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Treinta Mamíferos del Territorio Waodani — Región Amazónica del Ecuador
Wordlist of Mammals in Waodani Territory – Amazon Region of Ecuador, South America
A partial example from mammal terms compiled by Patricia Kelley, James Yost, Catherine Peeke, and a team of Waodani. To appear along with other information such as their verified scientific names in the forth-coming Trilingual Waodani-Spanish-English Dictionary. (Please do not reproduce this present word list for commercial use.)
Any vowel marked with a dierisis indicates that it is nasalized. In the “phonemic rendition”column, consonants following nasal vowels should be pronounced as their nasal allophones.
Illustrations are from International Illustrations CD.
| Wao Tededö /phonemic rendition/ |
Wao Tededö [practical orthography |
Español (o Quichua) |
English | Illustration | |
| 1. | äbö | ämö | sajino | collared peccary |  |
| 2. | odǽ | odǽ | huangana | white lipped peccary |  |
| 3. | cowäye | cowäñe | venado | brocket deer |  |
| 4. | titæ | titæ | danta | tapir | |
| 5. | töquii | tönquii | murcielago | bat |  |
| 6. | bëyedëbo | mënedëbo | tigrillo | ocelot |  |
| 7. | ocǽbǽ | ocǽbǽ | armadillo | armadillo |  |
| 8. | bëye | mëñe | tigre | jaguar |  |
| 9. | ocata | ocata | sicu puma (Quichua) | tayra |  |
| 10. | öpodǽ | öpodǽ | nutria | river otter |  |
| 11. | guiiyicoo | guiiyicoo | perezozo | sloth |  |
| 12. | äböca | ämöca | mono nocturno | night monkey | |
| 13. | pätotoba | päntotoba | mapache/tejó | raccoon |  |
| 14. | dayäbo | dayämo | puerco espinoso | porcupine |  |
| 15. | ööque | öönque | oso hormiguero | anteater |  |
| 16. | toque | toque | conejo | rabbit |  |
| 17. | täye | täñe | raposa | mouse opossum |  |
| 18. | wegöwæ | wegöwæ | ratón | jungle rat |  |
| 19. | boguï | boguï | capuchin | capuchin monkey | |
| 20. | deye | deye | maquisapa (Quichua) | spider monkey |  |
| 21. | iwä | iwä | mono aullador | howler monkey |  |
| 22. | yatöbo | yatöbo | chichicu (Quichua) |
pygmy marmoset |  |
| 23. | yæquidæ | yæquidæ | barisa (Quichua) | squirrel monkey |  |
| 24. | gatä | gatä | chorongo | wooly monkey | |
| 25. | dǽdæ | dǽdæ | ardilla | squirrel |  |
| 26. | babæ guinta | babæ guiïta | sacha alcu (Quichua) | grison |  |
| 27. | pǽdæ | pǽnæ | guatusa | agouti |  |
| 28. | pädödǽ | pänönǽ | guanta | paca |  |
| 29. | gäbögä | gämöngä | tutu cushillu (Quichua) | Kinkajou | |
| 30. | totä | totä | capihuara | capybara |  |