Dictionary entry
te-reet • n • spotted sandpiper • Variant te-reeet
Lexicon record # 3515 | Source reference(s):
R255 JE116
Semantic
domain: birds
Sentence examples (6)
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Te-reet.
Killdeer.
— Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)
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Te-reet.
Sandpiper. — Georgiana Trull, Yurok Language Conversation Book, chapter 31: "Animals" (GT3-31, 2003)
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[Pishkaahl 'o koh hes wee' k'ee te-reet?] 'Ee, te-reet kem peesh-kaahl reeek-'ew nee ke-go-'o, 'o koh-che-wee', weesh-tue' nee 'oo-le'-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. — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)
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[Ch'ue'ch'eesh hes wee' k'ee te-reet?] Te-reet peesh-kaahl wee' 'o hoo-re'-mos.
[Is the spotted sandpiper a ch'u'ch'ish?] Sandpiper is an ocean animal. — Alice Spott, Ethnobiology (AS1, 1962 or 1963)