sqwemá:y
Halkomelem edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Squamish sḵwemáy̓ (“dog”), Klallam sqʷəmə́y' (“dog”). Includes bound root [-qʷǝm-] ("soft"), which also occurs in qwà:m (“moss”).
Noun edit
sqwemá:y
- dog raised for its wool
Further reading edit
- Galloway, Brent D.: Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem, Volume I (2009)