All words
| onkwendotrahtahkwa’ | noun | ||||
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| after | after, behind; from now on, from then on | de awehskwahk | sentence/phrase | ||
| again | again, one more time | wa’ tho | sentence/phrase | ||
| ahead | to go ahead, to lead, to go first | -hent-/-hente- | verb base | ||
| animal | wild animals (lit. they are killed) | atïio’ | particle | ||
| animal | domesticated animals (lit. they are domesticated animals) | atishënen’ah | particle | ||
| animal | pet; domesticated animal (lit. it is a domesticated animal) | yashënen’ah | particle | ||
| animal | wild animal (lit. it is killed) | yaio’ | particle | ||
| apple | apple(s) (lit. a big fruit) | tsohiowänenh | particle | ||
| approve | to approve something; to remark something in particular; to reflect on something; to pay attention to something in particular | -rihwaraw- | verb base | ||
| arrive | I arrive at the place I work. | Iyionhk ekw aye ’n iänihtändihkeh. | sentence/phrase | ||
| arrow | arrow | ou’nda’ | noun | ||
| ash | ash | o’yenhra’ | noun | ||
| ask | to ask someone a question, to question someone | -ahronton- | verb base | ||
| attentive | to be attentive | -atriho’t- | verb base | ||
| aunt | my paternal aunt (lit. she is paternal aunt to me) | ayrahahk | sentence/phrase | ||
| autumn | autumn, fall | yänenda’yeh | particle | ||
| ax | ax, hatchet | atoyen’ | noun | ||
B | |||||
| bad | to be bad weather | -atehchienht-/-atehchient- | verb base | ||
| barrel | barrel, drum | ya’ndahkwa’ | noun | ||
| basket | basket | a’tatonhcha’ | noun | ||
| bathe | to take a bath, to bathe oneself; to go in the water | -atawan- | verb base | ||
| bean | bean(s); string bean(s) | oyare’sa’ | noun | ||
| bear | bear | yänionyen’ | particle | ||
| beaver | beaver pelt; dollar | yändehwa’ | noun | ||
| beaver | beaver | tsou’tayi’ | particle | ||
| bed | bed | yändaata’ | noun | ||
| belt | wampum belt | ahchara’ | noun | ||
| bird | bird (lit. it flies) | yatie’ | particle | ||
| birds | birds (lit. they fly) | atitie’s | particle | ||
| black | black (lit. it is dark like coal) | yatsihenhstatsih | sentence/phrase | ||
| blackberry | blackberry, blackberries | shahies | particle | ||
| blanket | blanket; quilt; cloth; fabric | yenkwara’ | noun | ||
| blue | blue (lit. it is like the sky) | yaronhia’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| blueberry | blueberry | ohenhtayet | particle | ||
| body | for a person, animal or body to be a certain form or of a certain way, either externally or internally (one’s nature, one’s character or temperament, one’s morals, etc.) | -ia’tou’ten- + PART | verb base | ||
| body | body; living being | oa’ta’ | noun | ||
| body | one body; one sole person | skäa’tat | particle | ||
| body | to be so many bodies; to be so many people or animals | iyäa’tayeh | particle | ||
| body | to be two bodies; to be two people or animals | teyäa’tayeh | particle | ||
| bow | bow | a’enda’ | noun | ||
| boy | young boy (lit. he is a young boy) | honwe’tsenhti’ah | sentence/phrase | ||
| bread | bread | yända’tara’ | noun | ||
| breakfast | I eat breakfast (lit. I eat a meal when the sun isn't completely up, i.e. the morning). | Yatsa’tänionhk ahsonh o’rahwi’yeh. | sentence/phrase | ||
| brother | my older brother (lit. he is brother to me) | haye’yen’ah | sentence/phrase | ||
| brother | my younger brother (lit. I am sibling to him) | he’yen’ahah | sentence/phrase | ||
| brown | brown (lit. it is like smoke) | oushata’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| brush | to brush one’s teeth | -ate’skonhchiohare- | verb base | ||
| brush | Brush your teeth (2SG)! | Sate’skonhchiohareh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| brush | I brush my teeth; I’m brushing my teeth. | Yate’skonhchioharehk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| butter | butter (lit. one spreads it on bread) | yända’tarohkatha’ | particle | ||
| buy | to buy or sell something; to want to buy something, to ask to purchase something, to buy something and consequently sell something else | -atenhndinon- | verb base | ||
| bye | goodbye, bye | önenh | particle | ||
| bye | See you later! (speaking to one person) | Eskonyen’! | sentence/phrase | ||
| bye | See you later! (speaking to two people) | Eskiyen’! | sentence/phrase | ||
| bye | See you later! (speaking to three or more people) | Eskwayen’! | sentence/phrase | ||
C | |||||
| canoe | canoe, boat | yahonwa’ | noun | ||
| cat | cat | decha | particle | ||
| celestial | celestial body, star | yändicha’ | noun | ||
| cent | one cent (litt. one fish scale) | skahwihstat | particle | ||
| cents | two cents (lit. two fish scales) | teohwihstayeh | particle | ||
| cents | to be so many cents (when counting) | ïohwihstayeh | particle | ||
