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

  1. dog raised for its wool

Further reading edit

  • Galloway, Brent D.: Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem, Volume I (2009)