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músmes

Illustration for 'cow'

Músmes means ‘cow’. Elders borrowed this word from the Chinook Jargon trade language (Chinook Jargon may have adapted it in turn from the Cree word for a moose).


Pronunciation

músmes sounds like MOOS-muss


Audio: Elizabeth Herrling, Elizabeth Phillips


Plural form

Músmes has a special plural form, like this: múlesmescows, cattle (audio here)

Illustration for 'cows'

múlesmes

Elders make this type of plural by inserting an –l into the word. You can also just say ye músmesthe cows (ye means the, but is only used with plurals).


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