| cheese | cheese (lit. spoiled milk) | önonhrahchiakentih | particle | ||
| chest | chest (of the body) | o’ahchia’ | noun | ||
| choose | to choose something among a group; to take out something; to remove something from a group, from the rest | -raw- | verb base | ||
| choose | to choose someone or some animal among a group; to take out someone or some animal; to remove someone or some animal from a group, from the rest | -ia’traw- | verb base | ||
| clan | to be of a certain clan | -itiohkou’ten- + PART | verb base | ||
| clean | I clean the house (lit. I clean multiple things; I clean something on each side). | Yeweyänonnionhk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| close | to close the door; to imprison someone | -nhoton- | verb base | ||
| close | Close the door (2SG)! | Sënhotonh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| cloud | cloud(s) | ohtsi’ra’ | noun | ||
| cloudy | to be cloudy | -ahtsi’ratay- | verb base | ||
| club | war club; knot (of a tree) | otsihkwa’ | noun | ||
| coal | coal, gunpowder | otsihenhsta’ | noun | ||
| coat | coat; riding coat (lit. one's body is covered) | ayotia’torih | particle | ||
| cold | to be cold weather | -athor- | verb base | ||
| cold | to get cold (bodily and meteorologically) | -athorat- | verb base | ||
| colour | colour, pigment, dye | ahsohkwa’ | noun | ||
| colour | What colour is it? | Ta’oht iwahsohkou’tenh? | sentence/phrase | ||
| colours | to be a certain colour | -ahsohkou’ten- + PART | verb base | ||
| corn | corn | önenha’ | noun | ||
| council | council | yahahcha’ | noun | ||
| count | to be so many of something; for there to be so many in number; to be so many times | -aye-/-ye- + PART/DUPL | verb base | ||
| count | to be so many people or animals; to be so many bodies | -ia’taye- + PART/DUPL | verb base | ||
| count | to be so many things or matters | -rihwaye- + PART/DUPL | verb base | ||
| cow | cow | tiönhonhskwaronht | particle | ||
| cradle | cradle | yarhonhcha’ | noun | ||
| cradleboard | cradleboard | orhonhcha’tihrih | particle | ||
| cranberry | cranberry, cranberries | ato’kha’ | particle | ||
| cucumber | cucumber (lit. a pumpkin with a strong odor, either a good or bad odor) | yahnionhchiayras | particle | ||
| cup | cup, glass (lit. dish that one uses to drink) | yatsen’ de ayihra’tha’ | sentence/phrase | ||
D | |||||
| dance | to dance | -nraw- | verb base | ||
| dance | Dance (2SG)! | Sënrawah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| day | for the day to arrive; for it to be daytime | -rhen’-/-rhenh-/-rhen’nd- | verb base | ||
| day | for the day’s weather to be a certain type or kind | -entou’ten- + PART | verb base | ||
| day | day, daytime | enta’ | noun | ||
| day | every day | ha’tewéntayeh | particle | ||
| deer | deer | ohskënonton’ | particle | ||
| die | to die; to be dying; to be gravely ill | -iheon-/-ihe- | verb base | ||
| dinner | I eat dinner (lit. I eat a meal when the sun lowers toward the horizon). | Yatsa’tänionhk de yaratie’yeh. | sentence/phrase | ||
| dish | dish, plate | yatsen’ | noun | ||
| do | to do or perform a certain action; to do something in a certain way; to occupy oneself with some action, either of body or of mind; to treat someone well or poorly through words or actions; to treat oneself in a certain manner, either poorly or well | -ier- + PART | verb base | ||
| do | to do or perform a certain action, either of body or of mind | -atier- + PART | verb base | ||
| dog | dog (lit. it barks repeatedly) | yäniennonh | particle | ||
| doing | I’m doing well (lit. I’m in peace or I’m going in peace) | Ahskennon’nia iye’s. | sentence/phrase | ||
| doll | doll | yängwahi’tsa’ | noun | ||
| dollar | un dollar (lit. one beaver pelt) | skändehwat | particle | ||
| dollars | two dollars (lit. two beaver pelts) | teyändehwayeh | particle | ||
| dollars | to be so many dollars (when counting) | iyändehwayeh | particle | ||
| door | door, entryway | yänhowa’ | noun | ||
| dress | to get dressed, to prepare oneself, to adorn oneself | -ahchondi- | verb base | ||
| dress | to adorn oneself, to dress up | -atia’tahchondi- | verb base | ||
| dress | to dress or adorn someone; to paint someone’s body | -ia’tahchondi- | verb base | ||
| dress | Get dressed (2SG)! Get yourself ready (2SG)! | Sahchondiah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| dress | I get dressed, I get myself ready; I’m getting dressed, I’m getting myself ready. | Yahchondiahk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| drink | to drink something | -ihr-/-ir- | verb base | ||
| drink | I drink (some liquid); I'm drinking (some liquid). | Iyirha’. | sentence/phrase | ||
| duck | duck | iyondie’ | particle | ||
E | |||||
| eagle | eagle | shöndahkwa’ | particle | ||
