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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
Partial list of 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. This present word list is not to be reproduced for commercial use.
A marked vowel indicates that it is nasalized and consonants following a nasal vowel are pronounced as nasal.
Illustrations are from International Illustrations CD.
Babæidi–Waodäni Ömæ
| Wao Tededö /phonemic rendition/ |
Español (o Quichua) |
English | Illustration | |
| 1. | äbö | sajino | collared peccary |  |
| 2. | odǽ | huangana | white lipped peccary |  |
| 3. | cowäye | venado | brocket deer |  |
| 4. | titæ | danta | tapir | |
| 5. | töquii | murcielago | bat |  |
| 6. | bëyedëbo | tigrillo | ocelot |  |
| 7. | ocǽbǽ | armadillo | armadillo |  |
| 8. | bëye | tigre | jaguar |  |
| 9. | ocata | sicu puma (Quichua) | tayra |  |
| 10. | öpodǽ | nutria | river otter |  |
| 11. | guiiyicoo | perezozo | sloth |  |
| 12. | äböca | mono nocturno | night monkey | |
| 13. | pätotoba | mapache/tejó | raccoon |  |
| 14. | dayäbo | puerco espinoso | porcupine |  |
| 15. | ööque | oso hormiguero | anteater |  |
| 16. | toque | conejo | rabbit |  |
| 17. | täye | raposa | mouse opossum |  |
| 18. | wegöwæ | ratón | jungle rat |  |
| 19. | boguï | capuchin | capuchin monkey | |
| 20. | deye | maquisapa (Quichua) | spider monkey |  |
| 21. | iwä | mono aullador | howler monkey |  |
| 22. | yatöbo | chichicu (Quichua) |
pygmy marmoset |  |
| 23. | yæquidæ | barisa (Quichua) | squirrel monkey |  |
| 24. | gatä | chorongo | wooly monkey | |
| 25. | dǽdæ | ardilla | squirrel |  |
| 26. | babæ guinta | sacha alcu (Quichua) | grison |  |
| 27. | pǽdæ | guatusa | agouti |  |
| 28. | pädödǽ | guanta | paca |  |
| 29. | gäbögä | tutu cushillu (Quichua) | Kinkajou | |
| 30. | totä | capihuara | capybara |  |