Nature Words

Click on the Timucua words to hear them.

ayetree/wood
aya forest
asileleaf
chioflower
echecastraw/grass
yobostone
yapipalmetto
yapicolopalmetto frond
qisadirt
pilefield
baninocorainbow
huquinorain
licofayefog
mocasea
ibiriver
utiland
aqeair
elasun
atuluray of sun/arrow
acumoon
chubobostar
milicolightning
hocha/yalu/machabaswamp
chuahole
uti chuacave

Using the chart above, the previous lessons, and the Timucua webonary (https://www.webonary.org/timucua/) see if you can translate the following invented sentences:

  1. Elama equelareqe tocola.

The sun comes out every day.

  1. Acumate chubobocaremate isabola.

The moon and the stars are beautiful.

  1. Anoreqe yapicolo tuma polohabela.

Each person will weave ten palm fronds.

  1. Utichua oyoma hitileta hibuatela 

A demon lives in the cave.

  1. Pile teracocoma nahitela

The field is very good. 

Lit. The very good field exists.

  1. Gatoma cuyu hebila.

The cat ate the fish.

  1. Salobama chiocarema piabila.

The bee smelled the flowers.

  1. Yobo yachebamichu tipopilitela.

That previously mentioned huge stone is rolling around.

  1. Elamate acumate chubobocaremate mocamate anomate aqemate hachibueno eyomate chitaco arecobi?

Who made the sun, moon, stars, sea, people, air, and other things?