Insects | Choctaw Dictionary

CHOCTAW LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians


Insects

ahi i̱ sho̱shi n ladybug
bila chapka n cockroach
bila tahli n cockroach
chashap n katydid
chashshik n wasp sp. var. chinashshik chishik var. chanashshik
chi̱chis < Spanish n older word bed bug
chokka ikbi sho̱shi n dirt dauber (wasp), mud dauber from chokka ikbih make sho̱shi
chokáni n house fly var. shokáni
cholhkan n spider
chona̱fila abi n gad fly
fohkol n older word hornet var. fohkop pohkol
fowi n bee var. foyi
fowi bilishki n older word honey bee
habi̱shak n type of large grasshopper
halba 1 n firefly, lightning bug var. halbi halbo
hallo̱s n snail, leech
hashtapo̱shik n butterfly var. hashta̱poshik hataposhik
hataffo n grasshopper
hattak holhpa n 1 caterpillar 2 older word nettle
hayowáni n cut worm
ha̱wa n cicada (13-year)
hiyo̱shakíli n horse lubber grasshopper
ishkilli n soldier grasshopper
issap n louse, lice
kashtih n flea
kitak n sawyer beetle
kowáfábi n paper wasp var. oká fábi
lapcho n sworm, earthworm var. lakcho
nán iláyak sho̱shi n moth see
opah shilop n 1 butterfly (large kind) 2 prairie owl
o̱sini n bumblebee var. oksini osi̱ni
ponóla i̱ sho̱shi n weevil
shaksha̱pi n beetle
shalo̱taki n cricket var. shilo̱taki
shapo̱tak n mosquito var. sapo̱tak
shatanni n tick var. shitanni
shatannoshi n seed tick
shilop im issobah n praying mantis
sho̱kani n ant
sho̱kani hika n flying ant
sho̱shi n bug, insect, worm, larva comp chokka ikbi sho̱shi chokka
sho̱shi wolhkochi toba n spanish fly
sho̱shomma n chigger, red bug var. sho̱komma red bug
silik sho̱shi n silkworm
si̱ti im alikchi n dragonfly
ta̱chi sho̱shi n corn earworm Helicoverpa zea
walha̱nah n horsefly var. ohla̱nah walhánah yalhánah yolha̱nah
yakni fowi n yellow jacket wasp
yala n grub (insect) var. yola
yalhki tonóchi n dung beetle
yikoffa n gnat