Chickasaw language
Wolf Gap is on land that was once part of Chickasaw territory.
As you explore Wolf Gap, consider that the Chickasaw people who walked this land more than 200 years ago would have seen many of the same plants and animals that we do today, but they would have known them by their Chickasaw language names.
These audio recordings share the Chickasaw language words for common native plants and animals you may see while at Wolf Gap.
Bean - bala’
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Bald Eagle - osi’ ishkobo-tohbi’
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Black Walnut - hayi’ api’
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Beaver - kinta
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Cane - oskapi’
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Black Bear - nita’ losa’
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Cedar - chowa̱ala’
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Deer - issi’
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Corn - tanchi’
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Hawk - akankabi’
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Hackberry - kapko’
John O'Brien
Possum - chakwihili’ or shokha’ chokkayalli’ (means drooling hog)
John O'Brien
Milkweed - nochi’
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Quail - kofi
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Pawpaw - waa’ pachahli’ or takolo’ falaa’ api’
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Raccoon - shawi’
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Pecan - osak falaa’ api’
John O'Brien
Snapping turtle - loksishto’
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Persimmon - onkof
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Turtle - loksi’
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Sassafras - kafi’
John O'Brien
Woodpecker - bakbak or aboowa bo’li’
John O'Brien
Squash - olbi’
John O'Brien