Ararahih'urípih
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takâakaa valley quail

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5575 | revised Dec 20 2015

takâakaa • N • valley quail Callipepla californica (ITIS).

Source: WB 1277, p.382

Note: Imitates the call of the bird. An equivalent is yumarapikváhvahveenach.

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  1. kêechas vúra patakâakaa.
    The quails are big.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
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  2. patakaakaatunvêechas káan kun'íchunvunaatih.
    The little quails are hiding there.
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  3. patakaakaatunvêechas kun'íchunvunaatih.
    The little quails are hiding.
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