wigweliej

Recordings:

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Recording by ewm
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Part of Speech: noun animate

Pronunciation Guide: wi·kwe·li·ech

Translation: Whip-poor-will

Meanings:

whip-poor-will

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Wigweliej na mawulnutut gatu metu'nmu't.
Translation: A whip-poor-will can be heard well but very hard to see.
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Alternate Grammatical Forms:

wigweliejg -- whip-poor-wills -- (plural)
wigweliejl -- a whip-poor-will -- (fourth person)

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gapjagwej : robin
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gjiga'qaquj : raven
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go'qoli'gwe'ji'j : baby chickens / chick
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gwimu : loon
j'gi'ges : chickadee
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jipji'j : bird
milita'j : hummingbird
milita'w : hummingbird
mqatawapu : cormorant
munmgwet : bird hunts prey
nape'w : rooster / male bird
pelagwet : parrot
pepgwet : male partridge
pi'gun : feather
pi'gw : night hawk
pi'mat : hunt waterfowl
pipugwe'si's : sparrow hawk
pipugwes : hawk
plawe'si's : young partridge
plawej : partridge
ples : pigeon
pugwales : swallow
sasapegwit : seabird with wings too short to fly / penguin
sisip : bird / waterfowl
sulumgw : goose / wild goose
tagali'j : domestic goose
tagali'ji'j : domestic gosling / young domestic goose
tetaqulguni : kingbird
ti'tigli : great horned owl
tities : bluejay
tmaqani : shell bird
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un'sqe'l : wing
wigweliej : whip-poor-will