bibščəb

Lushootseed

noun

pastəducid

1. young mink
2. pet name for Mink

usage notes: Given the similarity to bəščəb and the difference from c̓əbal̓qid, it seems likely that bibščəb is a Northern term.
see also: (Northern) bəščəb, (Southern) c̓əbal̓qid

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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. 39
• 1995, Thom Hess, Lushootseed Reader with Introductory Grammar. Vol. 1: Four Stories from Edward Sam, ISBN 9781879763111, University of Montana Occasional Papers in Linguistics, no. 11, Missoula: University of Montana, p. 165