| ear | ear(s) | ohonhta’ | noun | ||
| egg | egg(s); testicle(s) | o’nhonhchia’ | noun | ||
| eight | eight | a’tere’ | particle | ||
| elbow | elbow(s) | ohiouhchia’ | noun | ||
| embroidery | moose hair embroidery (lit. it is crossed over many times) | käahia’khon’ | particle | ||
| enter | to enter, to arrive at some place | -ion- | verb base | ||
| enter | Enter (2SG)! | Tsonh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| escape | to escape, to hide, to disappear (lit. to make one’s body get lost) | -atia’tahton’t- | verb base | ||
| eye | eye(s) | oyahra’ | noun | ||
F | |||||
| face | face | oyonhchia’ | noun | ||
| false | it’s false, it’s not true | te’yatoyenh | particle | ||
| family | family; litter (of an animal); brood or clutch (of a bird) | yahwatsira’ | noun | ||
| father | my father (lit. he is father to me) | ha’isten’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| fever | to have a fever (lit. for one’s body to be hot) | -ia’ta’tariha’t- | verb base | ||
| field | field | ehta’ | noun | ||
| find | Find it (2SG)! | Sorenhah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| finger | finger(s) | o’ndia’ | noun | ||
| finish | to finish, end, conclude, or complete something | -hchi’-/-hchia’-/-ihchi’-/-ihchia’- | verb base | ||
| finish | I finish (something); I'm finishing (something). | Yehchi’ahch. | sentence/phrase | ||
| fire | fire | yatsihsta’ | noun | ||
| fish | fish | yentsonh | noun | ||
| five | five | wihch | particle | ||
| flower | pumpkin flower | atiaren’ta’ | noun | ||
| flower | flower; beer | otsi’tsa’ | noun | ||
| fog | for there to be fog, for it to be foggy | -shataen-/-shataent- | verb base | ||
| fog | for there to be a thick, dense fog; for there to be a humid, wet fog (lit. to bring about frost) | -hchienhrindeht-/-hchienhrindet- | verb base | ||
| food | food, meal | yakhwa’ | noun | ||
| foot | foot, feet | ohchi’ta’ | noun | ||
| forest | forest, woods, the bush | yarha’ | noun | ||
| four | four | ndahk | particle | ||
| fox | red fox | skenhchio’ | particle | ||
| friends | to be friends | -atenro- | verb base | ||
| frost | for there to be frost, ice | -hchienhraen-/-hchienhraent- | verb base | ||
| fruit | fruit, berry | yahihk | noun | ||
G | |||||
| geese | Canada goose, Canada geese | yahonhk | particle | ||
| get | Get up out of bed (2SG)! | Sakenhk! | sentence/phrase | ||
| get up | to get up out of bed | -akenh- | verb base | ||
| girl | young girl (lit. she is a young girl) | yawi’tsinonha’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| give | to give something to someone | -nonht-/-nonhten- | verb base | ||
| give | Give it to me (2SG)! | Tänonht! | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | to go out, to come out | -iayenʼ-/-iayenh-/-iayenʼnd- | verb base | ||
| go | to go to the bathroom (lit. to be on one's way to go out) | -iayenhch-/-iayenhchr- | verb base | ||
| go | Go out (2SG)! | Tsayenhah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | Go to the bathroom (2SG)! (lit. Go and get out!) | Tsayenhchah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | Go to bed (2SG)! | Sarat! | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | Go to sleep (2SG)! | Sentah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | I go to the bathroom; I'm going to the bathroom (lit. I'm going to go out). | Yiayenhcheʼs. | sentence/phrase | ||
| go | I go outside; I'm going outside. | Asteh yiayen’s. | sentence/phrase | ||
| grape | grape(s) | ohchahënda’ | noun | ||
| grass | grass | enrou’ta’ | noun | ||
| gray | gray (lit. it is like ash) | o’yenhra’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| green | green (lit. it is like grass) | enrou’ta’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
H | |||||
| hail | to hail, sleet (lit. to throw hail, ice) | -’ndehchionti- | verb base | ||
| hair | animal hair, fur | oskwahra’ | noun | ||
| hair | hair (on head) | awe’rohchia’ | noun | ||
| half | half; middle | chia’tewahchiennonhk | particle | ||
| hand | hand(s) | yayonhresa’ | noun | ||
| hard | to be hard, strong, firm, stable | -hndiri- | verb base | ||
| hare | hare | tioton’wäehchia’ | particle | ||
| hat | hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head | önonhwarohcha’ | noun | ||
| hate | to hate, detest something or someone; to have an aversion to or antipathy for something or someone | -hskwahenh-/-hskwahen’nd- | verb base | ||
| hate | to hate someone’s voice | -wendahskwahenh-/-wendahskwahen’nd- | verb base | ||
| hate | to hate a matter or thing | -rihwahskwahenh-/-rihwahskwahen’nd- | verb base | ||
| hawk | hawk | yändehsonhk | particle | ||
| head | head | önonhwara’ | noun | ||
| headdress | Wendat headdress | oskwe’tra’ | noun | ||
