Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: √kw’ey

  • skw’uynuts

    APA: sk̓ʷəynəc
    Parse: s=√kw’ey=nets

    Definition: limp (from a permanent injury)

  • skw’eyul’exun’

    APA: sk̓ʷeyəl̓ex̌ən̓
    Parse: s=√kw’ey=ul=exun

    Definition: to have an injured arm

  • skw’ey

    APA: sk̓ʷey
    Parse: s=√kw’ey=STA

    Definition: unable to, would not, could not

  • skw’ey’shun

    APA: sk̓ʷey̓šən
    Parse: s=√kw’ey=shen

    Definition: sore-footed

  • kw’uyutsun

    APA: k̓ʷəyəcən
    Parse: √kw’ey=utsun

    Definition: grizzly bear

    Scientific name: [Ursus arctos Linnaeus]
    Ethnobiology: Grizzly bears are larger than black bears, reaching 1,100 pounds in weight. In addition, they range in color from cream to brown to black, often with white-tipped hairs giving them a grizzled appearance. They are found in coastal inlets along the British Columbian coast.

  • kw’ey’

    APA: k̓ʷey̓
    Parse: √kw’ey’

    Definition: to be hungry, to get hungry

  • kw’ekw’i’

    APA: k̓ʷek̓ʷiʔ
    Parse: √kw’ey’=PROG

    Definition: hungry: being hungry

  • kw’eli’

    APA: k̓ʷeliʔ
    Parse: √kw’ey’=PL

    Definition: hungry PL

  • kw’aythut

    APA: k̓ʷayθət
    Parse: √kw’ey=that

    Definition: bathe self in cold water to make self strong

  • hwu skw’ey

    APA: xʷə sk̓ʷey
    Parse: hwu s=√kw’ey

    Definition: weak (become weak)