noun animate
(bird, Bonasa umbellus) ruffed grouse (locally called partridge)
Plural:
mociyehsuwok
Possessed:
mociyehsumol
Locative:
mociyehsuwihkuk where there are grouse
Diminutive:
mociyehsis

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

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
'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)

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