| hear | to hear; to hear someone speaking, talking or telling about something; to understand what someone is saying | -ahronk-/-ahrony- | verb base | ||
| hear | to hear someone’s voice, to hear a person speak | -wendahronk-/-wendahrony- | verb base | ||
| hear | to hear some news | -rihwahronk-/-rihwahrony- | verb base | ||
| hear | to hear someone being named; to hear someone being spoken of | -hchiendahronk-/-hchiendahrony- | verb base | ||
| hearth | hearth, fireplace | yatsenha’ | noun | ||
| heat | to heat water | -eya’tariha’t- | verb base | ||
| heat | to make oneself warm | -atia’ta’tariha’t- | verb base | ||
| heat | to heat oneself in the sun | -atrahkwa’tariha’t- | verb base | ||
| help | to help someone; to give someone a hand | -’ndiara’s-/-’ndiara’senni- | verb base | ||
| help | to help one another, to help each other | -atate’ndiara’s-/-atate’ndiara’senni- | verb base | ||
| help | Help me! (speaking to one person) | Taye’ndiara’s! | sentence/phrase | ||
| here | here, on this side; before | yaro’ | particle | ||
| here | here, in this place; this | kha’ | particle | ||
| hi | hello, hi | kwe | particle | ||
| hi | hello, hi | ndio | particle | ||
| horse | horse (lit. it carries one on its back) | ayohchiatenhk | particle | ||
| hot | for something to be hot | -a’tarih- | verb base | ||
| hot | to be hot (weather); to be hot (person); to heat something | -a’tariha’t- | verb base | ||
| hour | for the bell to have rung so many times (to tell time) | ïohwihsta’eh | particle | ||
| hour | for the bell to have rung twice (to tell time) | teohwihsta’eh | particle | ||
| hour | for the bell to have rung once (to tell time) | tsohwihsta’eh | particle | ||
| hour | What time is it? (lit. How many times has the bell rung? How many times has the metal been hit?) | Tho ïohwihsta’eh? | sentence/phrase | ||
| house | house, cabin | yänonhchia’ | noun | ||
| how | How are you (2SG) doing? (lit. are you in peace or are you going in peace?) | Ahskennon’nia ihchie’s? | sentence/phrase | ||
| how | How many are there? How many times? | Tho iwayeh? | sentence/phrase | ||
| hundred | hundred | ha’tewen’ndia’weh | particle | ||
| hundred | one hundred | skwen’ndia’wehchat | particle | ||
| hundred | one hundred (lit. fingers standing up, group of ten) | en’niot iwahsenh | sentence/phrase | ||
| hundred | one hundred | skat ha’tewen’ndia’weh | sentence/phrase | ||
| hundreds | to be so many hundreds more | iskwen’ndia’wehchare’ | particle | ||
| hurry | to hurry up, to rush to leave, to do or say something | -astorat- | verb base | ||
| hurry | Hurry up (2SG)! | Sastorat! | sentence/phrase | ||
| hurry | I hurry (habitually). | Yastorats. | sentence/phrase | ||
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| inform | to inform oneself of something; to inform oneself about someone (e.g. to ask about someone’s health) | -atahronton- | verb base | ||
| inform | to inform oneself of something; to inform oneself about someone (e.g. to ask about someone’s health) | -atahrontonhnd-/-atahrontonhn- | verb base | ||
J | |||||
| juice | (fruit) juice | aweyari’ | particle | ||
K | |||||
| kettle | kettle, cauldron, large metal pot | yända’tsa’ | noun | ||
| knee | knee(s) | ohchingo’ta’ | noun | ||
| knife | knife | oënenhcha’ | noun | ||
| know | to know how to do something; to have the necessary knowledge, ability, skill and the power to see to it until the end | -ienhwi- | verb base | ||
L | |||||
| lake | lake, body of water | ontara’ | noun | ||
| land | land; world; country | onhwentsa’ | noun | ||
| language | I learn our language; I'm learning our language. | Onywawenda’ yeienhwi’s. | sentence/phrase | ||
| leaf | leaf (of a tree) | yänrahta’ | noun | ||
| learn | to learn how to do something; to execute a task after having learned how to do something | -ienhwi’-/-ienhwih-/-ienhwi’nd- | verb base | ||
| leather | leather | ya’ndiha’ | noun | ||
| leave | to leave, to leave to go somewhere else, to advance along a path | -arahskw- | verb base | ||
| leave | to leave a path or trail; to deviate from one’s course; to move or turn away from a path; to take another route; to separate from one another on a path, each one taking a different way | -atraw- | verb base | ||
| leave | Leave (2SG)! | Sarahskwah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| leave | I leave; I'm leaving. | Yarahskwahs. | sentence/phrase | ||
| leg | leg(s) | o’nonhta’ | noun | ||
| legging | leggings | yarich | noun | ||
| lie | to lie down | -arat- | verb base | ||
| lie | I lie down ; I'm lying down. | Yarats. | sentence/phrase | ||
| lightning | for there to be lightning, for lightning to flash, strike | -endihwen’-/-endihwen’y- + DUPL | verb base | ||
| like | to like something or someone, for something or someone to be pleasing or enjoyable, to approve of something, to be content or satisfied with something | -on’weskwändi-/-on’weskwen- | verb base | ||
