siiʔab

Lushootseed

Etymology

Intensified reduplication of siʔab

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːʔɑb/

Noun

siiʔab

1. noble people

References

Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert (1994) Dawn Bates, editor, Lushootseed Dictionary, University of Washington Press, →ISBN