Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ Online Dictionary

Category: Uncategorized

  • skw’ulwexe’

    APA: sk̓ʷəlwex̌eʔ
    Parse: s=√kw’ulwexe’

    Definition: butterfly

    Scientific name: [various species of Lepidoptera]

  • skw’shem

    APA: sk̓ʷšem

    Definition: number, counting

  • skw’itth’i’

    APA: sk̓ʷit̓ᶿiʔ
    Parse: s=√kw’itth’i’

    Definition: sea egg, sea urchin

    Scientific name: [Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller)]

  • skw’qequ

    APA: sk̓ʷqeqə
    Parse: s=√kw’qequ

    Definition: robin

  • skw’ukw’iyuth

    APA: sk̓ʷək̓ʷiyəθ
    Parse: s=√kw’uyuth=PL

    Definition: slaves

  • skw’een’

    APA: sk̓ʷe:nʔ
    Parse: s=√kw’een’

    Definition: feather

    Note: Back feathers of eagle, split and used for costumes.

  • siyeeye’

    APA: siye:yeʔ
    Parse: √siyyeeye’

    Definition: Little People

    Note: These little mischief makers are said to make trees fall near you.

  • skw’e’yiws

    APA: sk̓ʷey̓iws

    Definition: handicapped

  • situn

    APA: sitən
    Parse: √situn

    Definition: basket

  • skw’a’wus

    APA: sk̓ʷaw̓əs
    Parse: s=√kw’a’wus

    Definition: water-tight basket, bucket

  • sisul’u

    APA: sisəl̓ə
    Parse: √si’lu=DIM

    Definition: little grandmother

  • siye’yu

    APA: siyey̓ə

    Definition: friends

  • sista

    APA: sista

    Definition: nun

    Note: From English sister.

  • siq’

    APA: siq̓

    Definition: to be underneath

  • siq’stuhw

    APA: siq̓stəxʷ

    Definition: to have it underneath

  • siwul

    APA: siwəl
    Parse: √siwul

    Definition: to notice someone, to hear something

  • sis

    APA: sis
    Parse: √sis

    Definition: and

  • skw’ahwa’

    APA: sk̓ʷaxʷaʔ
    Parse: s=√kw’ahwa’=STA

    Definition: stooped, bent over

  • skw’e’

    APA: sk̓ʷeʔ
    Parse: s=√kw’e’

    Definition: eel

  • sil’ew’t-hw

    APA: sil̓ew̓txʷ

    Definition: tent

  • siin’lhqi’

    APA: si:nʔłqiʔ
    Parse: √siin’lhqi’

    Definition: flying, two-headed snake

  • siiye’tun

    APA: si:yeʔtən
    Parse: √siiye’=ten

    Definition: black widow spider

    Scientific name: [unidentified species of Arachnida]
    Ethnobiology: This spider is said to be hairy and shiny with a red dot on its back.

  • sii’em’

    APA: si:ʔem̓

    Definition: honored people, respected ones

  • silaqw’a’ulh

    APA: silaq̓ʷaʔəł

    Definition: Chemainus River

  • sil’wulhnet

    APA: sil̓wəłnet
    Parse: s=√yul’wulh=net

    Definition: Monday

    Note: From ‘past’.

  • sil’anum

    APA: sil̓anəm
    Parse: s=√yul’anum

    Definition: year

  • si’yuxw

    APA: siy̓əx̌ʷ

    Definition: to be undone

  • sii’am’thut

    APA: si:ʔam̓θət
    Parse: √si’em’=that=PL

    Definition: up-and-coming, getting rich PL

  • siiye’yu

    APA: si:yey̓ə
    Parse: s=√yey’u=PL

    Definition: friends, relatives

  • sine’uts

    APA: sineʔəc
    Parse: √sine’uts

    Definition: salmon: tyee, spring salmon after going upriver

  • si’stun’

    APA: siʔstən̓
    Parse: √situn=DIM

    Definition: little basket

  • si’lu

    APA: sil̓ə
    Parse: √si’lu

    Definition: grandparent, grandparent’s sibling or cousin

  • si’si’nuhw

    APA: siʔsin̓əxʷ

    Definition: to frighten him/her accidentally

  • si’ts

    APA: siʔc
    Parse: √si’ts

    Definition: longest (of boards)

  • shxwetth’wiil’s

    APA: šx̌ʷet̓ᶿwi:lʔs

    Definition: dish towel

  • shxwatth’usum’

    APA: šx̌ʷat̓ᶿəsəm̓

    Definition: facecloth, towel

  • shxwoom

    APA: šx̌ʷu:m
    Parse: shhw=√xwuwum

    Definition: rapids

  • shxwumum

    APA: šx̌ʷəməm

    Definition: rapids

  • shyul’uxunum

    APA: šyəl̓əx̌ənəm
    Parse: shhw=√yul’=exun=m

    Definition: slow whirlpool

  • si’em’

    APA: siʔem̓
    Parse: √si’em’

    Definition: honored person, respected one

  • shyaays

    APA: šya:ys

    Definition: worker, laborer

  • shyaayus

    APA: šya:yəs

    Definition: tool

  • si’em’stuhw

    APA: siʔem̓stəxʷ

    Definition: to respect him/her

  • si’am’thut

    APA: siʔam̓θət
    Parse: √si’em’=that

    Definition: up-and-coming, getting rich

  • si’amthut

    APA: siʔamθət
    Parse: √say’um=that

    Definition: sour (get sour, for ex milk)

  • si’em

    APA: siʔem
    Parse: √si’em’

    Definition: madam/sir; wealthy; posh

  • shxuxeetth’ul’s

    APA: šx̌əx̌e:t̓ᶿəl̓s

    Definition: measuring stick, measuring tape, ruler

  • shxuluxiil’

    APA: šx̌ələx̌i:lʔ

    Definition: striped

  • shxw’a’kw’usul’s

    APA: šx̌ʷʔaʔk̓ʷəsəl̓s
    Parse: shxw=√’akw’=as=els=PROG

    Definition: hanger, hook, clothes peg

  • shxuytl’ul’s

    APA: šx̌əyƛ̓əl̓s

    Definition: refrigerator, cooler