ʔuləx̌

Lushootseed

Etymology

From Proto-Salish *ʔul.

Verb

ʔuləx̌ (transitive ʔuləx̌əd, transitive ʔuləx̌yid)

1. obtain (from nature); gather; take & keep what one happens upon

   ɬuʔuləx̌ čəd ʔə kʷi sʔax̌ʷu

   I'm on my way to gather clams.

   ləskʷədad čələp tiʔiɬ sʔuləx̌, səsʔuləx̌ləp

   You folks take that dentalium that you have gathered.

   tux̌ʷ əlgʷəʔ p̓aƛ̕aƛ̕ səsʔuləx̌s

   They just casually collected them

   xʷiʔ kʷi gʷat gʷəsʔuləx̌yitubuɬ

   There would be no one to take responsibility for gathering things for us.

Derived terms

• sʔuləx̌
• səxʷʔuləx̌agʷəl