Animals

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      ésevone female buffalo / buffalo herd
      éstsémá'e gophers
      éškȯseeséhotame pig
      háo'taoohesoneho lizards
      heo'keso muskrat
      heo'ȯhtato salamander
      hesó'xeméhne blueracer
      heškō'e leeches
      heškovêstse porcupine
      hó'nehe wolf
      hóhkeehėso mouse; hóhkeehe mouse (less common term)
      hóma'e beaver
      hótame dog (older word; newer word is oeškeso)
      hotoa'e buffalo; hotóao'o buffaloes
      hōva animal; hováhne animals
      kōsa goat/sheep; kȯsáne goats/sheep
      ma'eno turtle
      ma'háhko'e badger
      matšėškōme raccoon
      méhne water monster
      móhkave bobcat
      mo'éhe elk
      mo'éhno'ha horse (Also see Horses page.)
      mó'kėsá'e calf
      mȯséškanetsénoonáhe bat
      náhkohe bear; náhkȯheo'o bears
      ne'e'e bullsnake
      néške'esta chipmunk
      no'ee'e squirrel
      nomá'ne fish (plural)
      oeškėséhesono puppies
      oeškeso dog; oeškėseho dogs
      ó'kȯhóme coyote (easier informal spelling is okom)
      ónonevóneške prairie dog; ónonevonėškeho prairie dogs
      oo'kėhevá'séhe opossum
      oónâhe'e frog
      péhpe'ékósa longhaired goat
      póéso cat; póesono cats
      póhkéso kitten; póhkėsono kittens
      sásóóvéta watersnake
      šé'šenovȯtse snake
      tsėhe'ėseeséhe elephant
      váótséva deer (singular); váotseváhne deer (plural)
      vé'ho'éotoa'e cow; vé'ho'éotóao'o cows
      vóhkóóhe rabbit
      vó'kaa'e antelope; vó'kaeho antelopes
      xáa'e weasel
      xamaešé'šenovȯtse rattlesnake
      xāō'o skunk; xaóne skunks

      Actions of animals:

      Ééveno'tse. He's grazing; Ééveno'tseo'o. They are grazing.
      Énéstoohe. He is hollering, mooing, bawling, etc.
      Éahanó'sáne. He bit (e.g. a dog or snake).
      Émaa'e. He barked.


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