scapaʔ

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pronunciation: sca paʔ

word analysis: s (nominalizing prefix) + capaʔ ("paternal grandfather") perhaps from Proto-Salish *x̌apaʔ ("(paternal) grandfather")
noun
pastəducid
  1. grandfather
    • ɫudᶻəx̌əx̌bid čəɫ ti scapaʔčəɫ.
    We are going to visit our grandfather.
  2. great-uncle (grandparent's brother)
  3. grandparent's male cousin (male first cousin twice removed)
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