ʔay̓waʔsabacəb
Lushootseed
Etymology
ʔay̓ (“change”) + -waʔs (“pair”) + -abac (“body”) + -əb
Verb
ʔay̓waʔsabacəb
- molt; change body
- gʷəhaw̓əʔ bədiɬ tiʔəʔ tux̌ʷ ƛ̕uɬaw̓t ƛ̕usʔəƛ̕ ʔə tiʔiɬ c̓uqʷəb ʔə tə st̕uʔq̓ʷ ʔay̓waʔsabacəbəs tiʔiɬ
- Indeed it was just these that are new (when) the quills of the feathers when they (the ducks) molt.
- gʷəhaw̓əʔ bədiɬ tiʔəʔ tux̌ʷ ƛ̕uɬaw̓t ƛ̕usʔəƛ̕ ʔə tiʔiɬ c̓uqʷəb ʔə tə st̕uʔq̓ʷ ʔay̓waʔsabacəbəs tiʔiɬ