And a bit more about ‘owls’: Sahaptian
I’ve noted that the Grand Ronde Chinuk Wawa word for an ‘owl’, pʰupʰúp, traces back to not only a K’alapuyan-language word (‘northern pygmy owl’) but also to southwest Oregon’s Takelma (‘screech owl’).
I’ve noted that the Grand Ronde Chinuk Wawa word for an ‘owl’, pʰupʰúp, traces back to not only a K’alapuyan-language word (‘northern pygmy owl’) but also to southwest Oregon’s Takelma (‘screech owl’).