bəshikʷigʷilc

From Lushootseed Wiki Dictionary
Revision as of 00:23, 19 March 2016 by Ben Barrett (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Lushootseed noun


This word is believed to be an alternative form of bəsikʷigʷilc.


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

  • 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, ISBN 0-295-97323-4, University of Washington Press, p. 39 (entry bəs-)