tk̓ú

Origin:

Thought to be related to tk̓ʷíikʷ because they are straight.

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Definition:

Tule, Schoenoplectus acutus; tule mat, lined straight tule mat.

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Examples:

1. tk̓ú ittáwax̣ɨnx̣a ana kʷɨ́nki aníx̣a naamí áwšnitš tamátačay ‘tules grow with which we make our throw down eating mats’;
2. ku taxʷɨ́ski paˀaníx̣ana tk̓úna pawáp̓ax̣ana ‘and they used to use dogbane to weave the tules together’;
3. tk̓unmí paˀaníx̣ana ílax̣yawitay x̣áwšay ‘they used to prepare it of tules for drying cous’;
4. níit aníyi tk̓unmí ‘lodge made of tule mats’;
5. tk̓unmí k̓ʷáak níit ‘tule longhouse’;
6. tk̓unmí tamátačay ‘tule mat table cloth’.

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[NP /tk̓o/.]