Here in Northern California, it's usually kai-YO-tee - but in a Native American or Mexican-American context, it's "ko-YO-tay."

I haven't seen any around lately, but we usually see one in the yard about once a month. Something canine has been marking my driveway with feces - I suppose it's a coyote. They look like they could be beautiful animals if fed and groomed and cared for - but most of the ones I see, look like sickly dogs.

-Joe-