chi
| Pronunciation | [tɕi] |
| Related Ideophones | chik1, chikwan |
| Definition | The sound of the squirrel cuckoo, known as the chikwan bird, when it utters a warning about something bad that is about to happen |
| Sensory Modality | Cognition SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | Undergoes mutiple repetitions which may rise overall, in pitch. Gestures are beat-like, indicating the repeated sequences of repetitions |
| Transcription | tɕiga tɕikwaŋga tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕikwaŋ tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕi tɕikwaŋ ɲa |
| Translation | And so then the chikwan bird says chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chikwan; chi chi chi chi chi chi chikwang.' |
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Nuckolls, Janis and Tod Swanson. 2026. chi. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=chi.
