Let’s take a walk through your Peoria home, room by room. Inside this page, you can explore different spaces inside and around the house, with inanimate nouns organized so you can focus on one room at a time. Each room begins with the Peoria word for that place, followed by common items you might see there, from kitchen dishes to living room furniture and bathroom things. Use the Peoria words and audio as you move through your own Peoria home, notice real items, and repeat each word slowly.
Peewaalia
English
Audio
alaaminki wiikiaami
inside the house
wiikiaaminki
in the house, at/on the house
Peewaalia
English
Audio
aalimiihtwikaani
kitchen
alaakani
dish, plate, bowl (generic term)
alaakana
dishes, plates, bowls (generic term)
kisihsalaakanaakani
kitchen sink
kisiinkweehaakaanhsi
small face towel, napkin
kookaani
spoon [for eating] (generic)
kookaana
spoons [for eating] (generic)
maalhsi
knife
miicioni
food
minaakani
dipper, cup, measuring cup
minehkwaakani
cup [for drinking]
minehkwaakana
cups [for drinking]
nipoopilaakani
soup bowl, mixing bowl
nipoopilaakana
soup bowls, mixing bowls
šinkilaakani
plate, plater
šinkilaakana
plates, platers
weeyaakahaakani
spoon [for cooking or stirring] (generic)
wiihkapeepiikwi
salt
wiihsakaakani
pepper (the spice from peppercorn)
paankosikani
sugar
Peewaalia
English
Audio
wiihsinikaani
dining room
atoohpooni
table
atoohpooni akwanahaakani
tablecloth, table cover
kisiinkweehaakaanhsi
small face towel, napkin
kookaani
spoon [for eating] (generic)
naahkiipioni
chair
naahkiipiona
chairs
nipoopilaakani
soup bowl, mixing bowl
maalhsi
knife
minehkwaakani
cup [for drinking]
šinkilaakani
plate, plater
Peewaalia
English
Audio
ciinkweepikaani
living room
apineensi
couch, sofa
naahkiipioni
chair
naahkiipiona
chairs
naahkiipioni weeweephsaaki
rocking chair
atoohpooneensi
end table (little table)
waapantenaakani
lamp, light, candle
weelhpiki atoohpooni
coffee table (low table)
wiintaakani
book
wiintaakani teehsooni
book shelf
koteewikaani
fireplace
aayaacimwaakani
phone
aayaacimwaakaanhsi
cell phone, smart phone
kiinteelintaakani
computer
kiinteelintaakaanhsi
small computer, laptop, iPad/tablet
Peewaalia
English
Audio
nipaakaani
bedroom
apinayi
bed
kisiinkweehooni
handkerchief
mataahkoma
clothes, possessions, goods (plural)
mihkintaakani
pillow, cushion
waapimotayi
blanket
teehsooni
shelf
Peewaalia
English
Audio
aleeliikaani
bathrooom (private/in home)
šikikaani
restroom (public)
aleeliihaakani
bathtub
awiilhseme pawahaakani
hair brush
awiipiti waapahaakani
tooth paste
kisaapiteehaakani
toothbrush
kisihaakani
wash cloth (can be used for a dishtowel as well)
kisiinkweehaakani
face towel, towel
kisihsiinkweekani
bathroom sink (washbasin/sink for face)
kisihsinehkiaakani
washbasin / sink for hands
kisimitiweehaakani
toilet paper
miisaakani
toilet
pawahaakani
brush (generic term)
pinahkwaakani
hair comb
waapahaakani
soap
waapamooni
mirror, glass (substance)
Peewaalia
English
Audio
wiikiaami
wigwam, house, lodge, dwelling
ahkwaanteemi
door, gate
eenaahkiikameni
floor
koonsikaani
porch
poohkišaakani
window
This is a small list of Peoria kitchen, dining, and eating‑area items that are expressed using verbs. These are inanimate intransitive verbs used for the item itself, as verbs are an essential core of Peoria language. Many verbs are used in Peoria language in this manner instead of a noun.
English Translation of word: common English name(s) of the item, [in the brackets is the verb meaning].
Peewaalia
English
Audio
neewikoleeki
fork
[ it has four prongs, it has four noses, it is four-pronged/four-nosed]
neewikoleekia
forks
[ they(inanimate) have four prongs, they(inanimate) have four noses, they are four-pronged/four-nosed]
Peewaalia
English
Audio
niiki
my house
kiiki
your house
awiiki
his house, her house
niikinaani
our(exclusive) house
kiikinaani
our(inclusive) house
awiikawe
their house
Locatives (expressing/indicating location) of nouns associated with this page.
Peewaalia
English
Audio
wiikiaaminki
in the house, at/on the house
niikinkiši
to my house
kiikinkiši
to your house
awiikinkiši
to his house, to her house
Choose Your Item Words or a Room List.
When you walk into a room, say the Peoria word for that room before you start looking for items. As you move around, when you see one of the things on your list, point to it with an open hand, your head, or your lips (not your finger) and say the Peoria word for the item out loud 3 times. For example, looking at your table and saying atoohpooni, atoohpooni, atoohpooni .
Saying Phrases & Short Sentences for Inanimate Items In Reach.
When you are within reach of the item, say “ooniini ” and the Peoria word for the item. For example, ooniini wiintaakani — “this is a book, this book.” You can repeat this a few times for each item you find.
Saying Phrases & Short Sentences for Inanimate Items Out of Reach.
Before you leave the room, look around once more and say all of the Peoria words you used in that room. If you are out of reach of an item, say “iiniini ” and the Peoria word for the item, with an open hand, head, or lips to show each item as you speak. For example, iiniini waapimotayi — “that is a blanket, that blanket.”
Say It When You Touch It, Say It When You Pass It.
When your house word hunt is finished, or on another day, start this as your next immersive activity. The first time you enter a room that day, touch each item and say its Peoria word out loud 3 times. After that, whenever you walk past the item later in the day, look at it and say the Peoria word out loud 3 times without touching it.
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