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tákus brown pelican
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5618 | revised May 12 2005
tákus • N • brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis.
Source: WB 1295, p.382; JPH ani 06:632
Note: Pronounced with single /k/; from Yurok /tokus/.
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takús upiip, "
naa píshiich niikrîishriheesh."
Pelican said, "I'll sit down first."Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text -
kári xás ukvíp tákus.
And Pelican ran.Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text