ʔusil

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Lushootseed[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Salish *ʔus.

Verb[edit]

ʔusil (transitive ʔusis)

  1. dive
    xʷiʔ ləbuʔqʷ tiʔəʔ sbəq̓ʷaʔ yəx̌i xʷiʔ gʷəƛ̕suʔusils
    A heron is not considered a waterfowl because it does not dive.

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