Category: Uncategorized

  • t’um’tsus

    APA: t̓əm̓cəs

    Definition: to hit one’s hand against something

  • t’ult’ulq

    APA: t̓əlt̓əlq
    Parse: √t’ulq=PL

    Definition: spot: stain, get spots PL

  • t’um’hwtsus

    APA: t̓əm̓xʷcəs
    Parse: √t’em’hw=tses

    Definition: gooseberry bush

  • t’umo’luch

    APA: t̓əmol̓əč
    Parse: √t’umol’uch

    Definition: barrel

  • t’umou’luch

    APA: t̓əmul̓əč

    Definition: tub

  • t’ult’eluw’

    APA: t̓əlt̓eləw̓
    Parse: √t’eluw’=PL

    Definition: arms, wings

  • t’ul’at’ulhum’

    APA: t̓əl̓at̓əłəm̓

    Definition: fleas

    Scientific name: [various species of Siphonaptera]

  • t’ul’q’ust

    APA: t̓əl̓q̓əst

  • t’ulq

    APA: t̓əlq
    Parse: √t’ulq

    Definition: to spot, to stain, to become spotty

  • t’u’tssawulh

    APA: t̓əʔcsawəł

    Definition: eight conveyances

  • t’qw’atum’

    APA: t̓q̓ʷatəm̓

    Definition: Saturday (Snuneymuhwqun)

  • t’kwaaythutun

    APA: t̓kʷa:yθətən

    Definition: cork, plug, bottle stopper

  • t’it’umathut

    APA: t̓it̓əmaθət

    Definition: student

  • t’it’um’el’s

    APA: t̓it̓əm̓el̓s

    Definition: teacher, trainer

  • t’q’as

    APA: t̓q̓as
    Parse: √t’q’as

    Definition: rock cod

  • t’q’ast

    APA: t̓q̓ast

    Definition: to sharpen it (Nanaimo?)

  • t’out’upul’

    APA: t̓ut̓əpəl̓
    Parse: √t’epul=IMP

    Definition: cards: playing cards, PROG

  • t’i’wi’ulhew’t-hw

    APA: t̓iw̓iʔəłew̓txʷ
    Parse: √t’i’wi’ulh=ew’t-hw

    Definition: church

  • t’im’shun’e’

    APA: t̓im̓šən̓eʔ

    Definition: to braid

  • t’hwaalh

    APA: t̓xʷa:ł
    Parse: √t’hwaalh

    Definition: to dig clams, to get clams

  • t’i’wi’ulh

    APA: t̓iw̓iʔəł
    Parse: √t’i’wi’ulh

    Definition: to pray

  • t’i’wi’ulht

    APA: t̓iw̓iʔəłt

    Definition: to pray for him/her/it

  • t’iqul’

    APA: t̓iqəl̓
    Parse: √t’iqul’

    Definition: to be muddy

  • t’eyuq’

    APA: t̓eyəq̓
    Parse: √t’eyuq’

    Definition: to get mad

  • t’eyuq’stuhw

    APA: t̓eyəq̓stəxʷ

    Definition: to make him/her mad

  • t’iqw’

    APA: t̓iq̓ʷ
    Parse: √t’iqw’

    Definition: hit, come into contact with

  • t’eqe’

    APA: t̓eqeʔ
    Parse: √t’eqe’

    Definition: liver of human

  • t’emukw’

    APA: t̓emək̓ʷ
    Parse: √t’emukw’

    Definition: salmon eggs

  • t’em’hw

    APA: t̓em̓xʷ
    Parse: √t’em’hw

    Definition: gooseberry

    Scientific name: [Ribes ?lobbii A. Gray]
    Ethnobiology: Wild gooseberries, possibly including gummy gooseberries and other types, were eaten.

  • t’em’hwulhp

    APA: t̓em̓xʷəłp

    Definition: gooseberry bush

    Scientific name: [Ribes ?lobbii A. Gray]

  • t’ets’ulhp

    APA: t̓ec̓əłp
    Parse: √t’eets’=ulhp

    Definition: spirea

    Scientific name: [Spiraea douglasii Hook.]
    Ethnobiology: Spirea, or hardhack, is a thicket-forming shrub that produces tiny pink flowers in dense clusters. The wood has been used to make spreaders when smoking fish.

  • t’epul’

    APA: t̓epəl̓
    Parse: √t’epul+STA

    Definition: playing cards

  • t’et’iyuq’

    APA: t̓et̓iyəq̓
    Parse: √t’eyuq’=IMP

    Definition: to be angry, mad

  • t’eluw’

    APA: t̓eləw̓
    Parse: √t’eluw’

    Definition: arm, wing

  • t’at

    APA: t̓at
    Parse: √t’at

    Definition: old

    Note: Referring to the olden days.

  • t’at’ulhum’

    APA: t̓at̓əłəm̓
    Parse: √t’alh=m=RDP

    Definition: flea

    Scientific name: [various species of Siphonaptera]

  • t’eets’

    APA: t̓e:c̓
    Parse: √t’eets’

    Definition: cross sticks for smoking salmon or barbecuing meat

  • t’ayqwlhneent

    APA: t̓ayqʷłne:nt

    Definition: choking, strangling

  • t’elqum

    APA: t̓elqəm

    Definition: to be wet, to be soaking wet

  • t’ats’a’

    APA: t̓ac̓aʔ
    Parse: √t’ats’a’

    Definition: roasting stick for deer or elk (a spit you push meat on)

  • t’atulh

    APA: t̓atəł
    Parse: √t’at=ulh

    Definition: old (past)

  • t’eet’qe’

    APA: t̓e:t̓qeʔ
    Parse: √t’eqe’=RDP

    Definition: place name: an island across from Clemclem

  • t’eets’tun

    APA: t̓e:c̓tən
    Parse: √t’eets’=ten

    Definition: spit: barbecuing spit

  • t’amun

    APA: t̓amən
    Parse: √t’amun

    Definition: wall

  • t’a’hwulhp

    APA: t̓aʔxʷəłp

    Definition: balsam tree

    Scientific name: [Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don in Lamb.) Lindl.]
    Ethnobiology: The tree known locally as “balsam” (also referred to as “grand fir”) has pitchy bark that may be used for medicinal purposes.

  • t’ahwstuhw

    APA: t̓axʷstəxʷ

    Definition: to take it down to the beach, to bring it down from the mountains

  • t’aanthut

    APA: t̓a:nθət

    Definition: to hide oneself

  • t’api’thut

    APA: t̓apiʔθət
    Parse: √t’epi’=that

    Definition: rot (go rotten, of a log)

  • t-sas

    APA: tsas
    Parse: √t-su=as

    Definition: poor, pitiful

  • t-sut

    APA: tsət
    Parse: √t-su=t

    Definition: to get close to him/her/it