Mena�etowak

Domestic & Farm AnimalsPaula FernandezCollege of Menominee Nation

Sacred Little Ones Initiative 2013

Ana�em

Kasakaeh

Kohkos

Pa�esekokasiw

Mamakehsa�ew

Pesa ehkiw

Tonoh

Menukuapos

Manestanes

Pakaqahkwan

Maseqnaew

Maehkak

Seqsep

Pronunciation guide• Mena etowak – min-aeh-tow-wuk animals• Ana em – uh-naem dog• Kasakaeh – kaah-suh-kaeh cat• Kohkos – koh-koes pig• Pa esekokasiw – pass-uh-koh-kuh-see horse• Mamakehsa ew – mum-aah-kay-saeh donkey• Pesa ehkiw – pish-aeh-kee cow• Menukuapos – min-new-kua-pose goat• Manestanes – maah-nih-staah-nis sheep• Pakaqahkwan – paah-kuq-aah-kwun chicken• Maseqnaew – muh-sayq-now turkey• Maehkak – maeh-kaahk goose • Seqsep – sayq-sip duck• Tonoh bull• * the “q” is a glottal stop sound

General Information

• Sacred Little Ones Initiative is a special project devoted and dedicated to the infusion of Menominee and Native culture into reservation pre-school instruction. This project is funded through the American Indian College Fund and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

• Paula Fernandez is an enrolled Menominee women who lives and works on the Menominee Indian Reservation. She is married and she has five children. She practices and teaches the traditional ways.