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Etymology

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From Proto-Salish *ʔul.

Verb

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ʔuləx̌ (transitive ʔuləx̌əd, transitive ʔuləx̌yid)

  1. obtain (from nature); gather; take & keep what one happens upon
    ɬuʔuləx̌ čəd ʔə kʷi sʔax̌ʷu
    I'm on my way to gather clams.
    ləskʷədad čələp tiʔiɬ sʔuləx̌, səsʔuləx̌ləp
    You folks take that dentalium that you have gathered.
    tux̌ʷ əlgʷəʔ p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ səsʔuləx̌s
    They just casually collected them
    xʷiʔ kʷi gʷat gʷəsʔuləx̌yitubuɬ
    There would be no one to take responsibility for gathering things for us.

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