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tereet

Dictionary entry

tereet • n • spotted sandpiper • Variant tereeet

Lexicon record # 3515 | Source reference(s): R255 JE116
Semantic domain: birds

Sentence examples (6)

  1. Tereet.
    Killdeer.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)

  2. Tereet.
    Sandpiper.

    Audio 

    — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)

  3. [Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee tereet?] 'Ee, tereet kem peeshkaahl reeek'ew nee kego'o, 'o kohchewee', weeshtue' nee 'oole'mehl.
    [Is the spotted sandpiper a pishkaahl 'o koh?] Yes, sandpipers stand around on the beach, you can catch them. That's where they live.

    Audio 

    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)

  4. [Ch'ue'ch'eesh hes wee' k'ee tereet?] Tereet peeshkaahl wee' 'o hoore'mos.
    [Is the spotted sandpiper a ch'u'ch'ish?] Sandpiper is an ocean animal.

    Audio 

    — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)