A Voice from the Eastern Door

Otsi'ten'okòn:'a Enhshón:newe

The Birds Will Return Again

1. Kí:ken iohia'kseratákie kióhton iawén:re enhská:ra'ne entewatáhsawen ne kakwite :ne nikahá:wi This week, it will be spring again on March 19

2. Otsi'ten'okòn:'a enhshón:newe ne kén:'en The birds will return here

3. Otsi'ten'okòn:'a tontakón:ne The birds did come back

4. Otsi'ten'okòn:'a kontirennotákie onkwathón:te'ne I heard the birds singing

5. Okwira'kéhshon tsik nón:we ó:ni otsi'ten'okòn:'a kontirennó:ton Everywhere birds are singing in the trees

6. Terí:teri kontirennotákie Bluejays are singing along

7. Oròn:ia nikaia'tò:ten It has a blue type of body

8. Oh nahò:ten wá:ton ne terí:teri? What do bluejays say?

9. "click, click, jay, jay" wá:ton ne terí:teri Bluejays make sounds like a click or jay

10. Teskiatewenakié:ren ne iokahkwen'takaiòn:'on Sometimes they sound like a squeaky wheel

11. Iotina'ké:ren ne thi kontiià:tate otsi'ten'okòn:'a They can imitate other birds

12. Tsió:kwaris kontirennotákie The redwing black birds are singing along

13. Kahòn:tsi nikaia'tò:ten It has a black type of body

14. Onekwénhtara tánon otsì:nekwar aonerahontshà:ke It has red and yellow on its wing

15. Ken'nikatsitenhtsherá:'a It is a small bird

16. Oh nahò:ten wá:ton ne tsió:kwaris? What do red-winged blackbirds say?

17. "tsió:kwaris, chak, chak, chak" wá:ton ne tsió:kwaris Red-winged blackbirds make sounds like "tsió:kwaris, chak, chak, chak"

18. Tsió:ka'we kontirennotákie The crows are singing along

19. Kahòn:tsi nikaia'tò:ten It has a black type of body

20. Katsitenhtsherowá:nen It is a large bird

21. Oh nahò:ten wá:ton ne Tsió:ka'we? What do crows say?

22. "Caw, caw, caw" wá:ton ne tsió:ka'we Crows make sounds like "caw, caw, caw"

23. Tsiktsiré:re kontirennotákie The Chickadees are singing along

24. Kahòn:tsi, karà:ken, ata'kenhróhkhwa tánon athehsarà:ken nikaia'tò:ten It has a black, white, grey and tan type of body

25. Ne kwáh ken'nikatsitenhtsherá:'a They are very tiny birds

26. Oh nahò:ten wá:ton ne tsiktsiré:re? What do chickadees say?

27. "Tsiktsiré:re re re re" wá:ton ne tsiktsiré:re Crows make sounds like "Chickadee dee dee dee"

28. Kwáh ktsitenhtsheranòn:we's They are my favorite type of bird

29. Tsiktsiré:re sehsnonhsà:ke kón:nete Chickadees perch (stand) on your finger

30. Kontinénhaks ne ora'ónhta nikanenhò:ten They eat sunflower seeds

 

Reader Comments(0)