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kachakâach bluejay, Steller's jay
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3690 | revised Aug 22 2005
kachakâach • N • bluejay, Steller's jay Cyanocitta stelleri.
Derivatives (2)
kachakâachich "dimin. of kachakâach 'bluejay'"
kachakach'ápuroon "cocoon, cocoon-rattle"
Source: WB 838, p.358; JPH ani 06:815
Note: Dimin. is kachakâachich.
- kachakâach uum vúra apurúvaanhanik. Bluejay used to be a sorcerer. [Reference: KM 19.11]
- kári xás kachakâach âapun upikrîish. And then Bluejay sat down on the ground. [Reference: DeA & F 3: Bluejay as Doctor 021]
Short recordings (3) | Sentence examples (30)