Tyiᴬ
San Juan Quiahije Chatino
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Tyiᴬ
- Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent wings with venation.
- Tiᴬ kaᴬ tiᴬ, tiᴬ kaᴬ tiᴬ, tiᴬ kaᴬ tiiiiiᴬ ntqoᴱ sqyaᴶ Tyiᴬ kanqᴳ jaᴱ noᴱ ytsaqᶠ yuqᶜ janqᴳ qinᴬ chaqᶠ nkjwiᴳ sqaᴱ kanqᴴ.
- Tiᴬ kaᴬ tiᴬ, tiᴬ kaᴬ tiᴬ, tiᴬ kaᴬ tiiiiiᴬ, cried the cicada when the hummingbird told her that her (the cicada's) lover died.
Related terms
[edit]- nd̪i-Low (phonetic transcription)