wigweliej
Translation: Whip-poor-will
Part of Speech: noun animate
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.Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉
Pronunciation Guide: wi·kwe·li·ech
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
- wigweliejg -- whip-poor-wills -- (plural)
- wigweliejl -- a whip-poor-will -- (fourth person)
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- etoq : build nest
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- gapjagwej : robin
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- gjiga'qaquj : raven
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- go'qoli'gwej : chicken / hen
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- gu'gu'gwes : owl / screech owl (Nova Scotia)
- gwimu : loon
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- jijigwatej : sand piper
- jipji'j : bird
- milita'j : hummingbird
- milita'w : hummingbird
- mnmgwet : bird hunts prey
- mqatawapu : cormorant
- najipi'mat : set out to hunt waterfowl
- nape'w : rooster / male bird
- natlutmu'tijig : ducks lured ashore by duck calls
- pelagwet : parrot
- pepgwet : male partridge
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- pi'gw : night hawk
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- pipugwe'si's : sparrow hawk
- pipugwes : hawk
- plawe'si's : young partridge
- plawej : partridge
- ples : pigeon
- pugwales : swallow
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- tagali'ji'j : domestic gosling / young domestic goose
- tetaqulguni : kingbird
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- tities : bluejay
- tmaqani : shell bird
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- un'sqe'l : wing
- wigweliej : whip-poor-will