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Etymology

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Diminutive reduplication of stuləkʷ

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Noun

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stutələkʷ

  1. a creek
    Synonym: dᶻəɬíxʷ
    lil ʔiɬmiʔman̓ ti stutuləkʷ dxʷʔal ti stuləkʷ.
    A creek is smaller than a river.
  2. diminutive of stuləkʷ
    tuɬaɬlil čəɬ č̓it ʔal tiʔiɬ miʔman̓ stutuləkʷ ʔə tiʔəʔ stuləgʷabš.
    We used to live near that little river of the Stillaguamish people