ARAPAHO BORD NAMES [descriptive; note multi-level usage of key term]

Nii'eihii = bird or eagle or golden eagle (3 levels of meaning)

Be'ci3ei-nii'eihihi' = hummingbird = little metallic bird

Nooke'ei beh'ei = bald eagle = white-headed old man

Nihoono3oyeihii = red-tailed hawk = orange/yellow rumped one

ARAPAHO EAGLE NAMES [rich vocabulary and well-developed taxonomy in culturally-significant domain

Heebe3ii'eihii = golden eagle (big eagle)

Hiinooko3onit = young golden eagle (has a white rump)

Wo'teenii'eihii = young bald eagle (black eagle)

ARAPAHO BUFFALO TERMS: RICH VOCAB IN IMPORTANT DOMAIN

hii3einoon (general term; also used for a herd)

bull: heneecee

red bull/buffalo: bo'onookee

white bull/buffalo: nookuwuu

young bull: woxo3ou'u

cow: bii

young cow: nonooni

very young cow: biihihi'

calf: wou'(u)

very young calf =  níhoon-ou'(u) = 'yellow calf'

ARAPAHO CLASSIFIER VERBS

tenei'-oo-' = it is strong (inan, gen'l)

tenei'-eihi-t = it is strong (an, gen'l)

tenei'-ooceihi-t = it is strong (an, ropelike)

tenei'-oowu-' = it is strong (water, taste)

tenei'-o'wu-' = it is strong (ground, earth)

tenei'-ooti-' = it is strong (sheet, canvas)

tenei'-oxeti-' = it is strong (wooden object)