Native American "translation" names?

[atlaskatarzyna]

What are your favourite Native American "translation" names? For example: Little Turtle, Soaring Hawk, Little Wren, Tiger Lily...

[dantea]

I'm half Cherokee so I prefer the names in their original forms. There are some beautiful names before they are translated. (feel free to ask ^_^ )
I will tell you that I went to high school with 2 people who had translated names. They were brothers named White Bull and Young Bear. It suited them because Young Bear sounds very feminine Nita Yona/Awanita Yona/Ayoli Yona and White Bull is feminine too -- Unega Tsukanastati.

[cristinamariane]

I am wondering how they say animal names before translation and if those are different depending on the tribe. Deer, tiger, elk... When they're in English they sound a little like Chinese and Japanese names I've seen in English, like Snow Lily.

[dantea]

Well Christina what names do you want to know about and I'll tell you how to say them ^_^ I can do animals, plants, colors, whatever you want ^_^

The ones you listed are:

Deer -- Awi
Baby Deer -- Awanita
Elk -- Awiequa said like aw-ee-eh-kwa

or Snow Lily would be like Unutsi Amayeduhi.

[cristinamariane]

Hmm, other than deer and elk...umm...basil, lavender, rain, night, and cat. That about covers it.

[dantea]

Basil -- Utalotsa

Lavender -- Tsila

Rain -- Agana

Night -- Yonae (which is like yo-nah-e)

Cat -- Wesa

I hope I helped ^_^