Category Archives: BIRDS
ziŋtkáša – cardinal
ziŋtkála bubúke – puffin
“clumsy bird”
ziŋtkála mázaǧaǧeča – birdcage
ziŋtkála othí – birdhouse
wakíŋyela waȟtíŋke – turtledove
(wakíŋyela + waȟtíŋke) (mourning dove + delicate) It is slighter in build than most other doves
waȟúpakoza pȟéhetȟuŋ – cassowary
(waȟúpakoza + pȟé + hetȟuŋ) (fowl + head + has horn) in reference to its hard crest
tȟog’šiyóša – guinea hen
(tȟog + šiyóša) (foreign pheasant)
thiglábulala – quail
(thiglábula + la) (small partridge)
pȟeháŋ šásaŋ – flamingo
2013 Score: 37