Difference between revisions of "bəsbəsič"

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# [[Samish Island]]—isthmus
# [http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Samish_Island,_Washington Samish Island, WA]—west end spit
# (''literally'') thin covering
# (''literally'') thin covering
'''Breakdown of word'''
'''Breakdown of word'''
* [[bəsbəs]] (''thin'') + [[suffix, ic̋]] (''covering'')
* [[bəsbəs]] (''thin'') + [[suffix, ic̋]] (''covering'')


{{Sampson}}, p. 29
{{Sampson}}, p. 29

Revision as of 20:09, 17 February 2015

Pronunciation

  • /bə̀sbəsíč/
  1. Samish Island, WA—west end spit
  2. (literally) thin covering

Breakdown of word

1972, Chief Martin J Sampson, Indians of Skagit County, Skagit County Historical Series No. 2, Mount Vernon, Washington, p. 29