sqwemá:y

Halkomelem

Alternative forms
  • sqwmá:y
  • sqwemáy

Etymology

Cognate with Squamish sḵwemáy̓ (“dog”), Klallam sqʷəmə́y' (“dog”). Includes bound root [-qʷǝm-] ("soft"), which also occurs in qwà:m (“moss”).

Noun

sqwemá:y

  1. dog raised for its wool

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