čalúṭi bird (esp. sparrow)

• • bird (esp. sparrow)

  • • Example 505:
      

      anú míiš eetí maaldaár ki nisíi ghooṣṭá čailúṭii c̣hiír bi lhayiǰáanu.

      anú

      prox.nom.MSG

      méeš

      man

      eetí

      that

      maaldaár

      wealthy

      ki

      comp

      nisíi

      3sg.prox.gen

      ghoóṣṭ

      house

      -a

      -obl

      čailúṭi

      sparrow

      -ii

      -gen

      c̣hiír

      milk

      bi

      SEP

      lhay

      find

      -íǰ

      -pass

      -án

      -prs

      -u

      -MSG

      This man is so rich that you can find even sparrow's milk in his house.

      Source:

      A:DHN6691

    • Example 506:
      

      muṭá ǰhulí tróo čalúṭim bhéṭim.

      muṭ

      tree

      -a

      -obl

      ǰhulí

      on

      tráa

      three

      čalúṭi

      sparrow

      -m

      -pl

      bheṭ

      sit.down.pfv

      -im

      -FPL

      Three sparrows sat in the tree.

      Source:

      A:DLX046

    • Example 507:
      

      čalúṭii ooṛá ǰhanduraá paší ba c̣iinkíla.

      čalúṭi

      sparrow

      -ii

      -gen

      oóṛ

      young.one

      -a

      -pl

      ǰhanduraá

      snake

      paš

      see

      -í

      -CV

      ba

      top

      c̣iinké

      squawk

      -íl

      -pfv

      -a

      -MPL

      The young birds squawked when they saw a snake.

      Source:

      A:DLX065