x̌aʔx̌alus

Northern Lushootseed noun


pronunciation: x̌aʔ x̌a lus

word analysis: x̌aʔ (diminutive reduplication) + x̌al (marked) + us (face, head)

pastəducid

1. racoon

see also: bəlups (Southern)

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sources

• 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, p. 258