| like | to be one like the other; for one and the other to be equal; to be similar | -iht- + COIN & DUPL | verb base | ||
| like | it’s like the other; it’s similar; it is such; it is so | ïohtih | particle | ||
| listen | to listen, to pay attention | -atriho’tat- | verb base | ||
| listen | Listen (2SG)! | Satriho’tat! | sentence/phrase | ||
| look | to look at, examine, or consider something or someone | -aken’se- | verb base | ||
| look | Look (2SG)! | Sakahkwah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| lose | for something to get lost, get mislaid, get destroyed, get forgotten, disappear, dissipate, get erased, get abolished | -ahton- | verb base | ||
| lose | to lose one’s way; to make a mistake | -ia’tahton- | verb base | ||
| lose | to cause something to get lost, to cause something to disappear, to destroy or get rid of something | -ahton’t- | verb base | ||
| lose | to lose something | -ahtondi-/-ahton- | verb base | ||
| love | to love someone or something | -nonhwe’-/-nonhweh-/-nonhwe’nd- | verb base | ||
| lunch | I eat lunch (lit. I eat a meal when the sun is in the south, i.e. noon). | Yatsa’tänionhk entiehk iyar. | sentence/phrase | ||
M | |||||
| make | to make, construct, or create something | -ondi- | verb base | ||
| make | to make or prepare something, to make it ready, to arrange it, to put it in order, to adjust it, to settle it, to decorate it, to adorn it | -hchondi-/-hchrondi- | verb base | ||
| many | How many things, matters are there? | Tho iyarihwayeh? | sentence/phrase | ||
| many | How many people, animals, or bodies are there? | Tho iyäa’tayeh? | sentence/phrase | ||
| maple | maple tree | wahta’ | noun | ||
| maple | maple sap | orända’ | noun | ||
| matter | for a matter to be please someone; to consider a matter favorably; to be happy or satisfied with a matter or thing | -rihon’weskwändi-/-rihon’weskwen- | verb base | ||
| matter | one sole thing; one sole matter | skarihwat | particle | ||
| maybe | maybe, apparently | inde’cha’ | particle | ||
| meal | to eat a meal, to have a meal | -atsa’tänion- | verb base | ||
| meal | I cook a meal; I'm cooking a meal. | Yekhondiahk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| midnight | midnight (lit. the middle of the night) | ahsonthenhk | particle | ||
| mild | to be mild or temperate weather | -ndënon- | verb base | ||
| milk | milk | yänonhrahchia’ | noun | ||
| mind | for someone's’ mind, genius, humour or thoughts to please someone; to receive the thoughts of someone favorably; to be happy or satisfied with someone’s thoughts | -’ndiyonhron’weskwändi-/-’ndiyonhron’weskwen- | verb base | ||
| mind | mind, thought(s) | ya’ndiyonhra’ | noun | ||
| mist | for there to be a light fog or mist (lit. for fog or mist to fall) | -shaten’-/-shatenh-/-shaten’nd- | verb base | ||
| moon | moon (lit. the nighttime celestial body) | wahsonta’yeh yändicha’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| moose | moose | aoskway | particle | ||
| moose | moose hair | aoskway oskwahra’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| morning | it's morning (lit. it is still nighttime) | ahsonh o’rahwi’yeh | sentence/phrase | ||
| mortar | mortar | ya’ndiyahta’ | noun | ||
| mother | my mother (lit. she is mother to me) | änen’enh | sentence/phrase | ||
| mountain | mountain | önonta’ | noun | ||
| mouse | mouse | tsou’niaten’ah | particle | ||
| mouth | mouth | ohchia’ | noun | ||
N | |||||
| name | for someone’s name to be forgotten, lost | -hchiendahton- | verb base | ||
| name | What’s your name? | Ta’ohten’ chiatsih? | sentence/phrase | ||
| name | What’s his name? | Ta’ohten’ häatsih? | sentence/phrase | ||
| name | What’s her name? What’s its name? (speaking of an object or an animal) | Ta’ohten’ yäatsih? | sentence/phrase | ||
| name | My name is _______. | _______ yiatsih. | sentence/phrase | ||
| necklace | necklace, cord | yarenhsa’ | noun | ||
| needle | needle; pin | ohchionwahta’ | noun | ||
| net | net, mesh (e.g. in snowshoes), woven bag | o’ara’ | noun | ||
| night | night, nighttime | ahsonta’ | noun | ||
| nine | nine | en’tron’ | particle | ||
| no | no | stan’ | particle | ||
| noon | noon (lit. the sun is in the south) | entiehk iyar | sentence/phrase | ||
| nose | nose | oyon’ndia’ | noun | ||
| not | I'm not happy; I'm not doing well. | Te’wayakwahstih. | sentence/phrase | ||
| numbers | so many units more (when counting) | iskare’ | particle | ||
| numbers | two units more (when counting) | teskare’ | particle | ||
| numbers | so many tens (when counting) | iwahsenh | particle | ||
| numbers | two tens (when counting) | tewahsenh | particle | ||
| numbers | with iwahsenh , one hundred (lit. fingers standing up) | en’niot | particle | ||
