həliʔ

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pronunciation: həlíʔ

Alternative forms

1. əliʔ

1. live
2. be alive

word analysis:

1. s (prefix, "nominalizer") + pʼícʼikʷ (Diaper Child)
2. s (prefix, "nominalizer") + pʼí (prefix, "diminutive reduplication") + pʼícʼikʷ (Diaper Child)

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sources

• 1972, Chief Martin J Sampson, Indians of Skagit County, Skagit County Historical Series No. 2, Mount Vernon, Washington, p. 54
• 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, p. 169