Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: Uncategorized

  • su’asuqwt

    APA: səʔasəqʷt
    Parse: √saqwt=RDP

    Definition: younger sister, brother or cousin

  • stul’qeeye’

    APA: stəl̓qe:yeʔ

    Definition: wolves

    Scientific name: [Canis lupus Linnaeus (gray wolf)]
    Ethnobiology: The gray wolf is the largest of the native dog-like carnivores in British Columbia. Wolves are larger and stockier than their close relative, the coyote. They are found in a variety of habitats and prey upon deer, moose and other ungulates.

  • stu’ti’wun

    APA: stəʔtiw̓ən

    Definition: nieces, nephews, cousin’s children

  • stul’ta’lus

    APA: stəl̓tal̓əs

    Definition: spouses

  • stul’at-l’uw’

    APA: stəl̓atl̓əw̓

    Definition: creeks, little rivers

  • stulta’luw’

    APA: stəltal̓əw̓
    Parse: s=√ta’luw’=PL

    Definition: rivers

  • stth’xem

    APA: st̓ᶿx̌em

    Definition: lingcod

  • stutes

    APA: stətes
    Parse: s=√t-su=STA

    Definition: to be nearby, to be close to, to be next to

  • stth’uyuq’tun

    APA: st̓ᶿəyəq̓tən
    Parse: s=√tth’uyuq’=ten

    Definition: needle: wooden needle for skewering meat for drying

  • stul’atluw’

    APA: stəl̓atləw̓
    Parse: s=√ta’luw’=DIM=PL

    Definition: creeks (rivers DIM)

  • stul’em’

    APA: stəl̓em̓
    Parse: s=√tem=PL

    Definition: whatever things

  • stuli’tutes

    APA: stəliʔtətes
    Parse: s=√t-su=DIM=PL=STA

    Definition: close, near DIM PL

  • stuta’tluw’

    APA: stətaʔtləw̓
    Parse: s=√ta’luw’=DIM=DIM

    Definition: creek (river DIM)

  • stutastul’

    APA: stətastəl̓
    Parse: s=√t-su=tal=STA

    Definition: close together

  • stutesstuhw

    APA: stətesstəxʷ
    Parse: s=√t-su=stuhw=STA

    Definition: near: have it close

  • stth’um’inus

    APA: st̓ᶿəm̓inəs
    Parse: s=√tth’am’=inus

    Definition: chestbone, breastbone, sternum

  • stth’ukwtsis

    APA: st̓ᶿəkʷcis
    Parse: s=√tth’ikwa’=tses

    Definition: left hand

  • stth’ukwshin’

    APA: st̓ᶿəkʷšin̓
    Parse: s=√tth’ikwa’=shen=STA

    Definition: left foot

  • stth’ulum

    APA: st̓ᶿələm

    Definition: liver of human or animal

  • stth’um’shun

    APA: st̓ᶿəm̓šən

    Definition: shin

  • stth’oom

    APA: st̓ᶿu:m
    Parse: s=√tth’oom

    Definition: berries

  • stth’umum

    APA: st̓ᶿəməm

    Definition: berries

  • stth’oom’e’mun

    APA: st̓ᶿu:mʔem̓ən
    Parse: s=√tth’oom=e’mun

    Definition: sweetener, berry juice

  • stth’ukw’

    APA: st̓ᶿək̓ʷ
    Parse: s=√tth’ukw’

    Definition: worm

    Scientific name: [probably various native and introduced species of Lumbricidae (earthworms) as well as any worm]

  • stth’q’um

    APA: st̓ᶿq̓əm

    Definition: drop of water

  • stth’kwu’iws’shun

    APA: st̓ᶿkʷəʔiwsʔšən
    Parse: s=√tth’ikwa’=iws=shen

    Definition: left foot

  • stth’ulaalh

    APA: st̓ᶿəla:ł
    Parse: s=√tth’ulaalh

    Definition: jerky (fish or meat)

  • stth’ulhp

    APA: st̓ᶿəłp
    Parse: √stth’=ulhp

    Definition: orange blossom (a bush)

  • stth’a’mul’exun’

    APA: st̓ᶿam̓əl̓ex̌ən̓
    Parse: s=√tth’am’=al=exun

    Definition: arm bone

    Note: Upper arm bone, the humerus.

  • stth’am’

    APA: st̓ᶿam̓
    Parse: s=√tth’am’

    Definition: bone

  • stth’kwu’iw’s

    APA: st̓ᶿkʷəʔiw̓s
    Parse: s=√tth’ikwa’=iws

    Definition: left side, left arm

  • stth’e’tth’lh

    APA: st̓ᶿeʔt̓ᶿł
    Parse: s=√tth’e’tth’lh

    Definition: fatty meat

  • stth’eq’um

    APA: st̓ᶿeq̓əm

    Definition: dripping water

  • stth’i’tth’oom’

    APA: st̓ᶿiʔt̓ᶿu:mʔ
    Parse: s=√tth’oom=DIM

    Definition: little berries

  • stth’equn

    APA: st̓ᶿeqən

    Definition: cattail, bulrush

    Scientific name: [Typha latifolia L. (common cattail or common bulrush)]
    Ethnobiology: Cattails grow in marshes, ponds, lakeshores, and wet ditches. They have long, flat, narrow leaves and produce tiny flowers on tall spikes that resemble a cat’s tail. Cattails have been used for sleeping mats when camping.

  • stth’aqwi’

    APA: st̓ᶿaqʷiʔ
    Parse: s=√tth’aqwi’

    Definition: spring salmon

    Scientific name: [Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum)]
    Ethnobiology: The name for a regular spring salmon is stth’aqwi, while smaller jack spring salmon are known as lhilhq’uw’s. Spring salmon spawn in the Nanaimo River.

  • stth’hwas

    APA: st̓ᶿxʷas
    Parse: s=√tth’hwas

    Definition: steamed clams

  • stth’amus

    APA: st̓ᶿaməs
    Parse: s=√tth’am’=as

    Definition: place in Victoria (possibly near Johnson St

  • stth’e’tth’oom’

    APA: st̓ᶿeʔt̓ᶿu:mʔ
    Parse: s=√tth’oom=DIM

    Definition: berry DIM; almost empty berry container

  • stth’em

    APA: st̓ᶿem
    Parse: s=√tth’em

    Definition: tide: the outgoing tide

  • stth’etth’ulh

    APA: st̓ᶿet̓ᶿəł
    Parse: s=√tth’elh=STA

    Definition: cool, cooling off (outside)

  • stth’etth’um’

    APA: st̓ᶿet̓ᶿəm̓
    Parse: s=√tth’em=STA

    Definition: tide is out

  • stth’a’lum’

    APA: st̓ᶿal̓əm̓

    Definition: bones

  • stsulum

    APA: scələm
    Parse: s=√tsulum

    Definition: liver

  • stsulhqwexun’

    APA: scəłqʷex̌ən̓

    Definition: back of the house—outside

  • stsulqwqin’

    APA: scəlqʷqin̓

    Definition: back of the house—inside

  • stsuwtelh

    APA: scəwteł
    Parse: s=√tsuwtelh

    Definition: brother-in-law (man’s sister’s husband), son-in-law, daughter-in-law

  • stslhiqun ’u tu smeent

    APA: scłiqən ʔə tə sme:nt

    Definition: mountain top

  • stsuhwum

    APA: scəxʷəm
    Parse: s=√tsuhwum

    Definition: wind

  • stsu’tsin’

    APA: scəʔcin̓

    Definition: to be leaning on something