jay bird, blue jay

 

ti-ta ni-ka (ttittá níkka)  

jay bird

 Speaker - Maude Supernaw

______________________________________________________________________________

ti-ta ni-ka (ttittá níkka)

bluejay (RR-Quapaw)

______________________________________________________________________________

Dhegiha Language Family Comparison

  • ti-ta ni-ka (ttittá níkka) - bluejay (RR-Quapaw)
  • ʰki-ʰta-ni-ga (ḳi-ṭá-ni-ga) - blue jay, the blue jay figures in the Osage peace rites as the symbol of a gray sky with blue spots here and there which indicate the coming of a peaceful day (FL-Osage)

______________________________________________________________________________

  • di-ta (dítta) - dove (RR-Quapaw)
  • thi-tʰa (thítʰa) - pigeon, dove (Omaha/Ponca)
  • thi-ʰta (thi-ṭa) - pigeon (FL-Osage)
  • thiu-ʰta (thiú-ṭa) - mourning dove (FL-Osage)
  • yu-ta (yúta) - pigeon, dove (Kanza)