- s-hwuw’qun
- sxʷəw̓qən
- N
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swan
Details
- Parse string
- s=√hwuw’=qin
- Interlinear gloss
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s= hwuw’ =qin
- s-hwuw’qun
- sxʷəw̓qən
- Noun
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swan
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- Swans are large members of the bird family that includes ducks and geese. Both the tundra swan and the larger and more abundant trumpeter swan are all white and relatively common during the winter. This word likely refers to both these species.
- Binomial name
- [Cygnus buccinator Richardson (trumpeter swan) and possibly also the less common C. columbianus (Ord) (tundra swan)]