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 :
Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
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'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 Peskotomuhkati territory 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.)
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