sansansasi-kihkaniyehsis
noun animate
sparrow (possibly white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis)
Plural :
sansansasi-kihkaniyehsisok
Example Sentences :
Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey | English Phrase |
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Sansansasi ktolokcehkasultipa. | (words imitative of a bird song) Sansansasi, you're too comfortable in your beds (i.e., wake up!; literal meaning of second word is uncertain). |
Sansansasi-kihkaniyehsis not amsqahs nutaqsit siqoniw. | The sparrow is the first one heard in the spring. |
Notes :
(imitative of the bird's song; see kihkaniyehsis)
Audio Recordings :
Audio Recording | Type of Recording | Authored by |
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word | Brenda | |
word | Dolly | |
example | Brenda | |
example | Dolly | |
example | Brenda | |
example | Dolly |