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romanceconlang@yahoogroups.com writes: Montreiano: -cameuio - camel -lovo - wolf -can - domesticated dog -can sauvaj - wild dog -cavra - goat -çervo - deer -elefant - elefant -asno - donkey -cavauio - horse -levre - hare -levre d'arena - Sand hare, jackrabbit -lontra - sea otter* -conexo - rabbit -ovexa - sheep -raton - rat -porco - pig -urso - bear -çorro - fox -antilop - prong horn antelope** -auçes deu pantano - swamp elk, tule elk -gran urso - grizzly bear -maculau - mountain lion** * Lontra came to mean sea otter due to the non-existence of river otters in Montrei. The original name was "lontra marina" but through colloquial use "marina" was dropped. ** From Chumash folklore about a crying demon said to be a mountain lion. The Montreianos took this word to mean simply "mountain lion".