ʔay̓waʔsabacəb

Lushootseed

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Etymology

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ʔay̓ (change) +‎ -waʔs (pair) +‎ -abac (body) +‎ -əb

Verb

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ʔay̓waʔsabacəb

  1. 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.