mr malicious smiler sir! care to elaborate about crowtongue (the boy) and crowtongue (language)? is crowtongue (the boy) associated with crows?
yes!
When the Firetwins enter the forest for the first time, they get lost. Hopelessly so. In annoyance, Tiny, in his annoyance, hisses out a swear word in Corvidclaw, which their mothers taught them both, as per tradition. Smokepaw, who had been stalking them for a while, thinks it to be a call for reinforcements in Crowtongue, and absolutely bodies Tiny. Full on tackles him, to which Rusty brutally attacks and wounds Smokepaw before fleeing.
Bluestar named Crowpaw that for his color, having no idea of what transpired at the border. Such a small thing. Later, when she's told of what happens, she huffs a small laugh and says nothing else.
At the ceremony, the newly named Crowtongue fumes quietly. He wants to be treated with respect, not named after his crush's linguistic fumble. Prairieclaw, noticing this, allows Crowtongue to vent. Soon, they're close.
It burns.
Crowstar practices his Corvidclaw a lot once he becomes leader. He teaches Tigerbeetle a lot of what he knows, and encourages them to learn more from the birds around the territory.
Crowstar's last words spoken in Corvidclaw translate to a native saying, directly translating to "Blackbird-thoughts" but meaning "Your thoughts are cluttered". He says it to himself as he walks to the beach.