dxʷləšucid

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Lushootseed

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Etymology

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From dxʷ- +‎ ləš +‎ -ucid

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dxʷ.ləˈʃu.tsid/

Noun

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dxʷləšucid (uncountable)

  1. Lushootseed
    Synonyms: txʷəlšúcid, xʷəlšúcid
    ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi gʷədsčəwatil ʔə ti dxʷləšucid.
    I like learning Lushootseed.
    tulud ti pastəducid dxʷʔal ti dxʷləšucid
    Translate the English into Lushootseed.
    • 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, page 230:
      gʷəl dᶻaʔk̓ʷuhəxʷ gʷələtulyitəb ʔə kʷi dxʷləšucid ʔacʔaciɬtalbixʷ
      [] so that finally some day all Lushootseed speaking Indians may some day be able to read and study their language.
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