[ʃiːʃaːwiɬtaqjo]
Powered by a monstrous supernatural porcupine-like creature. Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka – 130 speakers, Canada (Vancouver Island) This word is made from two parts: šiˑšaˑwiˑɬ: supernatural porcupine-like creature. -taqyo: powered by, having shamanistic power derived from. Source: Nootka texts; tales and ethnological narratives (Edward Sapir and Morris Swadesh, 1978) pages 253, 283, 329 (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001009910) Credit: Anthony Woodbury
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