O | |||||
| OK | OK | ndae’ | particle | ||
O | |||||
| one | one (number) | skat | particle | ||
| onion | onion, garlic, leek | ya’nonhk | noun | ||
| open | to open the door | -nhotonw- | verb base | ||
| open | Open the door (2SG)! (lit. Unclose the door!) | Sënhotonwah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| orange | orange (colour) (lit. it's like a pumpkin) | ohnionhchia’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| outdoors | outdoors; outside | asteh | particle | ||
P | |||||
| paddle | paddle, oar | yayawehcha’ | noun | ||
| palm | the palm of the hand; the inside of the hand | ahtsa’ | noun | ||
| paper | paper, book, writing | yahiatonhcha’ | noun | ||
| parsnip | parsnip (lit. edible root with only one leaf) | tsönrahtat outen’ra’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| partridge | partridge; hen | ohkwesen’ | particle | ||
| path | path, trail | ahaha’ | noun | ||
| pencil | pencil, pen | yahiatonhkwa’ | noun | ||
| pestle | pestle | ahchisat | noun | ||
| pig | pig | kwiskwis | particle | ||
| porcupine | porcupine | ohche | particle | ||
| potato | potato | önda’wënda’ | noun | ||
| prairie | prairie | yenhta’ | noun | ||
| prefer | to prefer something over another, to put something ahead of others in one’s mind; to hold something in high esteem; to put something in first place or principal place | -henteht-/-hentet- | verb base | ||
| prepare | to prepare one’s mind, to prepare mentally | -aten’ndiyonhrahchondi- | verb base | ||
| prepare | to prepare what one will say, to prepare one’s speech or talk | -akwendahchondi- | verb base | ||
| prepare | to prepare one’s matters or affairs, to make one’s affairs ready | -atrihwahchondi- | verb base | ||
| prepare | to prepare someone’s mind, to get it ready | -’ndiyonhrahchondi- | verb base | ||
| pumpkin | pumpkin | ohnionhchia’ | noun | ||
| purple | purple (lit. it is like a blueberry) | ohenhtayet ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
Q | |||||
| quiet | to become quiet; to keep quiet (lit. to make one’s voice get lost) | -akwendahton’t- | verb base | ||
| quiet | Be quiet (2SG)! (lit. Lose your voice!) | Sakwendahton’t! | sentence/phrase | ||
| quill | porcupine quill(s) | otra’ta’ | noun | ||
R | |||||
| rabbit | rabbit | tänionnienha’ | particle | ||
| raccoon | raccoon | entiron’ | particle | ||
| rain | to rain | -ondout-/-ondou- | verb base | ||
| raspberry | raspberry, raspberries | shängwa’tränen’s | particle | ||
| rattle | rattle | yastawen’cha’ | noun | ||
| read | Read it (2SG)! (lit. Travel through the book, paper or writing from one side to the other!) | Sehiatonhchotrahk! | sentence/phrase | ||
| red | red (lit. it is like ocher) | wenhta’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| regalia | regalia (lit. the things with which one adorns oneself, dresses up) | ontatia’tahchondia’tha’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| repeat | Repeat it (2SG)! | Sasehnda’ndetenh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| rest | to rest | -arhon- | verb base | ||
| rest | I rest (habitually). | Yarhonhk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| return | I return home; I'm returning home. | Skionhk ekondaon’. | sentence/phrase | ||
| river | river, stream, water current | yahndawa’ | noun | ||
| rock | rock, boulder | yarënda’ | noun | ||
| root | edible root | outen’ra’ | noun | ||
| row | to row, paddle, swim, canoe | -yawe- | verb base | ||
| run | to run, to flee, to run away from someone | -arahtat-/-arahta- + DUPL | verb base | ||
| run | Run (2SG)! | Tisarahtat! | sentence/phrase | ||
S | |||||
| sand | sand; hail; a granular substance | ya’ndehchia’ | noun | ||
| say | to say something | -aton-/-en-/-ihon-/-ihaon- | verb base | ||
| say | Say it (2SG)! | Tsihonh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| scales | fish scales; metal; bell; anything that shines like fish scales | ohwihsta’ | noun | ||
| settle | to settle, prepare a matter | -rihwahchondi- | verb base | ||
| settle | for a thing, matter to be concluded, settled, decided, emptied | -rihwahrenhwi- | verb base | ||
| seven | seven | tsoutare’ | particle | ||
| sing | to sing | -ias-/-iats- | verb base | ||
| sing | Sing (2SG)! | Tsas! | sentence/phrase | ||
| sister | my younger sister (lit. I am sibling to her) | ye’yen’ahah | sentence/phrase | ||
| sister | my older sister (lit. she is sister to me) | aye’yen’ah | sentence/phrase | ||
| sit | to sit down, to place or put oneself somewhere | -atien- | verb base | ||
| sit | Sit down (2SG)! | Satienh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| six | six | wahia’ | particle | ||
| skate | to ice-skate; to skate around on ice-skates | -ato’tsindeht-/-ato’tsindet- + DUPL | verb base | ||
