Animals

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      �sevone female buffalo / buffalo herd
      �sts�m�'e gophers
      �k�sees�hotame pig
      h�o'taoohesoneho lizards
      heo'keso muskrat
      heo'�htato salamander
      hes�'xem�hne blueracer
      he�k�'e leeches
      he�kov�stse porcupine
      h�'nehe wolf
      h�hkeeh�so mouse; h�hkeehe mouse (less common term)
      h�ma'e beaver
      h�tame dog (older word; newer word is oe�keso)
      hotoa'e buffalo; hot�ao'o buffaloes
      h�va animal; hov�hne animals
      k�sa goat/sheep; k�s�ne goats/sheep
      ma'eno turtle
      ma'h�hko'e badger
      mat��k�me raccoon
      m�hne water monster
      m�hkave bobcat
      mo'�he elk
      mo'�hno'ha horse (Also see Horses page.)
      m�'k�s�'e calf
      m�s�kanets�noon�he bat
      n�hkohe bear; n�hk�heo'o bears
      ne'e'e bullsnake
      n�ke'esta chipmunk
      no'ee'e squirrel
      nom�'ne fish (plural)
      oe�k�s�hesono puppies
      oe�keso dog; oe�k�seho dogs
      �'k�h�me coyote (easier informal spelling is okom)
      �nonev�ne�ke prairie dog; �nonevon�keho prairie dogs
      oo'k�hev�'s�he opossum
      o�n�he'e frog
      p�hpe'�k�sa longhaired goat
      p��so cat; p�esono cats
      p�hk�so kitten; p�hk�sono kittens
      s�s��v�ta watersnake
      ��'�enov�tse snake
      ts�he'�sees�he elephant
      v��ts�va deer (singular); v�otsev�hne deer (plural)
      v�'ho'�otoa'e cow; v�'ho'�ot�ao'o cows
      v�hk��he rabbit
      v�'kaa'e antelope; v�'kaeho antelopes
      x�a'e weasel
      xamae��'�enov�tse rattlesnake
      x��'o skunk; xa�ne skunks

      Actions of animals:

      ��veno'tse. He's grazing; ��veno'tseo'o. They are grazing.
      �n�stoohe. He is hollering, mooing, bawling, etc.
      �ahan�'s�ne. He bit (e.g. a dog or snake).
      �maa'e. He barked.


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