wp lesson 3

What is Her/His Name?

Náhte’ né: yutatyáts   what’s her name?

 

Lillian yutatyáts aknulha   Lillian is my mothers name.

 

_____ né : yutatyats   Her name is ____.

 

náhte’ né: luwayáts   what’s his name?

 

Joseph luwa:yáts lake’niha̲   Joseph is my fathers name.

 

_____ né: luwayats    His name is ____.

 

• At last weeks Speakers meeting, a discussion about the term kuwa:yáts and its usage happened.
• Kuwa:yáts is used as a term of endearment by the speakers of Oneida here in this community that we live in, when referring to female family members.
• Yutátyats is used for those females outside of close family relationships.
• Linguistic form known as Zoic when kuwa:yáts is used to refer to an animal eg. cat, pet, or inanimate eg. car.