Personifier. Used with legendary characters. Spilyáy ‘Coyote’; cf. spílya ‘coyote’. See -yáy.
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
A living Extension of Noel Rude's decades of Umatilla language work
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
A living Extension of Noel Rude's decades of Umatilla language work
Personifier. Used with legendary characters. Spilyáy ‘Coyote’; cf. spílya ‘coyote’. See -yáy.