QENQENED

Saanich

Alternative forms

  • QENQONED, QENQENOD

Etymology

Reduplication of QONED (“porpoise”), as a characteristic form.

Noun

QENQENED (Americanist spelling k̕ʷə́nk̕ʷənət̕)

  1. dolphin (aquatic mammals of the Cetacea infraorder)

References

  • Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎[1], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, page 424
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