Yǫsáha (birds: subset of animals) Flashcards
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yǫsá:ha
they are birds
notes:
plural feminine prefix
sętsíʔtaʔah
turkey vulture, buzzard
notes:
referred to as scortched head, bald head
-(y)ęʔts-, noun for head
uhkwesę́hužaʔ
Prairie chicken
greater prairie chicken
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
uhkwésęʔ
chicken
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
gyatayenyǫ́ʔa
great blue heron
uhšiⁿguʔt
crane: prairie crane (?); possibly sandhill crane
tehaʔnǫhtetsiʔs
whooping crane
yakáʔah
crow
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
onomatopoeia with a prefix attached
eyúʔ
dove
yǫ́:gyeʔ
duck
notes:
plural feminine prefix
possibly from -ǫkye-, verb root meaning travel/go or float/fly
tsamęhúhiʔ
eagle
notes:
the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
suⁿdakwę
eagle
notes:
the two main types of eagles are bald eagles and golden eagles, we are still figuring out who is who
yáhǫk
goose
notes:
this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!
uhkweʔⁿdisę́ʔah
grouse, partridge, pheasant
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-ahkwesęʔ, noun root word for chicken
yaⁿdéhsǫʔ
hawk
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
yuʔkúʔ
owl
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-uʔku-
tsuhšuskaⁿdetáhka
burrowing owl
híhih
great horned owl
notes:
this is an onomanopeia
kǫráhkǫmęʔ
raven
uⁿdehtǫ́taʔ
wild turkey
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-dehtǫt-, noun root for turkey
kwęhkwę́hkwęh
woodcock
yáhǫʔ
goose
notes:
this is an onomatopeia - geese honk!
