(ho + waŋkáyeič’iyala) (fish + to throw itself upward)

(ho + ptáya + škáŋpi) (fish + in groups + they move)

(ho + slá) (fish + oily)

(ho + tȟahíŋšpa) (fish + needle) “needle fish” In reference to its nosehorn

(ho + paót’iŋzapi) (fish + they cram in) In reference to sardines being tightly packed