Birds

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      aénohe hawk
      he'heeno blackbird
      héna'e goose; henä'e geese
      hetanékokôhéáxa rooster
      honóxeaso meadowlark (alternate pronunciation: henóxeaso)
      hove'še snipe
      kó'konôhó'e woodpecker
      kokôhéaxa chicken
      koohkóva'e quail/bobwhite (obsolescing)
      ma'êšeeonáhe robin
      ma'xêhe'ne turkey
      matsenêstse kingfisher
      mésó'ke swallow
      méstaa'e owl (also means 'boogeyman'; 'owl' is often pronounced vé'kêséhemêstaa'e)
      méstahke screech owl (or small owl
      mo'e'ha magpie
      mo'ôhtávêšenévá'âhéaseo'o sagehens
      netse eagle
      ókohke crow
      pe'e nighthawk
      šé'še duck
      táhtaenotováhe killdeer
      tó'êsêhevá'séhe, or tó'êsevotonáhe pheasant
      vá'kôhéáso prairie chicken; vá'ôhéaseo'o prairie chickens
      vé'ee'e flicker (obsolescent for many speakers)
      vé'kêséhemêstaa'e owl (literally, 'bird-spook')
      vé'késo bird (also pronounced as vé'kése); vé'kêseho birds
      vóaxaa'e bald eagle
      vóo'kooma redheaded woodpecker (identification of bird is uncertain)

      Other bird words

      Éame'ha It's flying.
      mónevata young bird
      mónevátâhesono nestlings


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