----------------------------------+--------------------- Buffalo (wo-ta-cha) | { bull | Ta-tun-gah. { cow | Petai. Antelope | Tah-to-ka-nah. Elk | Opoñ. Deer | Tah-chah. Bear | Wah-ghuñ-kseecha. Wolf | Shuñkto-ka-chah.[32] Foxes { red | Shunga shanah. { gray | To-kah-nah. Porcupine | Pah-hee. Badger | Kho-kah. Skunk | Man-gah. Rabbit | Mushtinchanah. Hare | Mushtincha ska. Ermine | E-toonka sun. Otter | Petun. Mink | E-koo-sa. Beaver | Chap-pah. Muskrat | Sink-pai. Glutton | Me-nag-gzshe. Lynx | Ega-mo´. Mouse | Pees-pees-anah. Ground squirrel | Tah-she-ho-tah. Water turtle | Kai-ah. Terrapin | Pat-kah-shah. Horns of elk in the velvet. | Tah-hai. Horse | Shungatun-gah. Mule | Sho-shonah. Dog | Shunka. Snake (not eaten except by Cree). | ----------------------------------+--------------------- [32] Literally, the other kind of dog. BIRDS EATEN ----------------------------------+--------------------- Crow | Ah-ah-nah. Raven | Con-ghai. Magpie | Eh-hat-ta-ta-na. Owl | He-hun. Duck | Pah-hon-tah. Goose | Man-ghah. Crane | Pai-hun. Pelican | Mid-dai-ghah. Small bird of any sort. | Sit-kap-pe-nah. Eagles are not eaten. | ----------------------------------+--------------------- PARTS OF BUFFALOES NOT EATEN Glands of the neck. Sinews. Bull’s pizzle. Horns, hoofs, and hair. Every other part, inside and out, is eaten, even to the hide.
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