Birds

Below is a list of words for birds; unless otherwise specified, the data are from Hunza Burushaski. Click on the play button next to the Burushaski word to hear the audio [Note: forms in italics are spelt using the proposed Burushaski Roman alphabet; phonetic transcriptions using (modified) IPA are provided within angled brackets “[]”].

Birds
English Singular Plural
falcon baaz [baaz]
baazisho[baazišo]  
swan batbat [batbat]
batbatisho [batbatišo]
partridge bula [bula]
bulamuts [bulamuc]
nightingale bulbul [bulbul]
bulbulisho [bulbulišo]
sparrow crhin [c̣ʰin]
crhiyo [c̣ʰiyo]
male duck pharisr [pʰariṣ]
phariyants [pʰariyanc]
vulture gatshir [gacʰir]
gatshirisho [gacʰirišo]
kite ganttey [ganṭey]
gantteymuc [ganṭeymuc]
eagle garmun [garmun]
garmuyo [garmuyo]
bat gonoolanas [gonoolanas]
gonoolanasho [gonoolanašo]
female duck gus pharisr [gus phariṣ]
gus phariyanc [gus phariyanc]
crow ghaan [ɣaan]
ghaayo [ɣaayo]
magpie ghasrep [ɣaṣep]
ghasreputs [ɣaṣepuc]
dove ghughundil [ɣuɣund̪il]
ghughundilisho [ɣuɣundilišo]
cock hir qarqaamuts [hir qarqaamuc]
hir qarqaamucho [hir qarqaamučo]
oriole mayon [mayon]
mayoyo [mayoyo]
peacock partaawuus [partaawuus]
partaawuusisho [partaawuusišo]
hoopoe pupo [pupo]
pupumuts [pupumuc]
hen qarqaamuts [qarqaamuc]
qarqaamucho [qarqaamučo]
pigeon tal [tal]
taljo [talǰo]
parrot tootaan [tootaan]
tootamuts [tootamuc]