Lushootseed

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Etymology

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From yuʔ (small, little) +‎ yuʔbəč (Chinook salmon). Literally, little Chinook salmon, so named because butterflies emerge around the same time as the Chinook salmon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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yuʔyuʔbəč

  1. butterfly

References

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