mociyehs

noun animate

(bird, Bonasa umbellus) ruffed grouse (locally called partridge)

Plural : mociyehsuwok

Possessed : mociyehsumol

Locative : mociyehsuwihkuk where there are grouse

Diminutive : mociyehsis

Example Sentences :

Passamaquoddy-Maliseet	English Phrase
'Keskuhtehkuwal elomi-pusilicil Mociyehsol, kci-nacitahamtihticil, naka Koluskap 'siwiyi.	He (Koluskap) caught Partridge, his great enemy, paddling away with Koluskap's relatives. (LM)
Mociyehs, witapiyi, naka 'tahqonikon macahaniya Peskotomuhkatik naka Monahnuk.	Partridge, his friends, and his prisoners left for Passamaquoddy and Grand Manan. (LM)
Welihpuksit not mociyehs!	That partridge tasted good!
(as prenoun) Mociyehsuwi-monihkuk.	On Partridge Island. (LM)

Notes : (JS/LL: If the partridge's feathers are extra long, it means there will be a cold and snowy winter coming; otherwise, a mild winter is expected.)

Keywords :

partridge

grouse