siʔsiʔab

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Etymology

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Reduplicative pluralization of siʔab

Noun

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siʔsiʔab

  1. nobles, high-ranking people
    hay čəd kʷədadəxʷ tiʔəʔ dsgʷahahəxʷ čəda ʔilid dxʷʔal gʷədəxʷəsx̌altubs ʔal tiʔəʔ siʔsiʔab
    Then I sang a song of my own so that it could be recorded by these noble people.