Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: Uncategorized

  • ya’yuqw’um’

    APA: yay̓əq̓ʷəm̓
    Parse: √yaqw’=m=PROG

    Definition: sweating, perspiring

  • xwult’up

    APA: x̌ʷəlt̓əp

    Definition: mythical bird

  • xwum

    APA: x̌ʷəm
    Parse: √xwum

    Definition: fast

  • xwumum

    APA: x̌ʷəməm

    Definition: fast

  • xwuy’e’

    APA: x̌ʷəy̓eʔ

    Definition: not yet

  • xwum’shun’

    APA: x̌ʷəm̓šən̓

    Definition: fast walker

  • xwul’xwul’u

    APA: x̌ʷəl̓x̌ʷəl̓ə
    Parse: √xwul’u=PL

    Definition: duck net poles

  • xwut’shutun

    APA: x̌ʷət̓šətən

    Definition: boom, pole across bottom of the sail

  • xwuy’qwul’ulh

    APA: x̌ʷəy̓qʷəl̓əł
    Parse: √xwuy’qwul’ulh

    Definition: steamboat

  • xwum’

    APA: x̌ʷəm̓
    Parse: √xwum’

    Definition: hwiy’a’thut

  • xwuli’xwan’chunum’

    APA: x̌ʷəliʔx̌ʷan̓čənəm̓
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=DIM=PROG=PL

    Definition: running DIM PL

  • xwulqw’selu

    APA: x̌ʷəlq̓ʷselə
    Parse: √xwulqw’s=elu

    Definition: Koksilah (a big house with marking on the walls, near old trestle)

  • xwulunchenum

    APA: x̌ʷələnčenəm
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=PL

    Definition: run PL

  • xwumshun

    APA: x̌ʷəmšən
    Parse: √xwum=shen

    Definition: fast walker, walk fast

  • xwumthat

    APA: x̌ʷəmθat
    Parse: √xwum=that

    Definition: fast (become fast)

  • xwun’xwan’chunum’

    APA: x̌ʷən̓x̌ʷan̓čənəm̓
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=PROG=PL

    Definition: running PL

  • xwil’tsh’uqs

    APA: x̌ʷil̓tšʔəqs

    Definition: chipmunk

    Scientific name: [Tamias amoenus J.A. Allen (yellow-pine chipmunk) and/or T. townsendii Bachman (Townsend’s chipmunk)]
    Ethnobiology: Chipmunks are small members of the squirrel family that have stripes on their backs. They feed on fruits, seeds and insects.

    See also: xuxp’itsun’

  • xwu’xwi’eem’

    APA: x̌ʷəʔx̌ʷiʔe:mʔ

    Definition: storyteller

  • xwu’e

    APA: x̌ʷəʔe

    Definition: to copy, to imitate

  • xwkw’e’yun’

    APA: x̌ʷk̓ʷey̓ən̓

    Definition: pulling in a net

  • xwtshenum

    APA: x̌ʷtšenəm

    Definition: to run

  • xwoom

    APA: x̌ʷu:m
    Parse: √xwuwum

    Definition: (water) to be rapid, swift

  • xwu:m

    APA: x̌ʷə:m

    Definition: to be fast, to be in a hurry

  • xwil’ch’uqs

    APA: x̌ʷil̓č̓əqs
    Parse: √xwil’ch’uqs

    Definition: chipmunk

  • xwin’che’num’

    APA: x̌ʷin̓čen̓əm̓
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=DUR

    Definition: jogging, trotting

  • xwt-sequn

    APA: x̌ʷtseqən

    Definition: have a sore throat

  • xwatqwum

    APA: x̌ʷatqʷəm

    Definition: Bellingham, Whatcom River

  • xwesumulhp

    APA: x̌ʷesəməłp
    Parse: √xwesum=ulhp

    Definition: soapberry bush

    Scientific name: [Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.]
    Ethnobiology: Soapberry bushes grow on southern Vancouver Island and may also be found on the mainland in inner coastal valleys to the north.

  • xwi’lum’

    APA: x̌ʷil̓əm̓
    Parse: √xwil’=m

    Definition: rope, thread

  • xwe’tth’wiil’s

    APA: x̌ʷeʔt̓ᶿwi:lʔs

    Definition: drying the dishes, wiping the dishes

  • xwel’shum’

    APA: x̌ʷel̓šəm̓

    Definition: sweating

  • xwi’xwu’et

    APA: x̌ʷiʔx̌ʷəʔet

    Definition: copying it, imitating him/her

  • xwi’em’

    APA: x̌ʷiʔem̓
    Parse: √xwuy’em’

    Definition: to tell a story

  • xwaxwum

    APA: x̌ʷax̌ʷəm
    Parse: √xwum=PL

    Definition: fast PL

  • xwchenum

    APA: x̌ʷčenəm
    Parse: √xwnchen=m

    Definition: run

  • xwchenumnamut

    APA: x̌ʷčenəmnamət
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=namut

    Definition: run: finally able to run

  • xwchenumstuhw

    APA: x̌ʷčenəmstəxʷ
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=stuhw

    Definition: run it

  • xwi’xwan’chunum’

    APA: x̌ʷiʔx̌ʷan̓čənəm̓
    Parse: √xwnchen=m=DIM=PROG

    Definition: running DIM

  • xwi’xwi’em’

    APA: x̌ʷiʔx̌ʷiʔem̓
    Parse: √xwuy’em’=PL

    Definition: telling stories

  • xwaaqw’

    APA: x̌ʷa:q̓ʷ
    Parse: √xwaaqw’

    Definition: merganser (common)

    Scientific name: [Mergus merganser Linnaeus]
    Ethnobiology: Many speakers regard this word as the name for both male and female common mergansers. Mergansers are also known as “sawbills” because they have saw-like teeth along the edges of their beaks, which they used to catch fish. The male has white sides and breast, a green head and a red bill. The female is grey with a white throat and long reddish-brown head feathers.

  • xwamlhnulh

    APA: x̌ʷamłnəł
    Parse: √xwam=lhnulh

    Definition: Adam’s apple

  • xuxun’

    APA: x̌əx̌ən̓
    Parse: √xun’=RDP

    Definition: frost

  • xuytl’ulhqa’

    APA: x̌əyƛ̓əłqaʔ
    Parse: √xuytl’=ulh=√qa’

    Definition: cold water

  • xuy’xuy’tl’

    APA: x̌əy̓x̌əy̓ƛ̓
    Parse: √xuy’tl’=RDP

    Definition: cod eggs (lingcod roe)

    Scientific name: [Ophiodon elongatus Girard]
    Ethnobiology: The lingcod may grow to 100 pounds and is a delicious food fish. Lingcods live over rocky sea bottoms to several thousand feet deep.

  • xuxunuq’t

    APA: x̌əx̌ənəq̓t
    Parse: √xunuq’=t

    Definition: opening eyes

  • xwaayt

    APA: x̌ʷa:yt

    Definition: to kill them

  • xuxup’lhnen’t

    APA: x̌əx̌əp̓łnen̓t
    Parse: √xip’=lhnen=t=PROG

    Definition: scratching someone’s throat

  • xuxup’she’num’

    APA: x̌əx̌əp̓šen̓əm̓
    Parse: √xip’=shen=m=DUR

    Definition: scratching your foot

  • xuxuq’she’num’

    APA: x̌əx̌əq̓šen̓əm̓
    Parse: √xiq’=shen=m=PROG

    Definition: scratching your foot/leg

  • xuytl’

    APA: x̌əyƛ̓
    Parse: √xuytl’

    Definition: cold