q̓ɨsq̓ɨ́sn

Bite and chew. K aw kú áq̓ɨsq̓ɨsnx̣a pamtáan áq̓ɨsq̓ɨsnx̣a tuwit̓áaya ‘then Grizzly bit and chewed the toads’ (Jacobs 1937:12.15.3, pg. 23); ku átkʷatana áq̓ɨsq̓ɨsna ‘and she ate crunching them’ (Jacobs 1937:31.8.4, pg. 72). [Cf. q̓šɨ́šn ‘clench, take hold’; Y q̓ɨsq̓ɨ́s ‘crunchy’; cf. NP /q̓ł/ ‘break, crack’ (as in /q̓łq̓´ł/ ‘crackers’; /tkʷépq̓łk/ ‘crack/crunch with the hand’).]