bəsikʷigʷilc

Lushootseed

alternative forms: bəshikʷigʷilc

pronunciation: bə si kʷi gʷilc

word analysis: bəs (belonging to) + (h)ikʷ (big) + igʷ (?rocks) + ilc (?people) = people of the big rocks

noun

pastəducid

1. the Mesekwegwils (Me-sek-wi-guilse) people

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sources

• 1972, Chief Martin J Sampson, Indians of Skagit County, Skagit County Historical Series No. 2, Mount Vernon, Washington, p. 21
• 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, pp. 39, 109