Hoshi Alhíha | Chahta Anno̱pa Miya Ka̱

CHAHTA ANNO̱PA MIYA KA̱

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians


Hoshi Alhíha

aka̱k chito turkey
aka̱k ishki n hen
aka̱ka n chicken (bird)
aka̱koshi n egg
ayyichiffichi n merlin, pigeon hawk
bakbak n pileated woodpecker
bishkokok n robin
bishkommak n cardinal, tanager
biskinik n yellow-bellied sapsucker
biyakak n hawk, chickenhawk var. biya̱kak
chakchak n red-bellied woodpecker
cha̱lhachchi n brown thrasher var. cha̱lhakchi
chikchik n winter wren Troglodytes hiemalis
chila̱tak n older red-headed woodpecker
chila̱takholba n older pelican
chokkilakbila n whip-poor-will
chopilhlhak n older chimney swift bird
cho̱kcho n osprey, fish hawk
cho̱ki n purple martin
cho̱koba n swallow (bird)
cho̱sa n older sparrow
fakit n turkey see
fala n crow
fala chito n raven
hachokbila̱kbila n whip-poor-will
hala̱bisha n bat var. hoshi lhipahli
hanan n hawk var. hannan
hasi̱bish hommak n red-tailed hawk var. hasi̱bichomak
hattak lhiposh n red-shouldered hawk
ha̱kha n goose, wild
ha̱kholba n mallard Anas platyrhynchos
hilak n wood duck
hosh pattak n kingbird
hoshbalbáha n mockingbird var. hoshi balbaha
hoshi n bird, fowl
hoshi hishi n feathers
hoshi homma n redbird, cardinal
hoshi iti cha̱li n woodpeckers and sapsuckers bird family
hoshi iyakchosh n bird claw, talon
hoshóshi n bird egg var. hoshi oshi
hoskap tohbi n white crane
ibahlho̱pa n bald eagle var. o̱ssi 2
ibáfakchi n prairie falcon var. hatapofakchi
iti kochayáya n night heron
kofi n quail, bobwhite quail
lhoko̱klo n hummingbird var. lhikoklo tiko̱klo
lobo̱chi n egg
okak n swan
okchahlha n black bird
okchalha n redwinged blackbird
okchalha chito n loon
okcha̱losh n eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
okcha̱losh chito n peacock
okchilóha n Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
okfochosh n duck
oksakina n snowbird
oksap áfolhi n common nighthawk
opah n owl
opah shilop 2 n prairie owl
oskap n crane (also used for egret, heron, etc.) var. hoskap oskap tohbi
o̱ssi 1 n eagle
pachi n pigeon
pachi yoshóba n dove var. pachi shoba pachyoshóba
pa̱sh falakto n swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
shalaklak n goose var. shilaklak goose
shikkiliklik n American kestrel, sparrowhawk
shilaklak var. of shalaklak goose goose
sho̱lolo n lark
shíki n buzzard
shíki chito n vulture
shíki kolófa n carrion crow
tasháláli n belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
ti̱shkila n blue jay Cyanocitta cristana
to̱stobi n Cooper’s hawk, blue hawk Accipiter cooperii var. to̱sobi
wahwoli n whip-poor-will