tsala

Related Ideophoneschala
DefinitionThe sound and movement of a bird's vomiting, which is heard as it falls onto a leaf.
Sensory ModalityMOVEMENT > Haptic
MOVEMENT
SOUND

Commentary

Video 1's clip depicts a sound and movement heard after a bird reacts to poison from a hunter's dart, shot from a blowgun. Thanks to Austin Howard for identifying and isolating this clip.

Nuckolls, Janis and Austin Howard. 2024. tsala. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=tsalalalala.

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