◄ smhii=
smḵ'awtsii ►
smiik'a̱sk
[*smii/k'a̱sk]
Idiom composed of:
si=
2
begin/make
,
miik
2
ripe
,
-sk
common noun
.
singing birds - they sing when the salmonberries are ripe
'Nax'nuuyu smiik'a̱sk, ła mikmiiga mak'ooxs.
I hear the birds singing, the salmonberries are ripe.
Thes.:
1.6.1.2 Bird
,
Ts-E2 Animals that fly
Bibliographic sources:
Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 1737.
Source:
Draft Dictionary entry.