| skirt | skirt; breechcloth | yen’khara’ | noun | ||
| skunk | skunk | ndi’tatsi’ah | particle | ||
| sky | sky | yaronhia’ | noun | ||
| sleep | I fall asleep; I'm falling asleep. | Ayita’s. | sentence/phrase | ||
| smoke | smoke, mist, fog, vapour | oushata’ | noun | ||
| snake | snake | tio’ngentsihk | particle | ||
| snow | to snow | -ngwen’-/-ngwenh-/-ngwen’nd- | verb base | ||
| snow | snow | öndinienhta’ | noun | ||
| snowshoe | snowshoe(s) | yänionhra’ | noun | ||
| soil | soil; mud | ya’ta’ | noun | ||
| south | south | entiehk | particle | ||
| speak | to speak, to speak to someone | -atati- | verb base | ||
| speak | to speak to someone on the telephone (lit. to make one's voice travel toward someone) | -akwendotrahtändi-/-akwendotrahten- | verb base | ||
| speak | Speak (2SG)! | Satatiah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| spoon | spoon; ladle | yaera’t | noun | ||
| spring | spring; springtime | yayenra’ | noun | ||
| squash | squash, bottle | yashe’ta’ | noun | ||
| stand | Stand up (2SG)! | Tisetahah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| star | star | tihchion’ | particle | ||
| stick | stick, small log | yaenta’ | noun | ||
| still | for the body to be immobile, stopped, still, at rest | -ia’tahrenhwi- | verb base | ||
| still | for the body to become immobile, stopped, still, at rest | -ia’tahrenhwi’-/-ia’tahrenhwih-/-ia’tahrenhwi’nd- | verb base | ||
| stop | to stop (one’s body) | -ia’taten- | verb base | ||
| stop | to be immobile, stopped, still, resting, stable; for a matter to be concluded, settled | -hrenhwi- | verb base | ||
| stop | to become immobile, to make still, to stop, to fix in one place, to conclude, to determine | -hrenhwi’-/-hrenhwih-/-hrenhwi’nd- | verb base | ||
| stop | Stop (2SG)! (lit. Stop your body!) | Säa’tatenh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| strawberry | strawberry, strawberries | tihchiont | particle | ||
| strong | to be someone who is strong, robust, vigorous, in good health | -ia’tahndiri- | verb base | ||
| such | to be such a way; to be in such a manner; to be so | -iht- + PART | verb base | ||
| sugar | sugar | otsikhe’ta’ | noun | ||
| sugar | maple sugar; brown sugar | wahta’ otsikhe’ta’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| summer | summer | yayennha’ | noun | ||
| sun | sun (lit. the daytime celestial body) | wenta’yeh yändicha’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| sunflower | sunflower | ora’wan’ | noun | ||
| sunlight | rays of sunlight; sunshine | yarahkwa’ | noun | ||
| sure | to be a sure or stable thing; to be a concluded, decided, settled matter | -rihwahndiri- | verb base | ||
| swim | Swim (2SG)! Row (2SG)! | Seyaweh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| syrup | maple syrup (lit. melted sugar) | otsikhe’tändawanh | particle | ||
T | |||||
| take | to take one’s mind or one’s thoughts off something; to stop thinking about something | -en’ndiyonhraraw- | verb base | ||
| take | Take it (2SG)! | Tisehk! | sentence/phrase | ||
| talk | to talk on the telephone (lit. to make one's voice travel) | -akwendotraht-/-akwendotrat- | verb base | ||
| talk | I talk on the phone; I'm talking on the phone (lit. I make my voice travel; I'm making my voice travel). | Yakwendotratha’. | sentence/phrase | ||
| ten | ten | ahsenh | particle | ||
| tens | to be so many tens more (when counting) | iskwahsenhchare’ | particle | ||
| tens | to be two tens more (when counting) | teskwahsenhchare’ | particle | ||
| thanks | thank you, thanks | tiawenhk | particle | ||
| that | that, that one, those ones | nondae’ | particle | ||
| there | there, over there; how many | tho | particle | ||
| thing | thing, matter | yarihwa’ | noun | ||
| thing | to be so many things, matters | iyarihwayeh | particle | ||
| thing | to be two things, matters | teyarihwayeh | particle | ||
| this | this, this one, these ones | khondae’ | particle | ||
| thousand | one thousand (lit. one wampum belt) | skwahcharat | particle | ||
| thousand | to be so many thousands (lit. to be so many wampum belts) | iwahcharayeh | particle | ||
| thousand | to be two thousand (lit. to be two wampum belts) | tewahcharayeh | particle | ||
| thousand | one thousand (lit. ten hundreds) | ahsenh ha’tewen’ndia’weh | sentence/phrase | ||
| three | three | ahchienhk | particle | ||
| thunder | to thunder; for thunder to rumble; to make a loud, rumbling sound like thunder | -nderondi- | verb base | ||
| tobacco | tobacco | wen’wa’ | noun | ||
| toe | toe(s) | ohiawira’ | noun | ||
| tongue | tongue | o’ndahchia’ | noun | ||
| tooth | tooth, teeth | ya’skonhchia’ | noun | ||
| tree | tree(s) | yaronta’ | noun | ||
| treetop | treetop, branch | yarenha’ | noun | ||
