Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

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  • yuhun’um’

    APA: yəhən̓əm̓

    Definition: before, going on to

  • yuhwkwekwiyul’

    APA: yəxʷkʷekʷiyəl̓

    Definition: dawn, beginning of daybreak

  • yukw’ulhtst

    APA: yək̓ʷəłct

    Definition: to break it up for him/her

  • yuhwaqwt

    APA: yəxʷaqʷt

    Definition: to drag it, to pull it, to tow it

  • yuhun’qum’

    APA: yəhən̓qəm̓

    Definition: diving down

  • yuhwal’t’um’

    APA: yəxʷal̓t̓əm̓

    Definition: to go by fast, to zoom by

  • yuhuwqw’utum

    APA: yəhəwq̓ʷətəm

    Definition: floating away, drifting

  • yuhwun’nut

    APA: yəxʷənn̓ət

    Definition: evening: dusk

  • yuha’yuthut

    APA: yəhay̓əθət

    Definition: backing up, going backwards

  • yu’iim’mush

    APA: yəʔi:mʔməš

    Definition: hunting (on land), PL

  • yu’um’mush

    APA: yəʔəm̓məš

    Definition: hunting (on land)

  • yu we’wukun’a’ulh

    APA: yə wew̓əkən̓aʔəł
    Parse: yu √wekun=aalh=PROG

    Definition: wagon: going by wagon

  • yu tetuyul’

    APA: yə tetəyəl̓
    Parse: yu √tuy=il=PROG

    Definition: upstream: going upriver

  • yu tey’txe’num’

    APA: yə tey̓tx̌en̓əm̓
    Parse: yu √tuy=t=xen=m=PROG

    Definition: upstream: walking upstream

  • yu ts’its’umul’

    APA: yə c̓ic̓əməl̓
    Parse: yu √ts’imul’=PROG

    Definition: close: approaching

  • yu q’utuqun’

    APA: yə q̓ətəqən̓
    Parse: yu √q’te=qen=PROG

    Definition: walking along the base of a mountain

  • yu qumul’

    APA: yə qəməl̓
    Parse: yu √qum=il=PROG

    Definition: coming in (tide)

  • yu qw’utsum’

    APA: yə q̓ʷəcəm̓
    Parse: yu √qw’tsu=m=PROG

    Definition: festering

  • yu qwam’xwul’

    APA: yə qʷam̓x̌ʷəl̓
    Parse: yu √qwum’xw=il=PROG

    Definition: thin: getting thin, losing weight

  • yu lhalhutsthut

    APA: yə łałəcθət
    Parse: yu √lhets=that=PROG

    Definition: dark: getting dark

  • yu nu’as

    APA: yə nəʔas
    Parse: yu √ni’=as

    Definition: facing

  • yiy’nus

    APA: yiyn̓əs
    Parse: √yunus=DIM

    Definition: little tooth

  • yixw

    APA: yix̌ʷ
    Parse: √yixw

    Definition: (house) to fall down, to cave in, to collapse, to topple

  • yu ’i’shul’

    APA: yə ʔiʔšəl̓
    Parse: yu √’ushul=PROG

    Definition: paddling along

  • yu hunum’nus

    APA: yə hənəm̓nəs
    Parse: yu √nem’=nus

    Definition: going toward

  • yi’xwule’

    APA: yiʔx̌ʷəleʔ

    Definition: eaglet

    Scientific name: [Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus)]
    Ethnobiology: Bald eagles are similar in size to golden eagles, but with shorter bodies and longer wingspans. Adult bald eagles have white head feathers, while the young are brown all over. They are more widely distributed along the coast than golden eagles and feed mainly on fish.

  • yey’sul’u

    APA: yey̓səl̓ə
    Parse: √yuse’lu=elu

    Definition: two people

  • yekw’

    APA: yek̓ʷ
    Parse: √yekw’

    Definition: to hire

  • ye’ut

    APA: yeʔət
    Parse: √ye’ut

    Definition: to vomit

  • yeewt

    APA: ye:wt

    Definition: to praise him/her

  • yemut’um

    APA: yemət̓əm
    Parse: √yumt’=m

    Definition: (water) to ripple

  • ye’yukw’

    APA: yey̓ək̓ʷ
    Parse: √yekw’=PROG

    Definition: hiring

  • yelh

    APA: yeł
    Parse: √yelh

    Definition: next, then, now, before

  • yem’t’um’

    APA: yem̓t̓əm̓
    Parse: √yumt’=m=PROG

    Definition: rippling (when shallow water ripples as it goes over a rock)

  • yey’sul’ey’lh

    APA: yey̓səl̓ey̓ł
    Parse: √yuse’lu=elu=uylh

    Definition: have two children

  • yi’yuxw

    APA: yiy̓əx̌ʷ
    Parse: √yixw=PROG

    Definition: falling apart

  • yasa’qw

    APA: yasaʔqʷ
    Parse: √yas=a’qw

    Definition: hat

  • yay’sa’qw

    APA: yay̓saʔqʷ
    Parse: √yas=a’qw=DIM

    Definition: little hat

  • yath

    APA: yaθ
    Parse: √yath

    Definition: always

  • yaqw’um

    APA: yaq̓ʷəm
    Parse: √yaqw’=m

    Definition: to sweat, to perspire

  • yalhew’t-hw

    APA: yałew̓txʷ
    Parse: √yalh=ew’t-hw

    Definition: woodshed

  • yathulh

    APA: yaθəł
    Parse: √yath=ulh

    Definition: always (past)

  • yay’us

    APA: yay̓əs

    Definition: working

  • yaaysa’qw

    APA: ya:ysaʔqʷ

    Definition: work hat

  • yaaysulwut

    APA: ya:ysəlwət

    Definition: work clothes

  • xwuyxwuya’yu

    APA: x̌ʷəyx̌ʷəyay̓ə
    Parse: √xwuy=ay’u=RDP

    Definition: housefly

    Scientific name: [various species of Diptera]

  • yaala’

    APA: ya:laʔ
    Parse: √yaala’

    Definition: cow-parsnip (edible part)

    Ethnobiology: Cow-parsnip stems and leaf stalks are edible when peeled. They must be peeled before they are eaten to remove the outer skin, which can cause skin irritation upon contact with bare, moist skin in the presence of sunlight. The term yaala applies to the edible portion of cow-parsnips, possibly both the stems and the leaf stalks.

  • yaays

    APA: ya:ys
    Parse: √yaays

    Definition: to work

  • yaawthut

    APA: ya:wθət

    Definition: to brag

  • xwuythut

    APA: x̌ʷəyθət
    Parse: √xwuy=that

    Definition: weep