tah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndeht- noun root – ?[3]
-ǫt- verb root – ?
-aˀ ? + stative aspect
[1] This is just a guess on my part..
[2] Potier 1920:440 has it meaning ‘curly’.
[3] It is possible that this word contains the noun root -ndeht- ‘pine’.