Oneida Words & Phrases

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kwaló:lu̲

owl

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Tekahnekákhwa̲:

swallow (a bird)

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kanata’kékha

sparrow

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tsiskó:ko’

robin

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otsi’nkwalá

goldfinch

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Laulau

hummingbird

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7 Ok nén kohkwá:e

7 what about the quail or bobwhite?

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6 Onikwʌhtala: ki’ nén kohslakweku kʌ’ lʌ:nése̲’

6 cardinals stay here all winter.

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5 Náhte’ káti’ né: na’katsi’tʌ’slotʌ kʌ’ kunese’ kohslakwé:ku̲

5 what kind of birds stay all winter?

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4 Talu’kó: kwi nén ʌti nyekunese’ nʌ kanana’kene̲

4 Ducks go south in the fall.