Lushootseed

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Etymology

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ʔukʷukʷ +‎ -b +‎ -i- +‎ -d

Verb

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ʔukʷukʷbid

  1. make fun of
    ʔukʷukʷbicid
    make fun of you
    ʔukʷukʷbic
    make fun of me
    x̌ʷul̕əxʷ təsəxʷʔiw̓adəb ʔə kʷi tugaʔ, xʷuʔələʔ tusʔukʷukʷbids kʷədiʔ təcixʷ syəyaʔyaʔs
    That guy was just pretending, perhaps to make fun of his in-laws.