Etymology

SC'IȺNEW̱

Saanich SĆIȺNEW̱
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  1. Saanich · borrowed fromSĆIȺNEW̱
  2. English todaySC'IȺNEW̱

A mostly unadapted borrowing from Saanich SĆIȺNEW̱, with ⟨Ć⟩ being written as ⟨C'⟩.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.