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SMÍEŦ
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Saanich
Alternative forms
str SMÍES
Etymology
From str S-<pos:nominalizing prefix> <alt:*MÍEŦ>. Cognate with clm smə́yəc elk, wapiti.
Noun
noun smə́yəθ
deer, especially mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus species)
str HO¸PET<qq:archaic>
str SȾISTEN
str ȾONEṈ TŦE SMÍEŦ. The deer is out cold (ie dead).
venison deer meat
str TUWE XIȾ OL¸ TŦE SMÍEŦ. The venison is undercooked.
Derived terms
str SMÍEŦÁL¸ḴEN<t:buckskin> SMÍEŦI¸Ḱ<t:deer head> SMÍEŦOȽ,SMÍEŦOLEȽ<t:fawn (baby deer)> SMI¸IŦ<t:fawn (baby deer)> SM͸Ŧ<t:to hunt deer>
See also
str ȻEĆMIN deer rattle
str ȻOW̱ṈEN deer hooves
str LIPE¸ pit trap for catching deer
str SPEW̱ rumen, deer tripe
str WO¸EŦ deer drive
References
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str Cervids