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Recent additions:

• dᶻidᶻəlal̓ič, Seattle
• Appendix:months
• səxʷšíc̓əlwàʔs, Moon to Put Your Paddles Away, December
• pədƛ̓xʷáyʔ, Moon of the Dog Salmon, November
• pədxʷíč̓ib, Moon of the Elk Mating Cry, pədxʷit̓xʷit̓il, Moon of the Falling Leaves, October
• skowic, silver salmon
• pədkʷəxʷic, September, Moon of the Silver Salmon
• pədt̓aqaʔ, August, Moon of the Salal Berry
• pədgʷədbíxʷ, July, Moon of the Blackberry
• pədstəgʷad, June, Moon of the Salmonberry
• pədčáʔəd, May, Moon of the Digging Time
• pədx̌ʷiw̓áac, April, Moon of the Whistling Robins
• waq̓waq̓us, March, Moon When Frog Talks
• səxʷpupuhigʷəd, February, Moon of the Windy Time
• pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ, January, Moon of the Sacred Time
• ƛ̓xʷayʔ, ƛ̓xʷay̓, chum salmon
• sqigʷəc, deer
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