Clans

Here, you can learn about clan animals and how to say someone is from a clan. The clans in Oneida are: bear, turtle, and wolf.

Clan Animals

English	Translation
bear	ohkwa·líˍ
beaver	tsyoní·tuʔ
deer	oskʌnu·tú·
eel	tawelú·ko
hawk	kalhakúha̲
heron	ohá·kwalut
snipe	tawístawiʔ
turtle	aʔno·wál
wolf	othayu·níˍ

Phrases

Pronoun (EN)	Pronoun	Phrase	Translation
I	í	ohkwa·lí niwakiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	I am Bear Clan
You	isé	ohkwa·lí nisʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You are Bear Clan
He	laulhá	ohkwa·lí nihoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	He is Bear Clan
She	akaulhá	ohkwa·lí niyakoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	She is Bear Clan
You and I	tetniyáhse	ohkwa·lí niyukniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You and I are Bear Clan
You two	tesniyáhse	ohkwa·lí nisniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You two are Bear Clan
You all and I	twakweku	ohkwa·lí niyukwʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You all and I are Bear Clan
All of you	swakweku	ohkwa·lí niswʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	All of you are Bear Clan
They (males)	latikweku	ohkwa·lí nihotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (males) are Bear Clan
They (females)	kutikweku	ohkwa·lí niyotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (females) are Bear Clan

Pronoun (EN)	Pronoun	Phrase	Translation
I	í	aʔnó·wál niwakiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	I am Turtle Clan
You	isé	aʔnó·wál nisʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You are Turtle Clan
He	laulhá	aʔnó·wál nihoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	He is Turtle Clan
She	akaulhá	aʔnó·wál niyakoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	She is Turtle Clan
You and I	tetniyáhse	aʔnó·wál niyukniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You and I are Turtle Clan
You two	tesniyáhse	aʔnó·wál nisniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You two are Turtle Clan
You all and I	twakweku	aʔnó·wál niyukwʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You all and I are Turtle Clan
All of you	swakweku	aʔnó·wál niswʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	All of you are Turtle Clan
They (males)	latikweku	aʔnó·wál nihotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (males) are Turtle Clan
They (females)	kutikweku	aʔnó·wál niyotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (females) are Turtle Clan

Pronoun (EN)	Pronoun	Phrase	Translation
I	í	othayu·ní niwakiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	I am Wolf Clan
You	isé	othayu·ní nisʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You are Wolf Clan
He	laulhá	othayu·ní nihoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	He is Wolf Clan
She	akaulhá	othayu·ní niyakoʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	She is Wolf Clan
You and I	tetniyáhse	othayu·ní niyukniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You and I are Wolf Clan
You two	tesniyáhse	othayu·ní nisniʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You two are Wolf Clan
You all and I	twakweku	othayu·ní niyukwʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	You all and I are Wolf Clan
All of you	swakweku	othayu·ní niswʌʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	All of you are Wolf Clan
They (males)	latikweku	othayu·ní nihotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (males) are Wolf Clan
They (females)	kutikweku	othayu·ní niyotiʔtaló·tʌ̲ʔ	They (females) are Wolf Clan