stutələkʷ

Lushootseed

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive reduplication of stuləkʷ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsto.tə.ləkʷ/

Noun

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
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