'aashaa kway'maap

English: Translation
mockingbird
noun
Birds
Santa Ysabel
Nominalized
Not in Dictionary
Scientific Name
Mimus polyglottos
Notes

Differs from more common 'aashaa kwilaaw

Kway'maap suggests it originates from the verb 'iimaap, which is not documented. Visually similar to hiimaap "is blind".

Speaker suggested the name refers to the bird's behavior of repeating sounds.