dxʷləšucid

Lushootseed

Etymology

From dxʷ- +‎ ləš +‎ -ucid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dxʷ.ləˈʃu.tsid/

Noun

dxʷləšucid (uncountable)

1. Lushootseed

   Synonyms: txʷəlšúcid, xʷəlšúcid

   ʔəsx̌aƛ̕txʷ čəd kʷi gʷədsčəwatil ʔə ti dxʷləšucid.

   I like learning Lushootseed.

   tulud ti pastəducid dxʷʔal ti dxʷləšucid

   Translate the English into Lushootseed.

   • 1994, Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed Dictionary, page 230:

     gʷəl dᶻaʔk̓ʷuhəxʷ gʷələtulyitəb ʔə kʷi dxʷləšucid ʔacʔaciɬtalbixʷ

     […] so that finally some day all Lushootseed speaking Indians may some day be able to read and study their language.

Related terms

• ləšucid