siʔsiʔab

Lushootseed

Etymology

Reduplicative pluralization of siʔab

Noun

siʔsiʔab

1. nobles, high-ranking people

   hay čəd kʷədadəxʷ tiʔəʔ dsgʷahahəxʷ čəda ʔilid dxʷʔal gʷədəxʷəsx̌altubs ʔal tiʔəʔ siʔsiʔab

   Then I sang a song of my own so that it could be recorded by these noble people.