| trout | trout | atiawenhrahk | particle | ||
| true | it’s true | yatoyenh | particle | ||
| turn | to turn one’s body; to turn around | -atia’tatase- | verb base | ||
| turn | Turn around (2SG)! | Satia’tataseh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| turnip | turnip | otsihkwa’ outen’ra’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| turtle | turtle | yändia’wich | particle | ||
| two | two | tëndih | particle | ||
| type | to be a type of, a kind of, a sort of, a manner of some quality or thing | -ou’ten- + PART | verb base | ||
U | |||||
| uncle | my maternal uncle (lit. he is maternal uncle to me) | hawatennonron’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| undress | to undress oneself | -ahchondiaw- | verb base | ||
| undress | Undress yourself (2SG)! | Sahchondiawah! | sentence/phrase | ||
| undress | I undress myself; I'm getting undressed. | Yahchondiawahs. | sentence/phrase | ||
| use | to use something to make or do something else | -iera’t- | verb base | ||
V | |||||
| vermilion | vermilion, ocher | wenhta’ | noun | ||
| very | very | inenh | particle | ||
| village | village | yändata’ | noun | ||
| voice | voice, word, language, promise | yawenda’ | noun | ||
W | |||||
| wake | to wake up | -ie- | verb base | ||
| wake | Wake up (2SG)! | Tsehk! | sentence/phrase | ||
| wake | I wake up; I'm waking up. | Iyehs. | sentence/phrase | ||
| walk | I walk around. | Iye’s. | sentence/phrase | ||
| wampum | wampum | önonhkwarou’ta’ | noun | ||
| want | to want or desire something passionately | -hndinon- | verb base | ||
| wash | to wash (something) | -ohare- | verb base | ||
| wash | to wash one’s hands | -akonhresohare- | verb base | ||
| wash | to wash one’s hands; the wash the palms of one’s hands | -ahtsohare- | verb base | ||
| wash | to wash one’s face | -akonhchiohare- | verb base | ||
| wash | to wash oneself; to wash one’s body | -atia’tohare- | verb base | ||
| wash | to go wash (something) | -oharehnd-/-oharehn- | verb base | ||
| wash | Wash your face (2SG)! | Sakonhchiohareh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| wash | Take a shower (2SG)! (lit. Wash your body!) | Satia’tohareh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| wash | Wash your hands (2SG)! | Sakonhresohareh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| wash | I wash myself, I take showers; I’m washing myself, I’m taking a shower. | Yatiaʼtoharehk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| wash | I wash my face; I'm washing my face. | Yakonhchioharehk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| water | water, liquid | awen’ | noun | ||
| watermelon | watermelon | aorihstih | particle | ||
| weather | to be good weather, for the weather to be beautiful; to have good weather while on the road or while doing something | -wahst- | verb base | ||
| well | I'm happy; I'm doing well. | Ayakwahstih. | sentence/phrase | ||
| whale | whale (lit. it has a grand, long life) | tsonnhowänenh | particle | ||
| what | what | ta’oht / ta’ohten’ | particle | ||
| white | white (lit. it is like snow) | öndinienhta’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| wind | to be windy, for there to be wind | -ahkwat-/-ahkwa- | verb base | ||
| wind | the east wind (lit. the wind is from the side where the sun rises) | kwatrahk on’wati’ etiohk8at | sentence/phrase | ||
| wind | the north wind (lit. the wind is from the side where it is cold) | atho’yeh on’wati’ etiohkwat | sentence/phrase | ||
| wind | the south wind (lit. the wind is from the side where the weather is mild) | öndënon’yeh on’wati’ etiohkwat | sentence/phrase | ||
| wine | wine (lit. grape water) | ohchahënda’ awen’ | sentence/phrase | ||
| winter | winter, wintertime | ohcha’ | noun | ||
| withdraw | to withdraw oneself from others; to leave, abandon or renounce a certain group or place | -atia’traw- | verb base | ||
| wolf | wolf | yänariskwa’ | particle | ||
| woman | young woman (lit. she is a young woman) | yawinonh | sentence/phrase | ||
| woodchuck | woodchuck, whistler | ounda’yenht | particle | ||
| words | for someone’s voice, words or orders to please someone; to receive the words of someone favorably; to be happy or satisfied with someone’s words | -wennon’weskwändi-/-wennon’weskwen- | verb base | ||
| work | I work; I'm working (lit. I am occupied with some task). | Aye’niänihtändihk. | sentence/phrase | ||
| wow | wow | kahahchia’ | particle | ||
| write | to write; to mark something | -hiaton- | verb base | ||
| write | Write (2SG)! Write it down (2SG)! | Sehiatonh! | sentence/phrase | ||
| write | I write; I'm writing. | Yehiatonhk. | sentence/phrase | ||
Y | |||||
| yellow | yellow (lit. it is like a pumpkin flower) | atiaren’ta’ ïohtih | sentence/phrase | ||
| yes | yes, OK | haó’ | particle | ||