Lushootseed

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Etymology

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ʔix̌ʷ +‎ -ič

Noun

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ʔix̌ʷič

  1. to throw down (as if to cover something)
    gʷəl huy, ʔix̌ʷičtəbəxʷ tiʔəʔ qʷiqʷqʷistay̓bixʷ ʔə tiʔəʔ diɬiɬ tiʔəʔ ƛ̕əsuc̓uqʷəbs ƛ̕əsuʔay̓gʷasabacəb ʔə tiʔiɬ st̕uʔq̓ʷ
    And then they threw (down) on these dwarves these particular quills (from) the feathers they have exchanged on their bodies (from their molting).