sqwemá:y
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Halkomelem[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Squamish sḵwemáy̓ (“dog”), Klallam sqʷəmə́y' (“dog”). Includes bound root [-qʷǝm-] ("soft"), which also occurs in qwà:m (“moss”).
Noun[edit]
sqwemá:y
- dog raised for its wool
Further reading[edit]
- Galloway, Brent D.: Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem, Volume I (2009)