chal
| Pronunciation | [tɕal] |
| Definition | The chirping of the ushpa lorito birds when they gather around ripe rulyu fruits growing on a tree |
| Sensory Modality | SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | Pronounced with a higher pitch than surrounding utterance, together with gestures depicting the movements of the chirping birds |
| Transcription | jaŋga tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal tɕal ɲa ɕi ɾuʎu muju niɕkaj |
| Translation | And they just go chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal chal, wanting those rulyu fruits. |
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Commentary
Video 1: This segment was recorded by Tod Swanson during an extended discussion about birds.
Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2025. chal. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=chal.
