Great blue heron, Ardea herodias. múq̓anɨmnam ináčičawata miyálas ‘a great blue heron will bring the baby to you’. Umatilla generally uses q̓ʷášq̓ʷaš. [NP /múq̓e/ ~ /muq̓e/ ~ /m´q̓ʷe/.]
Language Program · Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
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